Show I c I OF INTEREST TO WOMEN II 1 I How Hour to Wash Handkerchiefs Handkerchief kerch I The careful French woman takes much trouble over the proper washing of her handkerchiefs and would no more think of having them go Into the hands of the family laundress than she would send sen a apiece apiece apiece piece of handsome lace to her herIn herI herIn herIn In the first place her handkerchiefs are I never neer allowed to o become unduly soiled and after once using are put into a small linen bag that always hangs bangs beside the toilet table When a 8 half dozen or more Lave have been collected they are put to soak I in an earthen bowl filled with cold water and j d suds made from the best beet of washing soap poap In this they should remain for half an hour after atter which th they y are carefully care carefully fully rinsed In more cold water Then r omes the thorough washing of them In hot water in which a spoonful of borax has been dissolved This is done as gently as s possible by patting and rubbing and J for this last many women use a childs toy to washboard which is exactly the right Ize for the purpose In this way no threads breads of or the fine material are broken a a I disaster which is difficult to remedy a The final rinsing is also done through many fool cool waters until every particle IJ of j I soap is gone g ne and then comes the climax of ot the entire performance The handkerchiefs are placed In a bowl of milk into which bas lias been put a few drops of ot essence of violet Iolet which is strong and of ot a bluish tinge and this will give them the pure white color which is so necessary From this each is taken and I partially dried in a clean towel and at once Ironed No starch Is used for the milk takes the place of that and nd the little lit little little tle Ironing board Is covered first with a heavy flannel and after with a spotlessly clean piece of white cloth An Iron Is kept especially for this work I and usually it Is some patented affair either for electricity or alcohol To do i I this tills all properly will take an hour or more of madams time but she Is more than i repaid for that by b the results seen The little t Pile He of handkerchiefs will witt come from ter her hands bands as 3 if fresh from the shelves of ofa ofa ofa a shop and they ther will vin have hae the delicate fragrance of having lain In a violet sachet Anything daintier and more sat satisfying satisfying satisfying to the eye ee it would be hard bard to Imagine and any woman Roman who cares for these pretty trifles could not help but take a certain amount of pleasure out of I this kind of work |