Ladders in Silk Stockings
Dear Aunt Daisy, Would you please reply to this in The Listener? I have two pairs of silk stockings, a black pair and a brown pair. I have not worn them, but on
Sunday morning, when I went to put them on, I found that they were full of ladders. Could you tell me what to do with them, and also how to take rust out of clothes? I will be very grateful if you would.-" Miss A.E.C.", (Wanganui). I should take the stockings back to the shop, and explain that they are damaged; unless they were bought as imperfect at a sale. Of course, you can get "ladders" mended at most of the biggef® hosiery departments — quite cheaply, and so well that you can’t see where the damage has been, Here are one or two good methods for removing rust. Soak the stains in a saucer of salt and lemon juice for some time; and then hold it in the steam from a boiling kettle. Wash afterwards in warm, soapy water; and repeat if necessary. Another way is a weak solution of oxalic acid, left on for about ten minutes, and then wash out very thoroughly. Ask the chemist about the strength,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 40, 29 March 1940, Page 45
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207Ladders in Silk Stockings New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 40, 29 March 1940, Page 45
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