HINTS AND IDEAS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 225, 22 September 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)

HINTS AND IDEAS.

WASHING AND CLEAMNi

GLOVES.

RAISING A SUEDE NAP.

To wash and clean gloves successfulr* it home, the simpler the methods employed, the better. Do not attempt to wash chamou gloves on the hands, or yon will destroy the elasticity and the water will rendei them horny and uncomfortable to wear. Wash them gently between the hands, squeezing and kneading as though cleaning a sponge. Do not try to rub out the dirt. When the leather is thor oughly soaked, the fingers and palms which get dirtier than the rest, may be gently scrubbed with a nail-brush. As the dirt comes away, squeeze the gloves well in the hand, and finally rinse is clean soapy water. Wrap them in a towel, squeeze out the superfluous water arrange the gloves to their former shape, blow out the fingers, and hang up t< dry in a light,, airy place. . Buckskin and Kid. To clean buckskin gloves, first fill then rat with shredded newspaper, and sponge with cold water and a, little good soap Now make a paste- with water and whitjng, and paint the gloves with this Hang in a warm place to dry, and then beat off the whiting. . For yellow 01 amber buckskin gloves, substitute yellow Dchre for whiting. Sid gloves are best cleaned on th« band. Dip a flannel in benzine collas obtainable from any chemist, and rut the gloves until the flannel absorbs all the dirt. Finish off with a clean flannel and hang in a draught to take away the smell. To increase elasticity and give the kid a glossy new, appearance, rub them with flannel moistened with mills and a little soap, working towards the fingers. Put aside'to dry, when,the leather will be soft, supple and glossy, like new. Treating Suede. Suede gloves may be cleaned either on the hand, or flat on a table. Bub into bhe leather a mixture of finely-powdered Fuller's earth and alum; then sweep ofl the excess powder with a brush, and sprinkle the gloves with a mixture of bran and whiting; work this well into the leather with the finger tips, ■ and shake clean. If the gloves are' losing their nap rod becoming shiny in places, stroke the laid patches gently a few times with the r ough edge of a piece of window-glass, or an old glass photograph negative. This will raise the hap equal to the mrrounding parts so that the gloss is lidden. SrWf POUSH. To put oh a slight polish when launIrying a man's collar, pour one pint oi boiling water on 2oz of white gum irabic, stand covered all night. Next lay pour the clear \fiquid into a bottle keep well, corked, and add one tablespoonful to ©he pint of starch. Another method is by chalk ovel the collar when it is ironed, then rubbing i ipieee of white eurd soap over the chalk, [ton over the right side only, and finish tfith a polishing iron. The first method is; much less trouble. •-■ -v :- % , r " . i-. . - . *\ ' , *>. ■-