Show CARE OF THE LACE CURTAINS must be handled gently during washing process or they will S soon oon wear out N laco lace curtains will not be ir rubbing al all the work ark be dona done carefully and gently for two tao pairs of curtains curt alna halt fill a large tub with arm water and add to it halt bait a pound of soap which has been shaved alne and dissolved tn in two to quarts of boiling water add also a gill of household ammonia let lot the curtains soak in this over in the morning sop them well in the water and squeeze it all out but do not wring the curtains put them into another tub ot of water prep lrea with soap and ammonia as on the night before sop them then gently in the water and then after squeezing out the wlter ater put tham in a tub of clean warm water continue to dinise u them in treah fresh tuba tubs of water until there 1 Is no trace of 0 soap next rinse them in water ater containing bluing after presslie pres pros slig slag out all the water possible spread the curtains over sheets on the grasp or it you have no grass put them on tho the clothes line hen they are dry dip them in hot thick starch and fasten them in the framo frame that conies tor for this purpose if ou hive no frame fasten a sheet on a mattress and the curl tins ns on this pinning in in such a that they will be perfectly smooth and have all tho the patterns of the border brought out place in the sun to dry it if it Is desired to have tho the curi alis a light carue shade shado rinse them in weak coffee and if you want a dark shade use coffee |