COLLAR LAUNDERING

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21222, 19 September 1940, Page 4

COLLAR LAUNDERING

PROFESSIONAL ADVICE Among the many extra jobs the ordinary housewife is undertaking on the score of economy these days is washing collars and so many find this a difficult task. It shouldn’t be. Like everything else laundering collars is simple when you know how. Well here are two tips from a professional laundress. Wash out a collar as soon as it i 3 discarded. Don’t leave it until washing day. Put it to soak in warm water for an hour. Next get a really good lather and rub thoroughly. Don’t scrub. More collars are ruined through scrubbing than ever the man of the house wears out. It is where the line of the neck at the top comes that most of the grease will stick and this must be paid particular attention to. A large-sized enamel saucepan comes in very handy for boiling collars. Put a little bleaching powder into the water and bring to boil avid allow to boil for ten minutes. Remove and rinse thoroughly. A teaspoonful of vinegar in the last but one rinsing water removes traces of soap. Don’t overblue—nothing is worse than a collar intended to be white which comes out with a tinge of blue—unless it be a tinge of yellow!

Actually more women trip up over drying than washing, according to my laundry expert. They somehow always show marks. To prevent this thread a piece of tape through the buttonholes and hang by the tape to the line. This prevents them being pulled out of shape and being marked by a dirty line. And do remember success in ironing collars depends on correct method. Always start ironing at the centre and iron towards each end to prevent creases which would otherwise form on the front ends.