Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-01-01

elvu 70 paiu 20 such small items. III the
work must be done, il is surely worth
while to do it well, so that one will feel
repaid Tor ones labor in the end, and
view the completed work with satisfac-
ton.
If the stuff is much soiled, a thorough
brushing is also the first step in the
cleaning process. A few kinds of goods
and few colors will stand washing in
warm soap suds if followed by careful
rinsing in clear water and still more care.
full drying.
Much the best plan is to use some kino
OF cleaning fluid, for the objections to
washing are many. Some colors fade
badly; even black turns rusty. The
stuff must not be wrung, or even
squeezed hard, to take out the water,
as it viii be full of wrinkles which re.
fuse to be pressed out. II the stuff is of
delicate color and is hung up to let the
water drain out, it is apt to have a de-
cidedly streaked appearance, which the
most careful rinsing cannot prevent.
After brushing, the next thing is to
take out all grease and other spots.
Grease spots may be eradicated from
black goods by rubbing with a sponge
/ dipped in turpentine, having first laid
the stuff over a wooden cloth folded three
! or four times. Grease spots can be
taken from any color by covering the
place with pipe clay. Powder the clay,
and moisten it with water to the con-
sistency of thick cream, spread 1t over
the spot and let it dry. After it has
| been on several hours, scrape it off with
the blunt edge of knife, and dust off
all the fine powder with a soft brush.
/ To remove paint spots, apply turpen-
tine until the paigt is softened. Then
sponge repeatedly with alcohol. Oil,
wax, and resinous substances may also
be removed by first applying turpentine,
then alcohol.
Spots made by rust and some kind OF
ink may be removed from woolens by
applying citric acid. The acid can not
be used on some colors without chang
ing them to very ugly shade, so it is
well to try what effect it has on the
color of the goods to be cleaned by
putting some on waste bit before at
taeking the spot. 1t is always we'll to
be on the sale side, and to be sure that
you will not make matters worse while
trying to improve them. In these days
of many shades and colors it is not safe
to say that what will act as we'll as
could be desired on one shade will not
behave in exactly an opposite manner
on different shade of the same color.
After the most conspicuous spots have
been removed, the stuff is to be sponged
off with some cleaning fluid. The fol-
lowing mixture will be found a very
good preparation for sponging all kinds
OF wooden goods two ounces of white
CASTLE soap, cut in small bits and dis
solved in one quart of warm water; after
the soap is entirely dissolved, add four
ounces of ammonia, four ounces of alco-
no., two ounces of ether, one ounce of
glycerine, and three quarts of soft water.
Mix aud bottle: The fluid should be
kept in bottles with glass or rubber
shoppers.
Pour quantity of the fluid into an
euthen dish; lay The goods on an ironing
table covered with a rubber blanket;
apply the fluid with a sponge, using
enough to wet the stuff thoroughly, and
drawing the sponge over it always in
one direction. AS each piece becomes
nearly dry, press it with hot iron, lay
ing piece of muslin over the goods. If
the stuff is light. colored, the cloth must
be white, but if black or dark colored,
black cloth must be used, fer the
color from black muslin is apt to iron
off on the goods beneath. and if white
muslin is used over black or dark stuff,
it is sure to leave OF it a liberal supply
of lint, which is difficult to brush off.
Care must be taken that there are no
seams or creases either in the ironing
blanket or in the cloth, or shiny streak
on the goods will be the result. The
rubber blanket used under the stuff while
sponging it must, of course, be removed
before pressing.
When black stuff has become rusty,
the color can be restored by sponging it
with strong ammonia water, or mixture
OF equal parts of ammonia and alcohol,
h'ch is still better.
Black stuff may be restored to its
former freshness by sponging it with a
liquor made by boiling large handful
of fig leaves in two quarts of water until
reduced to II pint. This may be used on
Goth, Grape and hombazne.
Grease spots can often be removed
from silk by rubbing the fabric between
the palms of the hands. Turpentine,
alcohol or benzine can be used, and pipe
clay will remove spots without injuring
the most delicate shades.
Black silk can be made to look almost
as good as new by sponging on the
~ rrht ciHA with Iunoly foo
pressing on the right side with thick
flannel between the silk and the iron.
When the silk is very much wrinkled,
sponge on the wrong side with weak
gum arabic water, aud, when nearly dry,
iron between two wooden cloths.
Rusty black lace can be wonderfully
frcshened up by rinsing it in water to
which have been added borax and alec.
hol in the proportion of one tablespoon
full each of borax and alcohol to one
cupful of soft water. After the lace is
partly dry, dip it in water in which an
Old kid glove has been boiled, squeeze
gently, pull out the edges, pin on sheets
of bloiting paper and dry under heavy
books.
The creases can be taken out of velvet
and the pile raised by drawing it across
a hot iron over which a wet cloth has
been spread. If there are pin marks over
which the pile refuses to rise, brush it
up with stiff brush and steam it, re-
pcating the operation several times.
Narrow velvet ribbon can be ironed by
dampening the back and drawing it
across the fiat face of an iron set upright
on a table.
When the nap is worn off of cloth it