HOW TO CLEAN CURTAINS.
Shake lace curtains free from dust and fold each one to about threequarters of a yard square. (Keep them folded while washing, and the weight of the water will not break the fine strands when they are lifted out
Muslin curtains will retain their colour if rinsed in alum water. If they are very soiled, rinse them four or five times in plain water, finishing with the alum solution. Hang them out to dry in the open air, keeping them quite straight, after which they may be replaced at the windows without being ironed. Two ounces of alum to a gallon of water Is the right strength.
Artificial silk curtains will last longer and their sheen will be improved if you allow at least three days to elapse between the completion of drying and the beginning of ironing.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20270, 12 August 1937, Page 10
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142HOW TO CLEAN CURTAINS. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20270, 12 August 1937, Page 10
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