ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Evening Star, Issue 21742, 9 June 1934, Page 22

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Each letter or report forwarded to “ Diana ” for publication must bear the, writer’s name and address as a guarantee of genuineness, and questions that do not permit of a public reply cannot be answered. Questions should be concisely put and the writer’s nom de plume clearly written. M.B.—Dissolve thoroughly 2or. of white starch in 1 breakfast cup of water. Add to this i teaspoonful of powdered borax. Dip the collars in this and roll up for an hour or so. Spread out on ironing board and rub down smoothly with a damp cloth before ironing, first on the wrong side, and then on the right. Put into shape while still wet. Clarice.—lt may be difficult to remove the stain now, if you had washed it at once in warm water, it would probably have ’ come out quite. easily. Damp the part affected with warm water, cover with salt, and then With lemon juice. Leave for a few minutes and then sponge with warm water. Be careful to remove all salt and juice. Place a hot iron on its edge and pull the velvet across on the wrong side. The difficulty with treatment is, that it may remove some of the colour.