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Beeton's housewife's treasury of domestic information : comprising complete and practical instructions on the house and its furniture, artistic decoration economy, toilet, children, etiquette, domestic and fancy needlework, dressmaking and millinery, and all other household matters : with every requisite direction to secure the comfort, elegance, and prosperity of the home : a companion volume to "Mrs. Beeton's book of household management" : profusely illustrated (1879)

Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865 · London ; New York : Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C. · leaf 376

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them out; theair does them more harm than good. CLEANING A HAIR BRUSH. 498. TO WASH HAIR BRUSHES. Comb out the brushes thoroughlyfree from hair. Get a pan of warm water, and dissolve in it a teaspoon-ful of the soap powder. Work the brushes rapidly up and down in thepan, but use no soap to them but… … 330 The Economical Housewife. CHAPTER XXXIV. STARCHING, IRONING, AND KINDRED OPERATIONS. Starching—The right sort of Starch— Borax — Folding- • Ironing— Goffering—Dyeing and Staining—Dyeing—Renovating Feathers—Uses of Old Napery—Dish Cloths—Dusters—Patching—Darning—Kitchen Linen. 499. STARCHES.…

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