| Show 0 2 AF LPG ho fd by bu lydia le io baron barott walker ironing can be the finest sort H HOME ret 0 or it can be just the opposite it all depends on how it Is done this concerns not only the right handling of the iron and its varying degrees ot of heat but how the material or gar ments are positioned on the board whether they are ironed on the right or wrong side whether they have an iron ing cloth between the goods and the iron whether they are pressed across the goods or lengthwise of 0 it or on the straight ot of the goods which means with the weave etc while there are many de tails to pay atten tion to they soon become second na ture to heed since at one time or an other every woman I 1 irons r 0 n s or presses garments or goods or both it Is well to acquire early the correct knack N cotton and linen can be ironed alth either C r on right or wrong side damask lin en such as tablecloths napkins etc should be ac dually damp pressed on right and wrong sides with a hot iron and have a polishing pressing on the right side it will then have a high gloss like new damask and a body to the texture obtainable in no other way silk damask Is treated like silk not linen and Is ironed with a slight ly y dampened cloth over it and with an iron of moderate heat avoid a hot iron when pressing silk it is detriment imen tal if a damp ironing cloth Is not used iron on the wrong side it if creases do not come out entirely as desired they may be dabbed with a damp cloth and then pressed again effect of ironing on color colors should the color of the silk change by this it will be necessary to press it with a damp cloth over it to make the color uniform walt wait until the ma aerial Is cold before doing this how ever as some colors change under heat but resume their original color when cold this Is especially true tru e 0 of purple in all its tints such as orchid lavender etc in other textiles as well as silk sill such a curious changing and restoring of color through pressing and cooling Is to be expected pongee must be evenly damp all over or else dry when ironed or it will be spotted where there was moisture these spots and streaks will come out as soon as the material miter lal Is dipped in water and then pressed either while damp or after the material Is dry decoration of 0 mantels th the e decorative treatment of mantel pieces an and d walls above and about them has always been a fascinating lem styles of mantels vary with fash ions tons sometimes they are wide some times narrow and sometimes they are eliminated altogether but this last does not eliminate the decoration since the wall above a mantel Is so allied with it that it becomes part and parcel of the treatment there are three distinctive over mantel treatments which can be very beautiful one la Is to have the space hung with a handsome old brocade damask or other suitable textile or 01 perhaps a tapestry of a pictorial char acter another Is to have a picture hung in the space A third way Is tor for a mirror to be over the mantel all these are accepted ways of decorating the space for some years past the mantel mirror has been out of style but it Is gradually assuming its old popularity mirrors are very much in evidence today and there are few places which lend themselves better to its reflecting beauty than above a mantel there may way be side lights in the wall or on the mantel which in thelt their duplication in the reflecting surface supply extra illumination at no extra cost C sell syndicate service |
