Spotted by the Rain
Dear Aunt Daisy, I am a constant reader of The Listener, and am hoping that you will be able to advise me of the best way to clean a white felt hat that has been spotted by the rain. I have also a white table cloth that has been badly stained by tea. Could you tell me of some method of cleaning it? _ "Constant Listener" (Wellington). Try rubbing the felt hat gently with very fine emery or sand paper. Use an old soft pliable piece, and rub the whole hat, because you will find that it will clean the hat too, so you just make it
equal all over. Do not rub too hard. Some | people use those steel wool pads, but in any case, work gently. For the tea stains on your table cloth, try putting it dry into a vessel of BOILING soapy water, into which you have put a dash of ammonia, end a good table- | spoon of borax. Rinse thoroughly and dry in the sun. If the stain persists, soak it in a little chloride of lime and water. Use about loz. of chloride of lime to a
quart of water, let it stand all night. then strain very thoroughly through a strong cloth. Be sure to rinse thoroughly afterwards in water containing a little vinegar, to kill the chloride of lime.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 417, 20 June 1947, Page 26
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230Spotted by the Rain New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 417, 20 June 1947, Page 26
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