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NOVEL DRESS MENDING.
A novel way of mending a woolen or silk dress in which a round hole has been
torn, and where only a patch could remedy matters, is the following: The frayed
portions around the tear should be carefully smoothed, and a piece of the
material, moistened with very thin mucilage, placed under the hole. A heavy
weight should be put upon it until it is dry, when it is only possible to
discover the mended place by careful observation.
TO RENEW OLD CRAPE.
Place a little water in a teakettle, and let it boil until there is plenty of
steam from the spout; then, holding the crape in both hands, pass it to and fro
several times through the steam, and it will be clean and look nearly equal to
new.
TO RAISE THE PILE ON VELVET.
To raise the pile on velvet, put on a table two pieces of wood; place between
them, bottom side up, three very hot flat-irons, and over them lay a wet cloth;
hold the velvet over the cloth, with the wrong side down; when thoroughly
steamed, brush the pile with a light wisp, and the velvet will look as good as
new.
TO CLEAN KID GLOVES.
Make a thick mucilage by boiling a handful of flax-seed; add a little dissolved
toilet soap; then, when the mixture cools, put the glove on the hands and rub
them with a piece of white flannel wet with the mixture. Do not wet the gloves
through. Or take a fine, clean, soft cloth, dip it into a little sweet milk,
then rub it on a cake of soap, and rub the gloves with it; they will look like
new.
Another good way to clean any color of kid gloves is to pour a little benzine
into a basin and wash the gloves in it, rubbing and squeezing them until clean.
If much soiled, they must be washed through clean benzine, and rinsed in a fresh
supply. Hang up in the air to dry.
STARCH POLISH.
Take one ounce of spermaceti and one ounce of white wax; melt and run it into a
thin cake on a plate. A piece the size of a quarter dollar added to a quart of
prepared starch gives a beautiful lustre to the clothes and prevents the iron
from sticking.
FOR CLEANING JEWELRY.
For cleaning jewelry there is nothing better than ammonia and water. If very
dull or dirty, rub a little soap on a soft brush and brush them in this wash,
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