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the following directions for washing the above
named line of goods, and also says their own experience enables them to testify to its excellence. Dissolve 1 lb. of nice soap in 4 gallons of warm soft water in which well rinse the articles to be washed, drawing them repeatedly through the hand; press them as dry as possible, to remove the soap; rinse them again briskly in clean, lukewarm water; press out or put through a wringer, if you have one, and stretch them to their proper shape, and dry in the open air if possible. The only effects of rubbing are to shrink and destroy the material; it should therefore never be resorted to with these kinds of goods. The material used in manufacturing silk underwear being an animal product, it is absolutely necessary that nothing but the best quality of soap and warm water should be used.
Washing Flannels of Any Kind, so they Shall Not Turn Yellow or Shrink. —A lady signing herself " Michigan, " says she wants to tell the ladies of the Blade how to wash flannels of any kind, so they won't turn yellow, nor shrink up, and that sort of thing. Wash in cold water, using soap in both suds. Of course you can take the chill off if you are afraid of taking
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