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Show ;2jyDOES hP IT" By HELEN HALE CURTAINS may be washed with less danger of tearing if they are placed in a pillow case or sack. Do not have the water too hot. Ecru tint may be restored to faded curtains by adding either tea or coffee solution to the rinse water. Good, fresh air smell will stay in towels if they are removed from the line outdoors before they are quite dry, folded and then run through the wringer. Do not iron. THIN CHIFFON and lace collars and vests may be cleaned by placing plac-ing over a bath towel and scrubbing gently with mild soap suds. Rinse in the same way, then shake off excess ex-cess moisture and press. Ruffled curtains are easy to flute wuh a curling iron to make them look like new. BLACK SILK is easily cleaned by -shaking and brushing well. Sponge the right side with strong cold cof-ice. cof-ice. When almost dry, press on the wrong side. Paint spots on fabrics usually yield to treatment with a solution made of equal parts of ammonia and turpentine. Saturate until the paint loosens. Wash in warm soap suds. If scorch spots are very slight, dip in cold water, rub with soda and bleach in the sun. GLYCERINE should be kept handy han-dy for removing tea and cofree si a ins from linen. Iodine stains are easily washed out with plain cold water, if the stain is not allowed to dry. Car grease should be rubbed with lard and soaked in gasoline until loosened, then wash in lukewarm water and soap. Grass stains may be removed from white clothing by soaking in alcohol efore washing. GKKASE SPOTS may be removed from clothing without spreading if the material is washed in plenty of cold water and soap. IV.Uit spcts are best remood with l.-iiion juice and plenty of sunshine. Indelible pencil marks may often be reinoved by soaking in alcohol for a few minutes, then washing with :( - m and water. ) j If you lost it, a Want AU will find it. |