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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
301
TO
SHRINK
NEW
FLANNEL.--New
flannel
should
always
be
shrunk
or
washed
before
it
is
made
up,
that
it
may
be
cut
out
more
accurately,
and
that
the
grease
which
is
used
in
manufacturing
it
may
be
extracted.
First,
cut
off
the
list
along
the
selvage
edges
of
the
whole
piece.
Then
put
it
into
warm
(not
boiling)
water,
without
soap.
Begin
at
one
end
of
the
piece,
and
rub
it
with
both
hands
till
you
come
to
the
other
end;
this
is
to
get
out
the
grease
and
the
blue
with
which
new
white
flannel
is
always
tinged.
Then
do
the
same
through
another
water.
Rinse
it
through
a
clean,
lukewarm
water;
wring
it
lengthways,
and
stretch
it
well.
In
hanging
it
out
on
a
line
do
not
suspend
it
in
festoons,
but
spread
it
along
the
line
straight
and
lengthways.
If
dried
in
festoons,
the
edges
will
be
in
great
scollops,
making
it
very
difficult
to
cut
out.
It
must
be
dried
in
the
sun.
When
dry
let
it
be
stretched
even,
clapped
with
the
hands,
and
rolled
up
tight
and
smoothly,
till
wanted.
GUM
ARABIC
STARCH.--Get
two
ounces
of
fine,
white
gum
arabic,
and
pound
it
to
powder.
Next
put
it
into
a
pitcher,
and
pour
on
it
a
pint
or
more
of
boiling
water
(according
to
the
degree
of
strength
you
desire),
and
then,
having
covered
it,
let
it
set
all
night.
In
the
morning,
pour
it
carefully
from
the
dregs
into
a
clean
bottle,
cork
it,
and
keep
it
for
use.
A
table-spoonful
of
gum
water
stirred
into
a
pint
of
starch
that
has
been
made
in
the
usual
manner,
will
give
to
lawns
(either
white
or
printed)
a
look
of
newness
to
which
nothing
else
can
restore
them
after
washing.
It
is
also
good
(much
diluted)
for
thin
white
muslin
and
bobinet.
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