TO CLEAN COLORED GOODS Alkali Stains.—Moisten the spot with vinegar or tartaric acid, and af terwards apply chloroform to restore its color.
Grease Spots.—Cover the spot with fuller's earth, pipe clay, or French chalk. Place over this a layer of brown paper and press with a hot iron.
Fruit and Wine Stains.—Wet with a mixture of equal parts of alcohol and ammonia. Afterwards sponge gently with alcohol until the stain is removed.
Or rub the spot with soap, and ap ply chloride of soda with a camel's hair brush, rinsing quickly and thor oughly.
Wax Stains.—Scrape off the sur plus of wax from the surface of the fabric, dissolve with alcohol, and re move by rubbing gently with a clean flannel rag or pressing with a hot iron through brown paper.
Oil Stains. — Cover with French chalk, pipe clay, or fuller's earth, and wet with water to a thin paste. Let this dry on the fabric and remove by brushing. Repeat if necessary.
Mnd Stains.— Let the mud dry thoroughly, and then remove as much as possible by brushing. When fully dry, cover with a mixture of salt and flour and keep in a dry place.
If the stains are extensive place the garment in a large paper flour sack with a quantity of salt and flour well mixed, shake vigorously, tie up the sack, and allow it to hang behind the stove for a few days. Afterwards shake out the dust and press.
Or, while the stains are wet, cover thickly with cornstarch and brush away until the stain has disappeared. When dry, make a thick paste of cornstarch with warm water, lay over the stains, and brush off when dry. Repeat if necessary.
Rust Stains.—Apply a solution of salts of lemon.
Ink Stains.—Apply 1 teaspoonful of dilute oxalic acid to 6 ounces of water. Or moisten the spots with a strong solution of citric acid. Or dip the spots in milk and cover with salt. If the colors are affected, restore them with aqua ammonia and chloro form.
Tar.—Rub lard over the tar and wash in soapsuds. Or apply oil of turpentine, rub with soap, and wash. Or soak in olive or sweet oil for twenty-four hours. Afterwards wash in soapsuds.
To Dry-clean Lace.—Stretch the lace carefully on a thick piece of wrapping paper, fastening the edges with pins. Sprinkle it quite thickly with calcined magnesia. Cover with another piece of wrapping paper, and place it under a pile of books or other heavy weight for three or four days. The magnesia can then be shaken off and the lace will appear like new. It will not only be clean, but the edges will be in perfect condition. Calcined magnesia is very cheap, and this meth od is well worth trying.
Or stretch the lace, if not too much soiled, on a piece of cloth, pin all the points, and work over it with the soft part of a loaf of fine bread, not too dry, and afterwards shake out the crumbs.
Or use bread crumbs, rubbing them over the lace with a soft cloth, con stantly using fresh crumbs, and chang ing the cloth as it becomes soiled.
Or dust a mixture, of flour and magnesia into the fiber of the lace, and rub it with a soft cloth. After wards put the lace under pressure for a few hours.
To Clean Gold and Silver Lace.— Stretch the lace and tack it down on a piece of woolen cloth, following the outline of the pattern carefully with basting thread. Brush it thor oughly free from dust. Sprinkle over it a mixture of dry crumbs or stale bread, and powdered laundry blue. Rub gently with a piece of flannel un til clean.
Or use burnt alum, pulverized to a fine powder, and sifted through cheese cloth. Apply with a fine, soft brush.
Or sponge with alcohol. After wards polish with a piece of red vel vet.