SILK STOCKINGS

Evening Star, Issue 19791, 15 February 1928, Page 12

SILK STOCKINGS

Now that, all the world wears them, every hint as to their preservation is welcome. The wise woman tries always to buy at least two identical pairs at the same time, so that it a. single stocking should come by an accfdent its “neighbor” will not need to be scrapped (says a ‘ Manchester Guardian ’ writer). One of the best ways of guarding against ladders is to soak now stockings in cold water for a few hours and thou dry before wearing for the first time. Another precaution—' so obvious that it is seldom adopted—is to mark each pair in some simple way so as to distinguish right from left, and thereafter to wear them on alternate feet, thus changing the places of strain 'on each stocking. After washing silk stockings (or artificial silk ones) rinse in cold water into which has been put a tablespoonful of methylated spirits. Never wring, and when pegging to the line peg the heel. Iron on the wrong side when nearly dry. Fine wool of the same shade is better than silk for mending holes in .toe or.