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Wash Day: Stretch

Or the professional method may be employed, which is as follows: stretch "Stretch the Duck Out of Doors.** the lace, face down, on a piece of clean white duck and carefully tack it on, using very fine basting thread and taking pains to catch all the points.

Stretch the duck tent fashion over a rod out of doors on a clear day. Make a lather of fine castile or curd soap and apply the soapsuds with a soft brush, as an old toothbrush or a nailbrush with soft bristles, or with a sponge, until it is thoroughly cleaned.