TAKE CARE OF YOUR SHOES

NZ Truth, Issue 1194, 18 October 1928, Page 19

TAKE CARE OF YOUR SHOES

Concerning TreatmffitML&^^

Leather goods,, while not so expensive as they were, still . I cost.chough to justify care and attention. ; .

HPHIS is particularly so m the case of •I i. boots and shoes, which suffer more from the .way they are treated when off the. foot than ever, they do from wear. „ . , The chief cause of all shoe troubles' Is careless drying when they t get, wet. .-. Sb many people put them' down, m 'front of the 'fire ' or m the oven, and ' are then surprised that the ;soles rub w .through mno time* .. . .-■..■ V. : The best way to dry shoes is to pack them tightly with paper and then place, them on their sides m a dry, warm 1 place. If possible, leave them for two days.' ■' "~" * . •'"■ " ' ■■'■•■•' ■■•iHSSSr'ea:: The uppers, .too, are better for a little lubrication, especially if they.are. ; patent leather. ; _ v ■_ __; v Castor on or sweet "oil: are- best fw patent leather,' and a very little rubbed ,m: will prevent cracks, or creases. „ ; ■ •■-■ Batent leather will always respond to*, sponging with warm water. It ; Eh"ould v be" dried ,quickly while "still ■ 'rMvmi' :.-/■■;. { "- :^ ■' ■''-''■"' Or °- SWeet ' WH6n the -shoes are developing that 4 dull look, white of egg is the thing to :^iSn;^ . f??^^" l *? thev reviver; it will clean • lea i he , r ' ingS an A books too . : Perhaps the most trying of all leather trpubles is the tendency of brown^and tan shoes to stain, and, as exnendnce -has taught us, shoe polish does not < nrove very helbful '• K^; P TS)t^ trouble is' caused by using ■ brushes^and dirty ones at • that.; : You should never . use 'a. brush -on tan shoes, unless, it; be 'ah old tooth- ■ brush just to. rub the dust or mud V.frorii the- welts. And if you do not want to ■• alter the \ tone of your tan

shoes, always use a colorless cream. Soap and water may be employed to remove the stains.;* An excellent wash is made by \ dissolving .1 tablespoon of .salt m a cvp > of warm t water. r \. : Then. : dissolve ioz. salts of lemon m a pint of /cold watqr. -Mix/the, two together arid wash ;over the shoe^ drying well and polishing withf; a. reliable tCreairi. ' :•'.'":,:•':.,.'..' ..• ; '■■••.; This' : ; 'in"ethpd,. -.. while- ••. removiiig the stains, takes time, as the shoes must be carefully ; and .slowly dried- If dried hurriedly, ': more-: h'arhi :': ttiaitf 1 good will result from the treatment. '■; Methylated spirits ' is really the $S«S^2 shoe evenly; '■ ' ; , The s hoes - wi ii, dry almost immedi-: an^l a^cream" polish should "then b ;| p „ /aJso ; wlth .'a^oft rag, and r^ -,-HkPwWp '" ; - Wf? ed IW^se.^. ;( , .Always be icareful , to select- a good fake of polish or cream, Some^pf the preparations siinpljr rpt the leather. -ry^-i' ,A gobd^pQlishrni^y beirtade at "on,, for Newpence bydl^.vin, * some beeswax m turpentine and . 'putting m airtight tins. .: ■... ■ : . f ng wlth ' th ern-scraping with a knifef e f results m making, matters worse, _ " rou Hens : the B surfaC c ofe the' thereby rendering if more frfr' ' .„_ J . .. & ■ o ■" p - e ° cain - ;•• . • _ , The best plan is to , rub some French. cnalk well into th'e U *P'^aday, _.; Theiv^rUb.;off and.Rolistvin the- usual way. / ■•;-, ,: v -: :., . If the mark proves stubborn, repeat this, process until it isiemoved. Boots arid: shoes should be smeared with dubbin before being put. away for any length of -time. It prevents them from cracking and' Keeps, the leather soft. ■ ' .