Show WOMAN WOMAN'S S WORLD Heres Here's How to Make Laundry More Pleasant and L Less SS Work By ErUa Erita Haley Halay DOING the family wash is one of ofU U the most exhausting jobs that the homemaker encounters every week True it may not be as exhausting ex ex- as lIS was grandmothers grandmother's with chopping the wood to heat the water as a. well as the iron but still it St takes a big chunk of time out of every week It Its It's not Im impossible to cut the time spent on it in half halt as a many women have found and its it's even more wonderful to find you have an extra two hours a week for leisure that were formerly spent in laundry work Summer laundry is especially heavy with ito itc many changes change of clothes many of which can be laundered home rather than cleaned The best way to approach the problem is to study it from the point of view of what makes the task di difficult dif and then start making yourself your self seil comfortable Is it hanging the wash which tires you Is ironing hard on your feet Do you get bored with a lot of flat pieces to iron These and many other parts of the laundry chore all offer individual problems Study them from your own needs and make the necessary adjustments Soon with comfort and convenience installed you'll be able Save San energy ngy when wIn banging clothes to enjoy the task and it will be easier and faster to get the work done Make l Laundry Center More l Efficient Ell Anyone who has ever tried to do laundry work at the kitchen sink then shifted to the basin in the bathroom and thence to the basement basement base base- ment knows how wearing it is Then too if you shift shUt ironing from kitchen kitch kitch- en to living room or dining room knows this is time-consuming time and full of waste motion No matter how limited the living quarters quarten laundry should be done in an space The perfect arrangement arrangement arrangement ar ar- ar- ar is a utility laundry-utility room but when Its It's not possible you see what can be done with a back porch an infrequently used pantry or even a portion of the kitchen Plan the laundry s space ace to move clothes from one step to another smoothly The preparation center is first where you can sort clothes and remove stains A good height is 34 inches and width should be 24 Inches to 30 inches An old marble slab gives good surface for tor sorting clothes and may also be used for tor scrubbing heavily soiled pieces or removing stains A topped porcelain-topped kitchen table also will work for this Job Store soaps bleaches brushes and stain-removing stain kit above this space Below Delow working level you may have 3 ri A keep bl whit ironing bins for sorting the clothes Next to the preparation center is the washing which may include machine ma chine and tubs Next to this the drying center is best so so the clothes can be put in a dryer or racks Racks drawn from the ceiling when needed are good space savers and easily constructed by home homo carpentry carpen car car- pen pentry try From the drying center you ou move the he clothes to the tha sprinkling table tabla where you ou may also fold those pieces piece which h need no pressing The next center is that for ironing which includes the tho board and stool tool clothes clothe rack for tor finished pieces that need further drying Ine after atter pressing and a counter for tor finished folded pieces Check the laundry space pace for tor these other conveniences that make the work easier an tc euy-tc easy clean mob mois- tune turo uro resistant floor good lighting natural light when possible adequate adequate adequate ade ade- I quate ventilation light walls elbow height outlets for tor all aU appliances appliance to save ave stooping and bending nearness near near- ness nell to the Uie telephone to save steps a radio if music makes your our work more moro pleasing and ready access to out doors If U you dry I outside low How to Wash alb Clothes Clothe Properly Whether you ui we tue an automatic or ox I Beach Ensemble I 4 rr 1 c 1 An ideal outfit for picnics and andun sun lun un sessions Is this three piece ensemble which you can make at home easily The sun suit suU Is two-piece two made of plain denim teamed with a striped denim boX boxy jacket The shorts have drawstrings at either side to Insure insure In In- sure lure snugness snug and the top has matching shirrs In front To eliminate shrinkage at launder Ing which would ruin fit Its It's wise to use a cotton non-automatic non washer the basic di directions directions di- di directions are the same Separate the clothing into white and colored clothes as well as those which are lightly and heavily soiled Any stains or heavy soil should be treated before the clothes clothes' are put in the washer Clothing may also be soaked before belore being put through i ithe the washer so as to get out surface dirt and also to permit the suds to penetrate the fabric more readily Clothes should never be soaked for more than 30 minutes as their fibers fibers fi fibers fi- fi bers will only re-absorb re the dirt Inthe in inthe inthe the water after it has been loosened Letting the clothes stand in water I for long periods such as overnight will also weaken the fibers Always wring the dirty water out of the clothes before putting them into the washing Never overload the washing machine machine ma ma- chine if you want efficient operation Its It's also wise to put in some small items with the large ones instead of running all large things together so as to allow for free tree circulation of 01 water and suds Save Your Energies In Hanging Clothes Hanging clothing on a line indoors or out requires bending and stretching stretchIng stretching stretch stretch- ing and saps energy when time and saving labor-saving devices arent aren't utilized fully tully The clothesline should be placed at the right height for the person nerson who uses it Six feet in height Is about right for the average woman wom worn an but it can be several inches higher or lower depending upon what is comfortable Bending down to a basket sitting on the ground for tor each item of clothIng cloth cloth- Ing to be hung then up again to the line Une may be excellent exercise but its it's one of many things fiat makes laundry day exhausting A portable table on which the basket fits tits is a good work- work and time saver Baskets on an wheels of the proper height are also good for this task Before Defore hanging clothing arrange articles in the basket to save time in actual hanging and also sorting the clothing later Have all sheets together all handkerchiefs dresses shirts towels and other items in slacks slack Shake out each piece before hanging to prevent wrinkles which take time to iron Slake Make Ironing Day DaT Cool and Easy Sprinkling properly helps you cut cutoff cutoff off oft hours on ironing time First dampen garments as evenly as al possible pos pos- sible so the whole piece takes take the same temperature and one spot pot does not need more Ironing and heat to dry it than another spot pot Most women also get let their theft clothIng clothIng cloth- cloth Ing lag too damp and excess dampness requires more ironing to dry it With a soft sott pra spray or sprinkler you youcan youcan can get let even dampness and not too much of ot It it Wrap clothing In Lu plastic- plastic lined basket or ox in sheets heets of ot the tho same material to avoid drying a n out Sprinkled garments should be folded loosely rather than rolled roiled in tight bundles as a. the latter produces wrinkles Put Iut all aU those requiring little heat on top and pieces I In ing hottest temperature on bottom of ot basket so to you ou do not h have ve to change iron temperature with every piece Using warm water for tor sprinkling will enable the dampness to pene Irate the tho clothes more rea readily Even 10 so 0 the clothing should hould be besprinkled besprinkled sprinkled an hour hoW before Ironing Is ii attempted |