GOOD Making Wives Better

NZ Truth, Issue 1148, 1 December 1927, Page 16

GOOD Making Wives Better

AMATEUR LAUNDRESS

Glossing Collars and Cuffs

a result of several inquiries for laundry hints, "N.Z. Truth" is forced to the conclusion that despite the numerous laundries there are still many enterprising 1 women who prefer to do their own work.

TT is cheaper, of course, and for those who live m the country it is essential that they should know something of the "art." i The soiled oollars should be washed and boiled thoroughly m order to remove all traces of old starch. Rinse and blue, m the ordinary way. When they are quite dry, put them In the starch, wring out and lay singly on a cloth.

Afterwards roll up tightly until required for ironing, which should be m about half an hour.

Cold starch (unboiled) is the

best for collars and cuffs; to every half-pint of water use 1 tablespoon of best starch, Yz teaspoon borax and Ya teaspoon turpentine. Mix the starch . with a little water Ito remove lumps, add remainder of water gradually. When quite clear, add the borax dissolved m a very little boiling water and leave to cool. The use of turpentine is optional, "out it helps to give a gloss to. the linen. When used it should.be added last. Before ironing the collar should bo rubbed over with a piece of damp flannel to remove any specks there may be. A damp rag that has been lightly rubbed with soap or a rag moistened m borax-water may be used. After the collar has been "damped," iron lightly on both sides— on the right side first and then on the wrong side— with an ordinary iron. The collar should be ironed until nearly dry and then finished off with

a polishing-iron, which Is a necessity if collars are required to be glossy.

They may be obtained from any ironmonger and are not expensive. When using the polishing-iron lay the collar flat on a bare board.

The curl is obtained by damping the seam and ironing with the ordinary iron, ironing and turning carefully with the hand.

The top right-hand, pictures on this page show a table-cloth being given the final touches.

Correct folding is more than half the battle m handling large "areas" of material. After the table-cloth has been thoroughly damped, it should be stretched from corner to corner until it is even all round. Then place one on the table and fold selvedge to selvedge with the right side on the inside. Now fold again lengthwise and drop the outside fold of the selvedge, turn it back to the other side, and flna-lly fold from top to bottom. In the case of garments, they should always be folded so that the sleeves are placed inside and the folds should be from seam to seam. This is particularly important when the clothes are to be mangled, as unless an even thickness is obtained and all buttons and tapes hidden within the folds, the results will not lie satisfactory. Always mangle slowly and then air thoroughly.

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