Regency Household: To Wash Blond Lace and Gauzes

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To wash Blond Lace and Gauzes Let them be washed in three different waters each of which must be well lathered and tolerable warm then let them be rinsed in water mixed with blue and hung up to dry then ftarch them and hang them up a gain Take three pints of water and put in it half a pound of ifinglafs let it boil till it is reduced to one pint then dip the gauze into it and when you have fqueezed it out let it be properly ftarched and blued always taking care to iron them as foon afterwards as can which will make them look much better Recipe and tips for starch appeared The Ladies Best Companion; Or, a Golden Treasure for the Fair Sex (1800).

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