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Show r vararv wuww"www - TO CLEAN A SWEATER. A SWEATER is one of the necessities of the seashore or mountain -wardrobe No other wrap can take its place. The dainty woman always prefers pre-fers the creamy -white ones, but often hesitate to buy because of the seeming Idifllculty of cleaning them. The following follow-ing method simplifies that process, so that no one need hesitate to buy one on that account. Woollen blankets may be cleaned in the same ninnucr. A quarter of a bar of a good white soap is melted over the stove. To this is added about half a cup of ammonia. Enough hot water Is run iuto 'the pan or tub to cover the sweater. The soap and ammonia am-monia are stirred in, and then the sweater sweat-er is placed in. With a stick or the top of a washboard this is stirred and turned until the dirt is out. Rinse in several waters, then lay on a slanting board to drain, but do not squeeze dry. There are several methods of drying. One is to fasten a sheet flat over several clothes lines and spread the sweater on that in the sun. |