Evening star., 1923-03-30
CLEAN AND REPAIR CLOTHES
AND FURS AT SEASONS END
Suggestions Made for Dyeing Various Ar.
ticles or Otherwise Removing Signs
of Wear-Banishing Moths

is spread ou, Hat on a boz or Ar.iGts taSie
| To Keep Out M,um.
Moths will not stay " Ae re there are
cloves so put some Doves in The
bottom of trunks and wardrobes, in in
.ne io,a5 OF olankets end other wool
End in other places sees Ssre moths %, eos1s sre
in order and sa0bss be easiy ass 1inss shaf
A pleasant per 1Ime as we'll as pre-
as follows: Tt = e one ounce each OF
! cloves. caraw:$. seeds. nutmeg. mace
elmnamon amy Tonquin beans. Add as
other mgr iS0t ioo, as Will MI, equal the
'u n,t n a, ~, ell to powder and then
pmonr puu rn I f. bags and place the bags
'ruhhs' Foxes and other places.
bEs /nE rs Means of RenovntinE.
IN ! woman who would be we'll
creS Sd without undue expenditure OF
,o mo - should see what things she
II + ans of dyeing. Many household
rnishinGs. such as draperies. cur
I<ainS and cushion covers can be
= treshened up and renewed by the use
of good dyes. There are many new
soap dyes on the market that will do
the work quickly and well. or you
can make your own vegetable dyes
by following the methods and recipes
used by your great grandmother. The
tollo"tn recipes were used over q
hundred years ago. and have stood
the test Of time:
Red-DiSSolvc alum in water. al
lowing five ounces for every pound Of
goods to be dyed. Add to the solu-
ton one-half pound of maddcr red
Put In the material and boil II for
half an hour. Take it out and allow
1t 70 air, then boil for half an hour
! logger.
Yellow-Boil the material TO be
( dyed in water to which has been add
onions and one ounce of alum. Con-
tlnue boiling until the desired color
is obtained.
Green-Boil the goods in water
containing equal parts of the bark of
hickory and yellow oak until the de-
sired color is obtained.
Brown-Boil two quarts of rock
moss in three quarts OF water TO
which has been added one-half an
ounce of alum. Peach leaves boiled
color materials brown. or bark may
be peeled from d butternut tree and
used as a dye.
Black Boil logwood chips for an
hour To two quarts of the dye add
one handful of copperaS. Put in the
boil until II is black.
Attractive Designs.
Very attractive and new designs can
! be produced by dyCing over Cretonnes.
figured lawns and other cotton goods
in checks and plaids. For instan, c.
insteAd of trying to dye Il black and
| white check into plain color. dye II
red dark green or dark blue. thus Sc
curing red and black. green and black
or blue and black. These colors, be-
ing lighter than the black, but darker
, than the white. will color the white.
but not greatly affect the black. 1t is
often possible to dye faded cretonnes
or other similar figured or flowered
materials in one of the light ColorS
which have faded in the goods TO be
treated. giving an entirely new effect
For Instance. 1t is possible to dye a
faded cretonne or Chiutz. the light
blue background of which is faded
while the purple. black and orange of
| the design arc still bright. After the
/ work is finished, compare the ma
terial with A sample OF the original
material and notice the Coloring of
the faded background into a light
blue, the effect of the hlue upon the
red giving purple. and making the
orange a grayish tint and softening
it. Although the effect will be very
dinerent from the original material. .
new and interesting designs may be
made in this way.
IL is also OFTEN possible TO harmon
i1e very crude color sch. mes by dye
! ing the whole material in a weak dye
OF gray or sand color. To dye a faded
! cretonne into a new design by using
a weak dye in the original foundation
color without removing any of the
old color. try sample first. in order r
| to determine the effect secured and
the depth of color desired Use ONLY
Il small amount OF dye, as q. strong
color would not leave. sufficient con-
trast TO the remaining old design.
! Dye samples of bright-colored crc-
! low dye bath. blue dye bath or green
dye bath. Notice the effect of the diff
teTent dyes on each of the original