Or, if much soiled with perspira tion, apply a mixture of magnesia and cream of tartar, filling and covering the gloves and letting them stand over night. Rub off with a flannel cloth, draw the gloves on the hands, and wash them in lukewarm suds made with fine white soap, rinse in warm water, and let them remain on the hands until quite dry.
To Color Wash-leather Gloves.— While the gloves are still damp they may be colored yellow by rubbing with yellow ocher, or white by rub bing with pipe clay, or any desired intermediate shade by mixing the two. Mix into a paste with stale beer or vinegar.
To Renovate Kid Gloves.—White kid gloves that are stained beyond cleaning may be dyed to a tan shade by applying two or three coats of saffron and water, drying them be tween the coatings. Apply to the surface with a soft brush, wetting as little as possible. Black kid or suede gloves when defaced may be improved by painting the worn spots with a mixture of black ink and olive oil. Apply it with a camel's-hair brush or feather, touch the spots lightly, and observe the effect by allowing the glove to dry before adding more color. Repeat if necessary.
Glove Cleaners.—Scrape one pound of castile or other hard white soap into a powder, place in a fruit jar, and add alcohol sufficient to make a soap jelly. Stir in a teaspoonful of ether or chloroform and keep the cov er of the jar glued tight.
Or grate 1 pounds of castile soap in 15 ounces of water and dissolve with gentle heat. Melt 3 ounces of soap in an equal bulk of water, add 2 ounces of Javelle water and 1 tea spoonful of ammonia. This will form a thick paste or jell. Apply by put ting the gloves on and using a flannel cloth. Dry the gloves on the hands.
To Remove Stains. — Put a few tablespoonfuls of aqua ammonia in a large two-quart fruit jar, or other wide-mouthed bottle or can or similar receptacle, taking care not to wet the mouth or sides of the vessel. Sus pend the gloves in this vessel above the ammonia, where they will be penetrated by its fumes, and cover tightly. Do not allow the gloves to touch the ammonia water. This proc ess will not injure the most delicate colors.
To Remove Ink Stains.—First dip the stained part in melted tallow to absorb the ink. Afterwards cover with pipe clay.
Or insert a roll of brown paper in side the glove and put another piece over it; then press gently with a warm iron. Repeat if necessary.
Or, if the stain. is not removed, make a solution of 1 part of oxalic acid to 10 parts of water, and gently apply it to the spot with the tip of the finger, using as little as possible. Follow with a drop of aqua am monia.
Or wet the spot and cover with common soda to neutralize the effect of the acid.
To Clean Kid Gloves. — Shave 2 ounces of white soap and dissolve in a pint of milk with gentle heat. Add the white of 1 egg and beat up the whole with an egg beater. Add a tea spoonful of sulphuric ether, draw on the gloves, and apply the paste with a small bit of sponge until clean. It is best to keep the gloves on until they are dry. This method not only cleans but softens and revives the leather.
Or draw the gloves on the hand and go over them with a cloth dipped in skim milk. Wear them until quite dry.
Or moisten a small sponge or piece of cloth in skim milk, rub it on a cake of castile or other hard white soap, and with this sponge the gloves all over until they are clean. Wear them until dry.
Or shave fine 3 ounces of castile or other hard white soap in 2 ounces of water, and dissolve with gentle heat. Remove from the fire, and when cold stir in 2 ounces of Javelle water and 1 teaspoonful of aqua ammonia. Apply with a flannel cloth.
Or put the gloves in a large-stop pered bottle about half filled with benzine and let stand several hours, shaking frequently. Remove the gloves, sponge any spots with benzine or ether, and hang up to dry.
Or draw the gloves on to the hands and wash in benzine or turpentine. Dry on a soft muslin cloth or towel and hang up in a draught until the odor disappears.
To Polish Kid Gloves.—Apply tal cum or other good toilet powder or French chalk with a piece of soft muslin.
To Clean Chamois.—To clean gloves and other articles of chamois skin, dissolve 3 tablespoonfuls of aqua am monia in 1 quart of warm water. Soak the articles in this for an hour or more. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. Press out as much of the dirt as possible. Pour all into a basin of warm water, wash with the hands, rinse in clear soft water, dry in the shade, and rub between the hands until soft.