TO IRON SLEEVES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XI, 14 March 1896, Page 306

TO IRON SLEEVES.

The Princess in the fairy tale derived a great deal of annoyance from a crushed rose-leaf, but I am quite sure it was nothing to equal the worry that we have to suffer under this summer from crushed sleeves ; it is quite impossible to cram such a vast amount of material as is now used in the construction of our sleeves into a jacket, or even under the sheltering folds of a cloak without making them look as if they had been sat upon for a week. And they are exceedingly difficult to iron. The

contrivance that I am bring, ing before you will mitigate some of these difficulties; it is made of quite ordinary wood, something after the fashion of an invalid’s table. The top is quite plain, and about an inch and a half thick, and the edges may be sloped if it is thought better, as they are not so liable to catch in the material then. The foundation part should be about ten inches long, and quite two thick, in order to give weight and solidity to the whole. An old banister or

table leg may be utilised to form the support of the top part, which is shaped after the fashion of a skirt board, and is some five inches wide at the widest part, graduating down to two inches, and is twelve inches long. It should be carefully covered with flannel, and over this a piece of linen must be sewn . it is found to be simply invaluable for neatly pressing out bodices and sleeves, and is a most desirable invention in these days of silk and muslin blouses.