Show HOW TO WASH AND IRON IR ON SHIRT WAISTS summer shirt waists and SINCE gowns have become auch works of sartorial art and at the same time serious objects 0 financial consideration it behooves the thrifty housewife to ard out the best way of treating them hen they have fallen from their lofty of pristine freshness elaborate ace trimmed lawns and bati stes are aly in favor by a trip to ane cleaners but the prints dimitries dimities dimi ties and linens which are worn so ciuch find their rejuvenation generally n the home laundry that athla process 1 not a success Is attested by the many eded and leopard spotted gowns and which come from the tubs this may be obviated with allt e careful attention especially when hey are betas laundered for the first time and the color has not been tested the stability of tha color depends cry much upon ofle quality of the material the cheaper prints being most to a change of faith it is fttie to take every care with the first immersion and it the colors eland th st well some of tha precautions may i omitted in future washings first 1 the ehert waist or gown in cold arater to which has been added a hand fv of salt and leave them in this solution for an hour stiffened shirts or owns take longer to soak on account t the starch in them in another tub have ready lather made of melted aap like the kind one uses for flannels fee eura that neither soda nor baking alwder Is in the water wring the ar bolc out of the soaking water one at time and wash them in the prepared tuda squeeze well between the hands working them up and down in the should the material be substantial it may be safely rubbed but tor sheer nus lins thle process Is not safe ij attention must be paid to wrist lands and collar fl which usually are the points specially sought out by the microbes Mic robes of dirt torn tha blouse or frock wrong side cut and repeat the process of washing la another water if necessary until the Is quite clean rinse first in boater until every particle of soap as acca removed and then in cold kited water it the color is found to be running it should be taken put fit afa soapy water as saon agthe dirt has removed when an artl cle K the water looks dirty as Is ottest the case with dark prints it must be chanced over and over again until the water Is perfectly clear it salt and water are not curative in their effects try vinegar and water or the final rinsing using the vinegar in the proportion of three tablespoonfuls to one gallon of water this treatment will be found good or blues pinks greens and reds as it helps to brighten the colors when washing and rinsing are finished the articles are folded evenly and put once or twice through the wringer shaken out and starched in hot water starch it Is the fad at present to wear the shirt waists soft but if the material Is not thick it Is apt to get stringy and bedraggled in appearance which defeats the crisp smartness so necessary to the well being of a in most cases a little starch will be found an improvement therefore when the shirt has been wrung out of the rinsing water put it through some thin hot starch wring it again and hang up to dry the drying Is better done in the house it the colors are light and the sun outside Is bright before ironing the collars and cuffs will require re stiffening in cold starch when the waist Is quite dry place the cuffs evenly together wet the sleeves just above them with cold water to prevent the starch from spreading where it Is not wanted and dip the cuffs into this cold starch spread the shirt out on a table sprinkle lightly the dry parts then wrap it up in a dry towel and let it lie for at least an hour before ironing do not let it get too dry or it will not iron well the ironing ot a shirt waist Is difficult even to the expert and when a novice begins work on this useful little article of apparel the task la almost discouraging practice and a knowledge of the correct manner of handling the troublesome waist soon make the task easy when the shirt waist Is ready to iron turn it on the right side stretch out the collar and iron it first on the wrong side then on the right until quite dry if there Is a yoke iron it on both sides placing it ati the table eo it wilt lie flat press carefully around the neck until it la free wrinkles now the sleeves are to be attacked take one at a time and stretch out the cuff smoothly laying a piece of muslin over it when the sleeve Is partially dry remove the covering and iron the cuff on both sides but particularly on the right side run the iron up inside the sleeve to dry the fathers and to smooth the hema at the opening fold by the seam and iron the upper part first up as high as 1 you can but not quite to the edge at I 1 the other side as this would make a crease down the venter ot the beeve turn the sleeve over ironing it in the same way on the other aide dampening when necessary separate the two aldea and carefully arrange the sleeve so that you can iron the rough part down the center there now the top to be done and this Is beet ironed from the inside with a email moderately hot iron it the aleece la platted or gathered a little care with the point of the iron will be required to prevent its being creased lay the sleeve on the table i and flatly as possible put the iron into the gathers working from right to left holding the waist with the left hand do not lift the iron more than necessary and avoid making creases place the bhart on the table with the neck at the left aide and begin to iron the front next to you running the flatiron well up into the gathers at the neck next take the back and then the other front smoothing out the gathers as you go along gradually drawing the shirt toward you as it Is finished the hema and tabs and the binding around the are ironed on the wrong tide the sleeves are the most troublesome ai fm the alt and general smart appearance of the article when worn A neckband folded into the wrong shape makes a collar hard to put on and a arca se across the sleeve or back Is any an improvement to told the shirt according to an experts advice first pin the two ends 0 the collar together the fronts should be laid in plaits to make them the same width of the back and then they should be pressed turn the shirt over with the fronts downward lay the sleeves alon tho side told them upward again so as to show the cuffs above the neck and pan them in lon turn over the sides by seams making them meet in the center of the back and pin together rouble up small piece at the bottom of tha waist and the process Is completed the folding must ba done very loosely and without creasing this may sound rather formidable A NEAT AND HANDY KITCHEN parts ot the waist to manipulate and some persons get better results when a sleeve iron is used but once the art haa been acquired with an ordinary iron the process Is quicker it there Is a frill down the front of the shirt aalst 11 should be ironed before the body part the collar and cuffs it desired may be polished with a polishing iron anal ahn thelt tUe creases lynlch comee from handling are ironed out th waist is ready to be huner up thair the shirt waist Is an art and acon ucon this treatment depend and unnecessarily troublesome but like everything else it la esy then you know how GRACE |