TO RENOVATE A NEW COAT.
Tweed and light cloth coats often become very dirty and greasy about the collar and cuffs. A good way to freshen them up is to lay them flat on a deal table, and brush them with warm suds, not forsetting a piece of borax in the lather. The latter must be renewed as it becomes dirty', and the brush used should only be a moderately hard one, or it would wear out the cloth. Lastly, the suds should be changed for clean warm water, and the brushing repealed. Leave the coat until nearly dry, then press well on the wrong side with a hot iron. For dark cloth—blue, brown, or black—proceed as follows:—After brushing first with a clothes brush to remove the dust, treat with suds as above, but add to the clean water for rinsing a few tablespoonfuls of pure alcohol. Take care, in the case of coats that require cleaning all over, to pull into shape while damp all parts, not forgetting the pockets.. By this process a shabby coat may be converted into quite a, respectable-looking garment,
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2355, 12 May 1892, Page 4
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185TO RENOVATE A NEW COAT. Temuka Leader, Issue 2355, 12 May 1892, Page 4
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