The Van Buren press., 1897-03-27
CLEANING GLOVES.
A yexed Question, But "esui's ="
Good If Well Done.

The cleaning of gloves is yexed
question. The great Establishments
for securing and renovating clothing
seem to ignore this portion OF thelr
work with a contempt for sueh sihaii
economies quite characteristic oil the
American tradesman.
The stained, stiff gloves that are re-
turned by most of our regular scourers
rs CLEANED" are in marked contrast 10
the work of the French glove-cleaners'
A glazed kid glove is difficult to clean,
because the polish is removed IN the
process of the work and cannot be re-
stored, but gloves of the sott-hnlshed
undressed kid, if they are of flrst quar-
ity, may be repeatedly cleaned, and
only grow softer and prettier in the pro-
cess. They may lose little OF their
color. but the more delicate and Hover
like the bloom on the surface of such
glove the more desirable.
If the gloves are very much soiled II
will take patience to clean them thor
ouehly, but the result will amply re-
pav one for the trouble, always proVld-
ing they are gloves of fine make.
Purchase at chemists 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 or any perfume which lines
ulONpS
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
4 pair of wooden hands of the size OF
Your hands is a great convenience
Have supply of small cloths of white
| cotton, or, better still, of linen. Dip
one of these cloths in little of the ben
zine and begin rubbing the gloves
| Clean them first carefully at the tips
and wherever they are most soiled. DC
not saturate the leather with benZine
at any time, but apply just enough Of
| the benzine with the cloth to re-
move the dirt. 1t will require Wig
| orous rubbing to do this. In 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 c
short time the gloves will be found per
feetly clean, but they have now the
| harsh look of CLEANED glove"
| ri howl nj tn ipI1p1 NOW
der Rub the gloves thoroughly with it
| applying it with flannel cloth. Thu
| powder absorbs any remnant of oil
such as is found in even the best re
| fined benzine, and restores the soft
velyety surface of the glove. After tn
glove mas been rubbed thoroughly will
the powder, clean it off with fresl
flannel, shaking the gloves well. Hans
them out in the open air for few hours
where the sun cannot reach them. II
{, little while take them in and lay then
away in your glove sachet.
Some glove cleaners use a prepare
ton of one quart of deodorized ben
zine with one dram of sulphuric ether
one dram of chloroform and two dram
of alcohol The gloves are washed il
this preparation. There is the sam
objection, however. to this process a
there is to all processes where til
leather is saturated, that it is apt t
make the gloves stiff and hard. Ia
cum powder may be purchased at an
good druggists shop. - Philadelphi
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