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Show HOW TO TREAT UMBRELLAS They Should Be Dried Open After a Rain and Left Unrolled When Put Away. Umbrellas require a great deal of attention to keep thorn In good repair, ' but at the same time they are well worth It, and repay all trouble. How often have our bonnets and hats been aavod by them from ruin when wo have been caught In a sudden downpour down-pour with no shelter near? After one of these downpours, on arrival ar-rival homo the umbrella should nnt h stuck In the stand and left to drain, as the moisture, gradually accumulating accumula-ting In the fllk just above tho ferrule, causes It to rot and go Into holes In a very short time. It should he placed open in a dry, airy room until It Is thoroughly dry. Many people roll up tholr umbrellas whllo still damp, and then think the slik must have been common when they find it in holes. When put away, tho umbrella should bo left unrolled, for if It Is constantly kept In a tight roll tho creases are apt rapidly to wear through. One'H best silk umbrella should never be put In tho stand where tho common-property ones are kept, as anyone coming In In a hurry, and placing stick or umbrella In tho name place, Is very liable unintentionally unintention-ally to poke a hole right through, and no amount or darning or covering tho place with black court plaster will over restore the umbrella to Its pristine pris-tine beauty. Many umbrellas nowadays, after they have seen some service, though found In other respects, are disfigured disfig-ured by worn-out elu5tle oni m..ij ted, discolored tassels; these should be promptly discarded, and new ones, which can be bought for a trifle, ee! curely fastened on. |