STORING WINTER CLOTHING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 36, 6 November 1907, Page 3

STORING WINTER CLOTHING.

With tliq. laying in of a stock of summer clothing comes a natural congestion in our wardrobes. Heavy gowns'ami light ones cannot livo together, ami often 'enough the former got treated with scant courtesy. Thev are often worthy of consideration, and the woman wise in her generation will refrain from hustling them into rctiromont in haphazard fashion. The pressing and cleaning of cloth, skirts and coats has boon reduced to an art, and a few shillings expended in the process will ensure a valuable asset for next autumn. Cloth dresses demand thorough cleaning before being packed aivav, and the same applies to furs and wraps of all sorts. The mere fact that you cannot sen the dirt argues nothing. It is there, and will prove a. potent factor in making clothing look second-rate if left undisturbed. Once cleaned and' pressed, old clothes not wanted for the slimmer should ho stored in a box liberallly lined with unbleached calico. If a packing case'or dress basket is used/brown paper should form a preliminary lining. Unbleached calico is excellent for excludin" moths, though it is inadvisable to trust ani" tiling as', a specific against their attack's. Stored clothing should lie looked to from time, to time, though less risks attend it if packed now than later on.