Buckeye cookery

with greater care than before. Embroideries should be ironed on the wr ong side over flannel. Always have near a dish of clean cold water, so that any spot which has been imperfectly ironed may be easily wet with a soft: sponge or piece of linen, and ironed over again, or any surplus bit of starch removed. As fast as articles are finished, they should be hung on the clothes-dryer until thoroughly dry, especial care being taken with those which are starched stiff, as they retain the starch much better if dried very quickly. Thorough airing is necessary, twenty-four hours being none too much. ent ar Es Un ta 0 0 SE ROSIN SYM Wy. 4 Ay, OO BREA sy Pet cays uate ce Cyne ae Oe us ay PRY Se SER Me [3 er Asay) RPaGN cas s RT ES Ata A Den ae NAA 9 tye. Cea ita aes Nye ; ri 7 be ’ Ak ea Hed hie b “ veer Sy ey as Se ' Q , ’ : vy, ; v THE LAUNDRY. 443 If a machine is used in washing, it is better to soak the clothes over night in warm soft water, soaping collars and wristbands, and pieces most soiled, Have separate tubs for coarse and fine clothes. In soaking clothes for wash- ing Monday, the water should be prepared Saturday night, andall clothes which are ready thrown in, and the rest added when changed. If washing fluids are used, the recipes which follow are the best. Another method is to half fill tubs Saturday night with clear, soft water, warmed alittle if convenient, but not too hot, made intoa weak suds; in one put the finer articles, such as muslins, cuffs, collars, and shirts; in another put table-linen ; in another bed-linen; in another the dish-cloths and wiping towels, and.in still another the coarsest and most soiled articles: always put the most soiled articles of each division at bottom of tub; cover all well witb water and press down. Rub no soap on spots or stains, as it will ‘set’ them. Of course, articles which can not be had on Saturday night are put in the next day as they are changed. Monday morning, heat not very hot a boiler full of clean soft water, add to it water in which soap was dissolved Saturday night by pouring hot water over it, and stir it thoroughly; drain off the water in which the clothes were soaked after shaking them up and down vigorously in it, pressing them against the sides of the tub to get out all the water possible. Then pour over them the warm suds, and wash out as before described, washing each class separately. If found impracticable to make 80 many divisions, separate the coarse and fine, and the least soiled and the dirtiest. In the summer, clothes may be washed without any fire by soaking over- night in soapy soft water, rubbing out in the morning, soaping the dirty | places, and laying them in the hotsunshine. By the time the last are spread out to bleach, the first may be taken up, washed out and rinsed. This, of course, requires a clean lawn. ‘ Before washing flannels shake out dust and lint; use soft. clean. cold water. in winter merely taking the chill off. Let the hard soap lie 1n the water, but do not apply itto the clothes, Wash the white pieces first, throw articles as fast as washed into blued cold water, let them stand twenty or thirty min- utes, wash them through this water after dissolving a little soap in it, wring hard, shake, and hang up. Wash colored flannels in the same way (but not in water used for white, or they will gather the lint), and rinse in several waters if inclined to “run.” When very dirty, all flannels should soak longer, and a little borax well dissolved should be added to the water. This process is equally good for washing silk goods and silk embroideries. Cali- coes and fancy cotton stockings may be washed in the same way, except that - no soap should be used inthe rinsing, Wash gray and brown linens in cold water, with a little black pepper in it, and they will not fade. For bluing, use the best indigo tied ina strong bag made of drilling, |