SUMMER FROCKS CAREFUL LAUNDERING

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 102, 27 October 1933, Page 11

SUMMER FROCKS CAREFUL LAUNDERING

Organdie needs to be ironea before every occasion it is worn, while linen has the same crushing quality (states the "Glasgow Weekly Herald"). They require so very little, however, jusfc the quick rub of a not-too-hot iron, that one should not grumble about the ■doing of them, for the results are so satisfactory. When washing frocks of the cotton calibre for the first time it is best to work on the assumption that they will run, otherwise you will find yourself very possibly the owner of a ruined frock. Alum is an excellent thing to add to rinsing water when something blue or green is being washed. Add four ounces to the contents of a tub of water and steep for an hour or so. Salt is, of course, the general remedy, but it is well to remember that it should be added first and last if it is going to be of any avail. Use cold water for the steeping and leave it in the solution for some time. Points to bear in mind when laundering frocks of summer materials are that linen should be ironed really damp, and that spun silk requires practically no drying at all. If the latter is white or a fast colour, roll it up in a towel for an hour or two, then iron with a hot iron. Tussore should be treated contrariwise. The frock should be bone dry, just a few slight damp corners being enough to cause creases which will not come out. A skirt board is an extremely useful article to possess when there are pleats to tackle. Should you not have one, there need be nothing to stop you from making a substitute. A fairly wide plank of wood a yard long, if bound with a thick wrapping, then a fresh strip of sheeting, all of which should be tacked securely down, will be found excellent. It can be rested between the table proper and the back of a chair—or any other object—-and will simplify the ironing of skirts considerably.