IN WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 26 October 1907, Page 4

IN WOMAN'S WORLD.

r HttTS (»t CLEANING SUMMER MILLINERY. f Every bow and then economy counicls the wisdom and renewing and renovating summer niillienry, so that the straw headgear may last until the severities of the last autumn make felt the only wear. Not only should the straw, however, be cleaned periodically, but the trimmings of the hat should either be renewed or specially treated, so that the hat— despite the damaging properties •f sea-air and showers—may never ap- - pear tkabby and dusty. While the substitution of new trim- , minga fo those which has lost tbeif erigbjel freshness is perhaps impossible . while baliday-makuig in the far recesses of thf country, a great number of small . repairs may he effected, by which millinf «ry—<l fashioned of good materials at v the etfaet—«aa be completely rejuvtn-

Satfa ribbon bowi should be unpicked, t **" "•*■■ smoothed out and brushed "*|th • stiff brush before it is replaced, , while ta cases where the dye permits', , 'E?7* MOold be resorted to. If .irons,!, ear* must be takes to place a Jayta et thick brpwn paper between the - ribbon tad the hot Iron, the wrong side only being pressed. CUftm tames and ehoux may be sue,CT»™Jy treated by first catting the ptherimr threads and then immersing _ .the chiffon in a lather of white soap and _wat«, -ft should be allowed to soak for a few hoars, robbing being avoided, as any rough handling tend* to pull the thread* my and spoil the appearance of the ehtton when ironed.

Hinsing in tepid water should then be perahrted hi until the chiffon is dean, when K » a good plan to restore the almost imperceptible stiffness which distinguishes the fabric when new by dissolving a little gum arabic in half a cupful of water, adding a few drops of •rhite vinegar and dipping the chiffon into the preparation until it is saturated. It should then be lifted out and laid between the fold* of a cloth and pressed till dry. If ironning is then carried eat enrefnly on the wrong side with a moderately hot iron enveloped in tissue paper, the result should be satisfactory, the ehoux or ruches being then re-nude and replaced on the hat When washing pale-colored or white ribbons it is a good plan to add a little methylated eptrits to the water in which they are rinsed, a teaspoonful of the spirit to a pint of cold water being the correct proportions. To clean white straw which has been browned by exposure to the air, a capital method of bleaching is that of tubbing a cut lemon dipped in powdered sulphur over the straw. This should be allowed to dry on, and the hat, when dry, broshed hard with a stiff brush.

The proportion of a teaspoonful of Made ink worked into a lalUpoonful of liquid gum win be. found a good and homely method of restoring the polish in the ease of black straw hats.

.Panama hats can be cleaned by means Of peroxide of hydrogen, a new sponge being used with which to apply the liquid. Care should be taken that all the dust possible is first brushed out. The hat should afterwards be laid in the ami to dry.

Ribbon of raised embroidered gold and silver work should never be brushed in the ordinary way. If rubbed gently with a piece of crimson velvet a good result will be obtained.