carf quickly and thoroughly, dip it immediately in cold
hard water in which a little salt has been thrown (to preserve the
colours), rinse, squeeze, and hang it out to dry in the open air; pin
it at its extreme edge to the line, so that it may not in any part be
folded together: the more rapidly it dries the clearer it will be.

2731. To Wash a White Lace Veil.

Put the veil into a strong lather of white soap and very clear water,
and let it simmer slowly for a quarter of an hour; take it out and
squeeze it well, but be sure not to rub it: rinse it twice in cold
water, the second time with a drop or two of liquid blue. Have ready
some very clear weak gum arabic water, or some thin starch, or rice
water; pass the veil through it, and clear it by clapping; then
stretch it out evenly, and pin it to dry on a linen cloth, making the
edge as straight as possible, opening out all the scallops, and
fastening each with pins. When dry, lay a piece of thin muslin
smoothly over it, and iron it on the wrong side.

2732. Blond Lace.

Blond lace may be revived by breathing upon it, and shaking and
flapping it. The use of the iron turns the lace yellow.

2733. Washing Bed Furniture, &c.

Before putting into the water, see that you shake off as much dust as
possible, or you will greatly increase your labour. Use no soda, or
pearlash, or the articles will lose their colour. Use soft water, not
hot, but warm: have plenty of it. Rub with mottled soap. On wringing
out the second liquor, dip each piece into cold hard water for
finishing. Shake out well, and dry quickly. If starch is desired, it
may be stirred into the rinsing water.

2734. Washing with Lime (1).

Half a pound of soap; half a pound of soda; quarter of a pound of
quick-lime. Cut up the soap and dissolve it in half a gallon of
boiling water; pour half a gallon of boiling water over the soda, and
enough boiling water over the quick-lime to cover it. The lime must
be quick and fresh; if quick, it will bubble up when the hot water is
poured over it. Prepare each of these in separate vessels; put the
dissolved lime and soda together, and boil them for twenty minutes;
then pour them into a jar to settle.

2735. Washing with Lime (2).

After having made the Preparation, set aside the flannels and coloured
articles, as they _must not_ be washed in this way. They may be washed
in the usual way w