Now passed as clean, our garment next comes under the hands of the tailors. aps you would not expect to meet cleaning establish re they are.
For it is often ne move such things trimmings—especially white ones—from ladies' ga ments, Such things, for instance, as the ionable pique and organdy flowers must be taken from a frock in order to undergo cial cleaning and bleaching process of their own. Sometimes they must e n be taken entirely to pieces. it requires the skill of an expert in these matters to reassemble these daintinesses and replace them in their former positions on my lady's dress.
Ironing and pressing come next. For men's clothes and heavy cloth coats and suits the steam pre: is used. This is upholstered with extra thick padding so that there is no risk of the breaking of buttons or the bending of buckles or of feminine hooks and eyes. For lighter garments the electric iron comes into play. The staff who deal with this part of the process: 1 supervision, Each is provided metal water sprinkler for dampening purposes and it is seen that they use them. Here again a cially heavy padding is used for the ing tables and this padding is cleaned the completed garment is placed on a coat hanger t is drawn a neat brown paper dust cover and it is hung up with its cleanly fellows on a stand. Here it awaits the passport which will allow it to return to its owner. This is the debit note which is lying in its place in a row on a table near by and which will be matched with the tab with which the garment was ticketed on its arrival. This done, the finished work is ready to be placed. in the delivery van which will take it back to its owner
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