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Show TO PREVENT CLOTHES FROM FADING All aro familiar with tho old rule of putting' Bait in tho wnter to pro-vent pro-vent clothes from fading, but linvo you over tried putting n very llttlo pepper Into tlio first suds in which clothes iro washed? This tends to koep the colors from running, says tho Pictorial Hevlow. Many dellcato colors, especially pinks, lavenders nnd blues, aro hound to fado moro or lesi each time they nro washed. If you dissolve a llttlo dyo In tho last rinsing rins-ing water, you will And that their color will bo retained. It is necessary, neces-sary, of course, to uso tho dyo each timo tho dresses aro laundered. If you nro washing anything green , n llttlo alum dissolved In tho rinsing I water will usually prevent Its fad-I fad-I Ing. And when laundering sheor whlto .dresses, havo you over tried putting a small piece of gum arable In tho rinsing water? It gives tho material n fresh crispness. |