This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ...half to four inches, according to the usual mode of wearing it. The last fold, or crosscut edge, must be turned in a little to look neat. When this is done, about a third at each end must be turned over a little at each side, that the tie may be conveniently made. When frills are required to be broad plaited, they ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ...half to four inches, according to the usual mode of wearing it. The last fold, or crosscut edge, must be turned in a little to look neat. When this is done, about a third at each end must be turned over a little at each side, that the tie may be conveniently made. When frills are required to be broad plaited, they should be fluted over an Italian iron, and then pressed flat with the common iron. Small plaiting is very rarely used now, being superseded by the use of the gauffring-iron; but some elderly people still prefer it. To plait a frill, the plait must be taken at each end between the tips of the forefingers and thumbs, laid down by the threads in a straight line and creased, to flatten it; the plaits should be as small as can conveniently be made. Pine thread lace, before it has ever been washed, should be soaked for a few hours in sweet oil, and then washed in the usual way, but blue or starch should never be used. There should be separate baskets for the household linen, and for the clothes of each person of the family, that after they are aired they may be placed in the several baskets, and all further trouble of sorting them be spared. The greatest care must be taken that everything be perfectly dry before it be taken from the clothes-horse. Amongst the improved and most economical modes of 86 TWELVETBEES, WASHING. washing may be reckoned, that which has been invented by "Twelvetrees," whose preparation may be bought ready mixed at any respectable chemist, s, and maybe safely used without bad effects on the clothes. Tlie Twelvetrees, Receipt for Washing Mixture. Half a pound of soap, half a pound of soda, and a quarter of a pound of quick-lime: cut up the soap, and dissolve it in half a gallon of boiling water; then pour half a gallon of ...
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