STORED LINEN
REMOVAL OF STAINS. A Carterton correspondent writes asking us for a hint for removing brown stains on new linen which has been stored for some time, and cleaning discoloured lace. There are various methods for removing stains from linen (for example the use of salt of wormwood), but the best course is to leave the task to a firm of cleaners. The use of chemicals is one for experts who have acquired facility by practical experience. Simple stains due to domestic accidents are quite another matter. A usual method for whitening discoloured lace is the following: Soak in thick whiting-water, a thin paste made with whiting (or whitening that is to say). Hang out to dry. Then wash quickly with soap and warm water and some of the whitening effect will remain. Iron on the wrong side when almost dry.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 September 1939, Page 10
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142STORED LINEN Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 September 1939, Page 10
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