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then the collar band; now place a bosom board under the bosom and with a fresh
clean napkin dampened a little, rub the bosom from the top towards the bottom,
arranging and smoothing each plait neatly; then with a smooth, moderately hot
flat-iron, begin ironing from the top downward, pressing hard until the bosom
becomes smooth dry and glossy. Remove the bosom board and iron the front, fold
both sides of the shirt towards the centre of the back, fold together below the
bosom and hang on the bars to air.
CLEANING OIL-CLOTHS.
A dingy oil-cloth may be brightened by washing it with clear water with a little
borax dissolved in it; wipe it with a flannel cloth that you have dipped into
milk, and then wring as dry as possible.
TO CLEAN BLACK LACE. No. I.
A teaspoonful of gum arabic, dissolved in one teacupful of boiling water; when
cool, add half a teaspoonful of black ink; dip the lace and spread smoothly
between the folds of a newspaper and press dry with book or the like. Lace
shawls can be dressed over in this way, by pinning a sheet to the carpet, and
stretching the shawl upon that; or black lace can be cleaned the same as ribbon
and silk. Take an old kid glove (black preferable), no matter how old, and boil
it in a pint of water for a short time; then let it cool until the leather can
be taken in the hand without burning; use the glove to sponge off the ribbon; if
the ribbon is very dirty, dip it into water and draw through the fingers a few
times before sponging. After cleaning, lay a piece of paper over the ribbon, and
iron; paper is better than cloth. The ribbon will look like new.
TO CLEAN BLACK LACE. No. 2.
Black laces of all kinds may be cleaned by alcohol. Throw them boldly into the
liquid; churn them up and down till they foam; if very dusty, use the second
dose of alcohol; squeeze them out, "spat" them, pull out the edges, lay them
between brown paper, smooth and straight; leave under a heavy weight till dry;
do not iron.
TO WASH WHITE LACE. No. I.
First, the soiled laces should be carefully removed from the garment and folded
a number of times, keeping the edges evenly together, then basted with a coarse
thread without a knot in the end. Now put them in a basin of luke-warm suds.
After soaking a half hour, rub them carefully between the hands, renewing the
suds several times; then, after soaping them well, place them in
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