Two Glove Problems

New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 371, 2 August 1946, Page 27

Two Glove Problems

Dear Aunt Daisy, I have two problems about black kid gloves. One pair has been put away, and now I find it is spotted with mildew. How can I remove these? And the other query-is there any way of preventing the dye from coming off the gloves on to my hands? It is most embarrassing when going out to afternoon tea, and finding my hands almost black. I would be grateful if you can help me.

"Elgin,"

Auckland.

Mildew: Let us deal with the mildewed pair. For this you will need a long box or tin-with a well-fitting lid. Sprinkle in the bottom of the box some powdered rock ammonia from the chemist. Then put on that one or two thicknesses of brown paper or newspaper. Then lay the spotted gloves flat in the box-they could be wrapped loosely in tissue paper. Then put another two or three thicknesses of newspaper, and sprinkle more rock ammonia. The peper is to keep the rock ammonia from actually touching the gloves. In four or five days, when you open up the box the marks should have gone. This is the professional methcd. Dye: Here are two _ professional methods of combating this nuisance. First try turning the gloves inside out. Moisten a cloth with benzine-don’t have it too wet. Then lightly rub the gloves, on the wrong side. You don’t want it so wet that the benzine will go through the skin-just stay on the surface of the underside. If that is not successful, put the gloves on your hands, inside out. Then rub the gloves thoroughly all over with a piece of good candle, Now rub the hands briskly together, till really warm, so that the candle wax will melt and go into them, forming a skin, as it were. Be sure that it goes into every part. I think you will find that fixes the gloves.