Put  them  in  the  water  one  at  a  time,
and  rub  as  little  as  possible;  rather
souse  them  up  and  down  in  the  hot
suds.     If  the  suds  become  foul,  pre-


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pare  a  fresh  lather.  Wash  each  gar-
ment by  itself  as  quickly  as  possible.
To  Wring  Colored  Goods. — Do  not
wring  out  delicate  colored  articles,  but
squeeze  them  gently  as  dry  as  possible
between  the  hands.
To  Einse  Colored  Goods. — Rinse  in
two  or  three  clear  rinsing  waters,  add-
ing various  ingredients,  according  to
the  goods,  to  set  the  colors.
To  Dry  Colored  Goods.  —  Select
bright,  clear  weather  to  wash  delicate
and  expensive  colored  garments,  and
when  washed  hang  thera  to  dry  in  the
shade.  The  best  goods  will  fade  if
hung  in  the  sunshine.  In  freezing
v/eather  they  may  be  dried  indoors  by
the  fire,  as  the  colors  will  be  irrep-
arably injured  if  they  are  allowed  to
freeze.
To  Wash  Calicoes. — An  exception
to  the  rule  against  soaking  colored
articles  is  found  in  the  custom  of
soaking  calicoes  and  other  print  goods
in  a  strong  solution  of  salt  before
washing.  Authorities  variously  recom-
mend soaking  the  articles  in  strong
salt  water  for  periods  of  half  an  hour
to  over  night.  We  wordd  recommend
experimenting  with  a  sample  of  the
goods  before  soaking  delicate  or  ex-
pensive fabrics  for  a  long  period.
First  soak  new  'calico  garments  in
strong  salt  water.  Dissolve  3  gills  of
salt  in  1  gallon  of  hot  water,  not  boil-
ing. Put  in  the  garments  and  soak
until  the  colors  are  thoroughly  set.
The  time  required  will  vary  accord-
ing to  the  fabrics,  and  may  be  deter-
mined by  experimenting  with  sam-
ples. We  would  recommend  15  min-
utes to  a  half  hour  as  an  average.
