STAINED SHOES
Stains on shoes may defy ordinary boot-polish treatment, and require a little special coaxing before the damage is repaired in a sightly manner. For stains on black leather shoes, make a paste of black lead and lemon juice. Leave on the shoes until the paste dries. Brush off before polishing in the usual way. For brown shoes, dissolve a knob of soda (ordinary washing-soda) in a little hot milk, and apply with a piece of old sponge. More than one application may be necessary, but in the morning they will be ready to polish as usual. The retarring of roads seems to
have a maddening way of synchronising with the donning of new white shoes! When the immaculate footwear encounters a stray patch of tar, and suffers accordingly, rub the stain well with some lard or butter, leave until the next day, and then clean with petrol. An alternative is to wash thoroughly with hot soap-and-water, to which some ammonia has been added. H. B.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 460, 15 September 1928, Page 23
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167STAINED SHOES Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 460, 15 September 1928, Page 23
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