Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
CARE OF FURS.
How to CIenn nud Pack Them Safely
 For Summer.


 For Summer.
 Now is the time when furs are to be cleaned and put away where neither moth nor rust shall corrupt them. and this is how the furriers do 1t and charge you from $5 to SD for it:
 When il is decided to put away the fur garment or piece il should be hung out on line in the sun two days. talk ing it In at night. Then the garment. of whatever kind. or mu1 should be laid flat on clean place and we'll beaten with two light but strong rat tan sticks. This is done to smash any moth eggs that may have found lodg- ment. Every part of the fur should be beaten thus 10 make sure the eggs are destroyed.
 All dark furS, including skunk, mink, seal and aStrakhaa. and, In fact. all the furs except ermiue and chinchllla, should be well rubbed with a mixture of hot sand and SawduSt In equal parts, but not hot enough to burn the fur. This is to bc shaken all over the garments and rubbed in well, and then they should be hung up and beaten 1 with the rattans. This shakes the sand and sawduSt out and leaves the fur clean and glossy.
 If the long hairs in bearskinS or any of the long haired furs do not look fluffy when tho beating Is done. comb that part out with clean comb. Bear particularly is apt to tangle. 1 SealSkin may be wet and brushed up with the grain. which is made to run upward. Leave it until dry and then brush 1t. and + that does not free 1t all use a fine tooth comb.
 Ermine and white fox should be air ed on dry, windy day and then thor oughly beaten with the rattans and left In the sun. If any moth should be in the fur, this will kill it. and the beating also destroys eggs.
 Ermine and chinchiila to be cleaned of grease and all other soils must be laid fiat and plaster of paris and corn starch used. The plaster of paris Is applied dry first and rubbed well into the very roots of the hairs with the bare hand. Lots of it should be put on and rubbed In until the fur will look clean when shaken out. The powder absorbS the dirt and grease, and then 1t Is to he beaten out. with the rattans, and If this can be done In the open air 1t is better.
 ! When this Is done and the plaster Is all out. the cornstarch is to be applied with liberal hand and rubbed into the roots of the fur and finally shaken and beaten out. After this is done the fur should be white as snow and fluffy as feathers.
 ! When the fur is thus fully cleaned and beaten. 1t should be again hung in l the sun all day, after which 1t ean be put into a cotton bag and this sewed tightly, so that nothing can enter it. Then literally sprinkle the bag with camphor gum in powder. or, if pre- ferred. camphor balls. and then put it into a tarred paper bag. Such bags are to be purchased everywhere, and they afford an excellent protection.
 The coolest place in house Is the one for hanging the paper bags with the furs in them. In the large fur houses they have a cold storage place. and fine furS are kept in there. , In the fall. when it is time for furs again. a days airing is all that is re- quired. and they are clean and ready to wear. This is the method of clean ing furs as used by the best houses. The silk or satin Innings can be cleaned with gasoline.