The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
THE STORAGE Of FURS.
A Dealers Advice TO women who Wish TO Care
for Them nj Hiomc.

A Dealers Advice TO Women who Wish TO Care
for Them nj riomc.
'.Furs are easy enough 10 keep during warm
weather. said n storcr of iurs the other
day. when approached rn the sHbi"ct. IF
ladios would only use n few simple prevent
ives they could keep them Mt home as we'll ms
we can In our stOrcrooms. OF course n fur
garment Is better hung up than folded away
IT. n box or trunk. First, because there is less
DANGER of crushing and wrinkles; second. be-
cause moths can be more readily seen at their
work. Tho best plan Is TO select II dark
closet and have 1t parrred all over. top and
bottom. with tnr paper. Ash lis surface is sticky,
It should be covered with n second coat OF paper
TO prevent the clothes coming In direct con-
tact with the tar. For this second coat | nnd
newspaper as good as anything that can lie
u.ed. Perhaps the smell OF printers ink helps
the tar do its work. or 1t may be because news
papcr is porous land allows the tar odor to
come through more readily. Before hanging
In this closet. all garments, both fur and wool.
Jhould be carefully beaten with a slender cane.
Here is the great secret of keeping turs. II Is
In cleaning them before they are nut away. II
a moth or q moth egg goes into the, closet
rented. While the egg will hatch. the moth
only lives for a snort while and cannot mere lsc.
little insects to spoil the tcauty OF an elegant
garment, so the greatest care should 10
ISE them eT G SMay Sha For conn th isr nu G,sns T a fnr s S1oTr
sh~ fNFN 'ff~ NsN t"' fH ''HH'
should he used. or II slender. strong cane, THAI
will reach the skin itself. The safest plan is
10 remove the garments from this closet about
once n month and give them II thorough Leaf
Ing. Some persons hang them IN tie sun on
these occasions, believing that the sun de-
stroys moths and moth eggs. while. as u matter
OF fact, II matches the eggs. and. Ike any
othor heat, makes the moth thrive.
where only u chest Or trunk or, as Is some.
times the rnSe, only u pas'c50nru box is 10 be
had, then the management is different. After
the cleaning process, which is always the
same. II Is best for the chest. box. or trunk 10
ne lined with tar papcr, after the same manner
ns the clOset. But whrro this IL not prac-
ticable any OF the numerous moth prevent
ives may be usel; though sold under different
names, their ingredients are nhUut tie same,
They SHOULD be c~areluliN sewrd In bags "a ure-
yent contact with IA" fur-. as they ~ vaviahly
leave spots on durk-COlOr"d skins. The Orur
can he overcome by Il thorough heating and
hanging for several hours in the wind or open
air. ihRt Is, whore tie fur- In ~ been re-
moved nnd'hcateu during the season; otherwise.
the Odor Is hard to Ect rid Of,
Some dealers Use The fumes OF sulphur
to clean fnrs already attacked by moths, IN,
that should ice n last resort. Hs Il discOlO?s the
garment and UcCCssitatus II being relyed.
Many Of the old fashioned praventives have
come vir' ne in them. as slssafras. china root,
&c. and can be used to advantage BY people
In the country where they are easily obtained,
but persons Ia the city have better means with
10 their reach