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Show Tu .h Ir Tor washing white lace, preparo some soap lather and half till a wide mouthed bottlo or Jar with It, place tho lace In It. and shake well holding a clean cloth over the mouth of the Jar to keep the water from escaping As the water becomes dirty change It tor fresh soapy water When the lace Is clean rinse tu clear water, thou dip In a mixture of dissolved gum arable and water In the proportion of one teaspoonful to half a pint, squaese gently In the hands, pin out on t clean oloth, fastening the plain part ot tho lace first, afterward the points lie careful to make the lase even while wet, then, when nearly dry, Iron lightly on the wrong slda over a thick Ironing blanket or sheet. Common Com-mon laro may bo washed In lukewarm soap lather by squeezing with tho hands, then starched In thin hot water starch. After atarchlnc roll It In a cloth, and when It Is nearly dry It ma) ho Ironed on tho wrong aldo with a moderately hot Iron In coloring wlilio or cream laces. If n dtep yellow It dealred, use jollow ochre or coffee. It Is lull first to test thi shads on a small pleco of muslin before putting the laro In When uilng coffco great rare must ba taken to see that no grains aro nllowed to net on the lace, na that would mako It spotted It la a good plan to mix tho coloring mate-rlnl mate-rlnl with the starch to In 'ore eicn coloring col-oring and yet not tako the stlffnrai out Whin black laro his lost Its freshness wash It first la lukewarm water and a little melted sup Then preparo a deep blue water and mix with It some gum arable The usual proportion Is one Ubtetpoontul of gum arable to n pint ot tbe viler Dip the Inee In this mixture squttie lightly light-ly "1th the bands, and then pin tho lacs out nn a clean piece ot muslin to dry When nearly dry Iroa on tho wrong side Anoth-r method U to dip the lae In u mixture of milk iod water, wa-ter, squeeze well, then Iron with a kheot ot tlaeua paper over It Illack veils can be trtsuencd In the iibo wsy as black lace |