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Show Facts Worth Knowing When muslin curtains have worn so thin that you take them down with fear and trembling that they "will never go up again," soak them In hot soap suds of a pure white soap, changing the water as Often as It becomes dirty, round them with a wooden pounder or even a wooden potato masher fnever scrub on a wash board), wring very veiy. gently rlnsv blue, starch and dry In the sunshine, .f possible. When ironing them, be very careful to Iron with the warp of the muslin, mus-lin, whichever way the curtains are cut, as this is the strongest thread. Ironing across" curtains of thin worn material la ?ure to tear them If after the most careful laundering, holes appear, a little darning may be necessary, but if curtains are hemmed with hems of equal width, top and bottom the most worn end can be hung at thf top where holes do not show nearly as much In the folds of the curtaJn. and the comparative darkness of the window : hade. Io not let delicate, thjn or worn, washing wash-ing flap very long In a strong wind, as this will wear them mcie Gool water softeners are either a little haklnc yoda (especially good when washing wash-ing woolen underclothing) borax, or lemon Juxe, but should not be used with colored cloiho v White geods that have become a little, ) elle.w should have a few drops of turpentine turpen-tine added to the wafer, plenty of bluing and a generous expesuro In fresh air and .sunshine. Tho new ginghams should have the color set wltn either salt and cold water or a few drops of turpentine added to the. water, before the usual washing Is commenced. Soap must never be applied in any one spot, a general suds of a very mild .-o.ip being the best, and they must be dried as quickly as possible in the shade. Starch can be saved, settled and ured over and over again Flour starch, mado by rubbing two or three tablespoonf uls of flour to a smooth paste with a little cold water and then pouring on boiling water to the desired amount cheaper uml Juwt ae satisfactory for starching large wa-.he.es of children's clothing as the more epen-alve epen-alve laundry starch. The cleanest clothes should always be washed first Clothes that are extremely extreme-ly soiled, from travelling for example, would soil clothes that are merely rumpled but that must be washed, because they aie delicate, before they become reaUv dirty I Black or colored stockings should not re- 1 main In the sun any longer than It take? them 10 dry them, for the dye aro none I too fast. The shade except for white I hosiery. Is realty preferably to dry most stockings particularly silk ones. I Tho wet'er clothes are Ironed, the more I glossy and starchier, they will look, andl this is tho way sheer collars and lingerie blouses should look, although "starchy-clothing" "starchy-clothing" is not as goord style as former-' ly. for most wash clothes. A sheet of white tissue paper spread over silk is a safeguard againtt shlnlncss or scorching, when pressing It. A tablespoonf ul of vinegar In the rinsing rins-ing water will sometimes revive the color of cottons. Never use hot water on any washing that Is silk, for heat kills the sheen. And If possible, have a high .stool to sit upon while ironing and have the ironing iron-ing board where there is fresh air and you will not get tired. |