TO SET COLOURS.
Before washing coloured clothes the first time, it is always desirable to set the colours, advices a correspondent. This may be accomplished by the use of a mordant similar to that used by the dyer. For browns, blacks and pinks, two cupfuls of salt dissolved in one gallon of water should be used. For blues, half cupful vinegar to one gallon of water, or one tablespoonful of alum dissolved in one gallon of water. For lavender, use one tablespoonful of sugar-of-lead dissolved in each gallon of water. Sugar-of-lead should be handled carefully, and immediately afterwards thrown away, as" it is a poison. Prepare the fixing bath in any large receptacle that will not cause rust, and leave. the garment there overnight, completely covered with the solution. In the morning rinse the cloth well with clear water, and, without wringing, hang it out to dry in the shade. When almost dry, press on the wrong side.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 3, 26 August 1931, Page 5
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158TO SET COLOURS. Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 3, 26 August 1931, Page 5
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