moisture, roll in a clean white cloth, and leave for half an hour.
Iron while still damp. In stiffening pillowcases dilute the starch
until it is of the consistency of milk. Mourning starch should be used
for black goods. Never hang starched things out in freezing, damp, or
windy weather.



COLORED CLOTHES

Colored articles must be washed, starched, dried, and ironed as
speedily as possible. Prepare warm suds with Ivory or Castile soap and
add to it a handful of salt to set the color. Wash each piece through
this, and rinse through two clear waters to which just enough vinegar
to taste has been added, the latter to brighten the color, then stiffen
in cool starch and hang in the shade. When washing delicate colored
fabrics a tablespoon of ox gall may be substituted for the salt.



STOCKINGS

Last come the stockings, which should be washed in clean water, first
on the right side, then on the wrong, special care being bestowed upon
the feet. Rinse in clear water, with a final rinsing in hot water to
soften the fiber, and hang on the line wrong side out, toes up. Woolen
stockings are washed in the same way as flannels.