Shiny Serge
Dear Aunt Daisy, A mere male asks for help-urgently. I am about to go on a much longed for vacation, and owing to a shortage of coupons, must wear my everyday suit. It is of fine navy serge of the best quality, and in perfect condition, except that the trousers, owing to wear, are extremely shiny. Can you tell me of a cure for this? I’m sure there must be many others who would welcome this knowledge. "A Man Link" (Rotorua Line). Try sponging the suit with cold tea, afterwards pressing carefully with a hot iron over two or three thicknesses of newspaper-which is better than brown paper for this purpose. It is a good plan to dip a clean nailbrush into the cold tea (which you have poured into a basin) and lightly brush the serge with that. Do not make it too wet. Some people use "blue-water" instead of tea; and another excellent idea is to add a few drops of ammonia to a basin of warm water, and use that-thus cleaning the suit at the same time. Any little spots may be removed by sponging with a little spirits of turpentinebought trom the chemist. I’m sure you will make your suit look like new.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 180, 4 December 1942, Page 15
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209Shiny Serge New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 180, 4 December 1942, Page 15
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