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Show Ironing Shirt Waists. - If. the shirt, waists are wanted very stiff they should be' thoroughly dried before starching; If only , moderately so, about half dried. The closer the ' weave of the goods the thinner the : starch should be. The cuffs should be I "ironed first and require an iron as hot ' as can be used without scorching. Box ironsare nicer for strached things than . the ordinary fiatirons, as, not having : to touch the stove on their surface, they are cleaner, keep their heat (from the red hot heart inside) longer and are not so liable to scorch. The latter, lat-ter, however, will do very well if they are kept scrupulously clean. Take a clean piece of rag and wet it, wiping over both sides of the cuff with it to prevent the iron from sticking. Iron, first very lightly on the wrong side, then lightly on the right; heavily on : the wrong side, then heavily on the right. These seemingly trivial details are important, because the iron will stick if applied heavily at once, and if the cuff is finished on the wrong side instead .of the right, it leaves a ridge where' the edge of the cuff is turned in. Keep on ironing till the cuffs and collar are both perfectly dry. Never change an iron while doing a cuff. An iron must always be scrupulously clean for starched pieces. Some people use bath brick and oive oil to clean them, but a rag dipped in kerosene does just as well, and this will also help to prevent the iron from sticking. . If. there are frills to be goffered they should be done when half dry; ail trimmings should be ironed first on the wrong side. The Delineator. ' r ; Collars. Never-were there so many pretty styles for high stocks, mull ties and linen over-collars as shown this season. This is' comforting to the 1 tidy girls, for a clean P. K. stock will freshen a mussed shirt waist, while - a' low-j necked waist, even if perfectly clean, J is apt to give the wearer a dowdy look. . A good plan is to have perfectly plain P. K. stocks to be worn unstarched or if starch is preferred, just the least little bit, and with them turn-over fancy collars with ties to match. The linen embroidered is perhaps the most used and the best wearing. . These are lovely. Then another kind is made of pretty handkerchiefs, using two ends of one j for the collar and the other end for the ! tie. A pretty belt and stock shown in a high-class store was made of white-j white-j huck, worked in plain stitch Roman j colors. This last, worn with a white I waist, would give style to anybody, j Perhaps in getting ready the summer I outfit, pieces of lace and embroidery were left over. Look over 4he scraps and pick out pretty little flowers in the lace, and applique on lawn ties. j |
