Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-25
CLEANING GLOVES.
4 Vexed Question, Bat Results An
Good IL Well Done.


Good IL Well Done.
The cleaning of gloves is a vexed
question. The great establishments
for securing and renoyating clothing
seem to ignore this portion of their
work with contempt for such small
economies quite characteristic of the
American tradesman.
The stained, stiff gloves that are re-
turned by most of our regular scourers
as cleaned" are In marked contrast to
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 soft-fnished
undressed kid, if they are of first quail
ity. may be repeatedly cleaned, and
only grow softer and prettier in the pro-
cess. They may lose a little of their
color, but the more delicate and flower
like the bloom on the surface of such
a glove the more desirable.
If the gloves are very much soiled it
will take patience to clean them thor
oughly, but the result will amply re-
pay one for the trouble, always proyid
ing they are gloves of fine make.
Purchase at a 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
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 little of the benz,
zine and begin rubbing the z4oves.
Clean them first carafally at the tips
and wherever hey are most soiled. Do
not saturate the leather with benzine
at any time, bit apply just enough Of
the ben1ine with the cloth to re-
move the dirt. It 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 a
short time the gloves will be found per-
fectly clean, but they have now the
harsh look of cleaned glove"
Bring forward a bowl of talcum pow
der. Rub the gloves thoroughly with It.
applying it with a flannel cloth. This
powder absorbs any remnant of oil.
such as is found in even the best re-
fined benz;ne, 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 few hours,
where the sun cannot reach them. In
& little while take them in and lay them
away in your glove saehet.
Some glove cleaners use a prepare
ton of one quart of deodorized ben
zine with one dram of sulphuric ether
one dram of ehloroform 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
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