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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Proper Care of Winter Clothes Yields More Satisfactory Wear By Ertta Haley Suspender Skirt : ' " ' s'i-;: ' 1 ' 1 ;;V :' ' '.. "-Jf ' : ' ' 'It " . ' :.v 1 : : : .: . f, i - i f : ' i!;!? - - -. ! ! ; i TT'S SAID THAT people attain greater cleanliness in the warm weather than the cooler weather 'because they bathe more frequently and most hot weather clothes are washable, while winter clothes need more attention and thus get less care. However, since cold weather clothing is more expensive, it is reasonable that we give it more care than less expensive ones, to get full value for money spent. Actually, it isn't too difficult to give winter wearables the attention they need and should have. There will be lots of satisfaction, too, in the dividends that such clothes care gives in better grooming and longer wea r. U's a good idea to read and save labels which come with materials and ready-made garments because they give valuable clues to garment gar-ment care. Such items as sweaters may be washed, if done carefully Many pieces of clothing which contain con-tain around 30 or less of wool may also be washed by hand, If the label tells you it has been tested. For garments which have to be cleaned, keep the labels and give them to the cleaner. He'll appreciate appre-ciate it and will be able to do a better job on the clothing which means a nicer job all the way around. Spot cleaning done at home will also save on cleaning bills, and en- Air woolens frequently . . . ebles you to be better turned out every time you put the garment on. Prompt attention to spots and stains may save the whole dress or suit from being permanently ruined. Keep a well closed bottle of dry cleaner in the purse, wrapped in small cleaning cloth so it can be applied promptly if you're away from home. How Care for Clothing Pays Pig Dividends Establish weekly and daily habits of good care for clothing and you'll always have a well kept garment gar-ment to wear. When the routine is firmly established, the time spent will seem very little in comparison compari-son with the big jobs that must be done when clothes are neglected. Plan to use a medium bristle brush on all woolen and wool combination com-bination garments at least once a week. This raises the nap and gets rid of surface dust and dirt before it becomes imbedded in the clothing cloth-ing and dulls the finish and color. Perspiration is harmful to most fabrics be they cotton, wool, silk or rayon. Dress shields can save many a dress if you attach them as soon as the clothing is made Suspender button skirts enable en-able little girls to wear smart separates. Pop the skirt over a printed cotton frock and the young lady is suitably skirted, bloused and petticoated for a busy day at school. The buttonhole button-hole attachment for your sewing sew-ing machine will turn out both keyhole buttonholes for the corduroy skirt and slot type buttons for the dress. wash by hand, if care is followed. Water for washing woolens should feel cool to the touch. This applies both to the water used in washing and rinsing. Hot water causes wool fibers to shrink and felt. Mild soap which makes a rich lather is best. Detergents are excellent excel-lent for hard water areas. If using soap and hard water, use water normalizer for the water first, so that the minerals in the water will j not harden the garment. Squeeze the suds through and through the garment with a gentle motion. Rubbing or soaking will cause the fibers in the clothing to knit closely together and make it shrink. Rinse thoroughly to remove all traces of soap. If left in the garment, gar-ment, they will make it gummy and unpleasant to the touch. Too much heat in the drying of woolens and wool-fabric combinations combina-tions makes the fibers brittle. Keep the clothes away from direct heat such as radiators, sunlight or stoves. Slow drying will help retain the fiber strength. If you want to hasten drying, the clothing can be wrapped carefully in an absorbent Turkish towel and kneaded gently to remove the excess ex-cess moisture. Do not let it stand in the towel, however, for it may get out of shape. Pat into shape as soon as taken from the towel, smoothing out wrinkles as much as possible. Steam Pressing Gives Good Results Steam pressing Is excellent for woolen materials, either those made all of wool or wool plus silk, rayon, etc. You'll find that the steam pressing is fine for velvet, velveteens and corduroy, too, which, are such an important part of the fashion picture. A moderately hot iron is the best for wool and rayon combinations while a barely warm iron is good for all wool materials. Never press directly on the material; always use a damp cotton, lint-free cloth or a chemically treated one. Rayon and wool blended fabrics should never be pressed when bone dry. Better results can be obtained if they are slightly damp. The garment gar-ment should be slightly damp when you've finished pressing. Hang clothing promptly after pressing and smooth into shape. Then permit the garment to dry completely so that it will have its natural lines. Pleats and buttonhole closings offer some difficulty unless care is taken or they may become misshaped. mis-shaped. An excellent way to avoid this is to baste pleats and closing with long stitches. Then you don't have to worry about lining them up just right under the pressing cloth. In pressing hems, collars, lapels, cuffs and other heavy parts of the garment, use a heavy pressing cloth to prevent shine and ridges. New seams on home-sewed clothing cloth-ing should always be pressed on the wrong side with the seams opened. Go over them lightly without a press cloth, then steam press. L'se Stitch In Time Method to Save Clothing It's smart to check over clothing as soon as it's removed after wearing wear-ing just for the purpose of going over those places which may be thinning. If the material has become thin from wear, it's much easier to reinforce re-inforce by weaving in threads on t'je thinned material, than it is to make a darning patch after it's once worn through. Unravel some thread from inside seams so that you can match the thread perfectly. Press properly jor frequent wear. or purchased. Change or launder the shields frequently. Proper hanging of the garments will save cleaning and pressing. Use hangers as soon as the garment gar-ment is removed and see that dress or suit hangs perfectly straight. Fasten the top buttons on dresses, jackets and coats so that collars and shoulders will not be dragged out of shape. Skirts should be hung from the waistband. Blouses and jackets will look better if you stuff some tissue paper in the shoulders and sleeves, especially when they will have to stand some time before the next wearing. Use bags or shoulder shields on garments worn frequently. frequent-ly. Overcrowding the closet will cause clothes to become wrinkled more than necessary. Let clothes rest in a roomy closet where they do not touch each other if you want to preserve them. All winter clothing should be given giv-en frequent airings out-of-duors. Turn the pockets and cuffs inside in-side out while airing, then straighten straight-en the clothes on hangers, brush, and hang properly. Use Cool Water For Washing Woolens When the label on a wool combination combi-nation garment tells you it has been tested for washing, you may |
