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Show jB DYEING THINGS AT HOME. , I Aro you thinking of sending an old m . . dress to the dyer's? Or are you thiuk- ,-j ; ' ins- of discarding it because you do : ll0t 151ce the color of it. and do not yM ' think it worth the expense of having ;J ' , It dyed? Why not dye it at home? ' All you have to do is to follow the ; directions that are printed on the H ' package of dye. Every warning, how- H ' ever unimpressive, is of Importance. H ;. The package will advise you to ! 1 weigli your material, that such and ' ! sucb a nuautity will dye only such ifl : and such a number of ounces of the Ic'i material. I learned this quite Impres- ?; sivejy. A friend of mine had heard , E me boast of my skill in dyeing and : had asked me to dye for her a dress of ; albatross that she had ripped apart. :: AVe decided on turkey red, evidently a I r popular color or one expected to be I ! unpopular, for the druggist had only ( two packages of It. It did not occur ; ; to m.e that we were not purchasing : enough. I had not weighed the ma? i terlal and'did nof reason 'that woolen i ' material absorbs more color than thin, j ! ner goods. : AVe put the pieces in one by one, stirring them constantly as directed. , J. had had a fatal experience prev- i '.. iously for overlooking this rule, and j only the sleeves were left. As we i were putting them In we were sur- ; , praised to discover that the water was a pale pink. There was no more turkey red left at the store and my 1 friend lived in the country. She could, of course, have gotten moro dye, but only after considerable trouble. If we had not used the full strength of the dye the chances, would have boon that we could not again have obtained tho proper Intensity. Caution 1. Therefore, always welgb your material. Caution 2. I have suggested. Stir your material so that the sediment does not settle In the goods. It will not como out. Caution 3. Put salt, as directed, into in-to the dyo. Otherwise, the material will not be washable. Caution 4. Use dye for woolens in dyeing woolens and dye for cottons in dyeing cottons or linens. There are a few rules not mentioned mention-ed In the directions. First, grease spots and stains should be removed. Second, woolens should be stirred gently, and they should riot be boiled. Cottons should be boiled quickly fcnd not violently, Linen should bo boiled hard for a longer time. Third, cool in dye bath all materials mater-ials that do not have wool In them. Fourth, do not wring the dye out of the material. Fifth, dry the dyed material in the shade. r I w WIRED RIBBONS. Tho much-desired floating effect is obtained with ribbonB by clever wlr Jng which holds them- in gracoful upward up-ward curves. The hats sketched here are all made on foundation shapes. The upper one is of white silk, faced with black velvet vel-vet and trimmed with flowered ribbon and wooden beads. Below it is a black hat made of niessallne with a yellow I velvet ribbon. The rose hat is pink flowers of varying vary-ing size. A graceful knot of lilac and gold-shaded ribbon floats upward from the side front. |