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Show ( HOUSEHOLD SfS qiestioiss Laundry Tip. Before you put new curtains into the washer, soak them in four tablespoons of salt to each four cups of water. Mending Lace. Lace can often be invisibly mended by running the sewing machine to and fro over the worn part. This is quite effective with lace curtains and can be done on linen goods too. Washing Delicate Things. If you are washing small articles, or thin baby dresses or other delicate deli-cate things, put them into a pillowcase pillow-case or sack and tie it with tape, then place it in the washer. Clean Vacuum Bag. No more than a pint of dirt should be allowed al-lowed to accumulate in the bag of a vacuum cleaner. Candlelight Time. Decorators tell us never to use candlesticks for decoratives without candles in them, and never to use candlelight candle-light before sundown without the shadee being drawn. |