The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
CLEANING GLOVES.
A ye1ed Question, But Results In
Good II Well Done.

Good II Well Done.
The cleaning of gloves is vexed
question. The great establishments
for securing and renovating clotnlng
seem to ignore this portion OF theiT
work with contempt for such smaAi
economies quite characteristic Oh 'ne
American tradesman.
The stained, stiff gloves that are re-
turned by most of our regular scoureIs
"a "cleaned" are in marked contrast 10
the work of the French glove-cleaners.
A glazed kid glove is difficult to dean'
because the polish is removed IN tne
nrocess of the work and cannot be re-
stored, but gloves of the soft-hnlshed
undrcssed kid, if they are of first quail
itv. NAV be repeatedly cleaned, ana
only grow softer and prettier in the pro
cess. They may lose a little OF Them
color, but the more delicate and flower
like the bloom on the surface OF such
n glove the more desirable.
If the gloves are very much soiled it
will take patience to clean them thor
oughly, but the result will empty re-
nav one for the trouble, always provld-
ing they are gloves of fine make.
Purchase at chemists a pint OF the
incest refined benzine. Do not attempt
to get the deodorized fluid; If the gloves
are properly aired every particle OF the
unpleasant odor will pass away, and
they will quickly take on the fragrance
of violets OF any perfume which lines
your glove sachet. Stretch the gloves
on YOUR handsome at time. 1t Is
a great convenience for two persons to
do this work together, one putting on
the gloves and the other cleaning them
A pair of wooden hands OF the size OF
your hands is great convenience,
Have a supply of small cloths OF white
cotton, or, better still, of linen. Dip
one of these cloths in q little Of the BEN
zine and begin rubbing the gloves.
Clean them first carefully at the tips
and wherever they are most soled. DO
not saturate the leather with benzine
at any time, but apply just enough OF
the ben1ine with the cloth to re-
move the dirt. 1t will require Wig
.orous rubbing to do this. In a few,
minutes the cloth will be so soiled that
a clean one must be used. Renew the
cloth frequently, as it absorbs the dirt.
Rub the gloves with downward strokes
from the fingers to the wrist. After a
short time the gloves will be found per-
fectly clean, but they have now tho
harsh look of Cleaned glove"
Bring forward bowl of talcum pow
der. Rub the gloves thoroughly with 1t,
applying it with a flannel cloth. This
powder absorbs any remnant OF Oil,
such as is found in even the best re-
fined benzine, and restores the soft,
velvety surface Of the glove. After the
glove has been rubbed thoroughly with
the powder, clean it off with fresh
flannel, shaking the gloves well. Hang
them out in the open air for o few hours,
where the sun cannot reach them. In
q little while take them in and lay them
away in your glove sachet.
Some glove cleaners use prepara-
ton of one quart of deodorized ben
zine with one dram Of sulphuric ether,
one dram of chloroform and two drains
of alcohol. The gloves are washed in
this preparation. There is the same
objection, however, to this process as
there is to all processes where the
leather is saturated, that it is apt to
make the gloves stiff and hard. Tai
cum powder may be purchased at any
good druggists shop. - Philadelphia
Press,