White Straw Hats
Dear Aunt Daisy, I have a white straw hat which seems | to have gone yellow. I wonder if you | could supply. me with a reliable way of restoring it to its original whiteness. :
E.
S.
Rotorua.
I suppose the method used for cleaning Panama hats will do tor other straw. The favourite way is to make a strong | (saturated) solution of borax and warm water, and paint this all over the hat, underneath the brim as well. Let it dry, when crystals will have formed; then brush gently off with a clean nailbrush. This re-stiffens a Panama nicely, as well as cleaning it. I have heard of alum being substituted for borax (by mistake) and the result was successful. | It is advisable to fit the crown of the ; hat over an inverted basin while work- | ing on it, to hold it in, place. Another | method is to mix a thick paste of powdered magnesia and water, and paint this all over the hat in the same way. Both methods are well tried.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 437, 7 November 1947, Page 23
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