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To Wash Silks (Article chemic see No)

The article chemic (see No. 162) or liquid blue; rinse the should be laid upon a clean smooth table. A veil in it. Have ready some very clear flannel should be well soaped, being made gum arabic water, or some thin rice-water. just wet with lukewarm water, and the surface Pass the veil through it. Then stretch it out of the silk rubbed one way, being careful that even, and pin it to dry on a linen cloth, mak- this rubbing is quite even. When the dirt ing the edge as straight as possible; opening has disappeared, the soap must be washed off out all the scallops, and fastening each with with a sponge, and plenty of cold water, of pins. When dry, lay a piece of thin muslin which the sponge must be made to imbibe as smoothly over it, and iron it on the wrong much as possible when the washing is done. side.

As soon as one side is finished, the other must be washed precisely in the same manner.

Let it be understood that not more of either surface must be done at a time than can be spread perfectly flat upon the table, and the hand can conveniently reach; likewise the 472. To Wash White Silk Lace or Blond. Take a black bottle covered with clean linen or muslin, and wind the blond round it (securing the ends with a needle and thread), not leaving the edge outward, but covering it as you proceed. Set the bottle soap must be quite sponged off one portion, before the soaped flannel is applied to another the boiler, pour in the prepared liquid (keepportion. The treatment of silks, after they ing out all settlings that may yet be remainhave been thus washed, will be described ing) then throw in your clothes and boil them hereafter. (See next receipt.) twenty minutes or half an hour. Previous Satin ribbons, both white and colored, and to which, put an earthen plate at the bottom even satin dresses, may be cleansed with good effect by this process, which is likewise very effective in renovating all kinds of silk ribbons and trimmings.