Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-11-09 | Page 8 | Watch Your Table Linen

WATCH YOUR TABLE LINEN. Good table linen, In the first place, means much. But care of the same linen means much more. Especially in the laundry must your table linen be properly handled if you would have it retain its freshness. Strong hleaches must never be used on fine table linen. Of course, table linen Is often badly spotted and needs to be cleaned hi some way. But boil- ing water removes coffee spots, cold water removes cocoa spots, and sunshine sun-shine removes many stains. When stronger agents must be used they should be applied and removed by intelligent in-telligent hands. They should be allowed to remain on the spots just long enough to eradicate erad-icate them, and then rinsed thoroughly thorough-ly out with clear water. For if they remain on too long they remove not only spots, but pieces of linen. Some old fashioned housewives occasionally occa-sionally have their table linen dipped In buttermilk to whiten it. The linen is allowed to remain iu the buttermilk butter-milk for a day or two. if necessary, and Is then thoroughly rinsed in cool, clear water, later in warmer water. For fruit stains, pour boiling water through them while the stains are damp, if possible. If they dry on, rub them with lard and put through the usual washing process. Always dry table linen out oC doors In the sunshine. If possible, have a little bleaching green, of grass, protected pro-tected from inroads of cats and dogs. Tabic linen must be quite damp when it is Ironed, and It must be ironed until it is perfectly dry. Napkins Nap-kins should be ironed on both sides and a tablecloth should be ironed ;n tho same way to give it tho best finish fin-ish and appearance.