hot water in the tub until
the steam fills the room; shut the door and windows; shut off the water,
and let the steam do its work for an hour. Then admit the air, but do
not touch the garment until it is perfectly dry.

TO REMOVE SHINE FROM WOOLEN GOODS, use gentle friction with emery paper.
Rub just enough to raise the nap, and then rub it over with a piece of
silk.

TO MEND KID GLOVES, first buttonhole around the rent not so close as in
a buttonhole; then overcast, taking up the thread of the buttonhole on
the edge, and then draw together.

TO CLEAN MEN'S COAT COLLARS, rub with a black stocking saturated with
grain alcohol. This will remove the greasy look.

TO FRESHEN A THIN DRESS, dissolve two teaspoonfuls of elastic starch in
half a cupful of lukewarm water, and with a soft rag dampen on the right
side, then with a hot iron press on the wrong side.

TO CLEAN GREASE SPOTS FROM SILK, split a visiting card and rub the soft
internal part on the spot on the wrong side of the silk. The spot will
disappear without taking the gloss off the silk.

TO MEND LACE CURTAINS, take a small piece of net, dip it and the
curtains in hot starch, and apply the patch over the hole. The patch
will adhere when dry, and the repair will show much less than if the
curtains were mended.

TO RENEW VEILS, dip them in gum-arabic water, and pin them out to dry as
you would a lace curtain. When dry they will look like new.

TO FRESHEN BLACK TAFFETA OR SATIN, sponge with a cupful of strong tea to
which a little ammonia has been added. Then press on the wrong side over
a damp cloth.

TO REMOVE PERSPIRATION STAINS, lay the stain over clean white
blotting-paper, and sponge with equal parts of alcohol and ether mixed.
Rub dry, then touch lightly with household ammonia. If this leaves a
blur, rub well with powdered French chalk on the wrong side. The
blotting-paper prevents the fluids from forming a ring around the spot.

House-Cleaning Hints and Helps

TO CLEAN LINEN SHADES, lay them flat and rub with powdered bath-brick.

TO CLEAN PIANO KEYS, rub with muslin dipped in alcohol. If the keys are
very yellow, use a piece of flannel moistened with cologne water.

TO CLEAN BOOKS with delicate bindings, which are soiled from handling,
rub with chamois skin dipped in powdered pumice stone.

TO RESTORE STRAW MATTING which has become stained or faded, wash with a
strong solution of soda water. Use ordinary baking soda and plenty of
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