Tea Stain on Suit
Dear Aunt Daisy, I am wondering if you can help in my problem. My husband, when out visiting friends recently, spilt practically the whole of a cup of tea over the trousers of his best suit, and it has left a dark stain. This suit is between a light and mid-grey shade, with a blue fleck, The tea was of medium strength with sugar added, but no milk. Would be pleased if you would answer through The Listener. -wWorried, Takapuna. It would have been comparatively easy if you had acted as soon as your husband got home. Still, try this method now: Just soak with very hot (nearly boiling) water, repeatedly wringing out the rag in fresh water. The suit will not shrink, I have done this with a delicate woollen frock with a silver tinsel thread running through. The idea is to weaken the tea, like putting more and more water in the teapot. You can put a thickly folded towel under the material to absorb the water. If this does not do, soak the stain in glycerine for 24 hours and then wash-very good. The easiest way, however, would be to send the trousers to a dry cleaner to he cleaned and pressed. They will look like new.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 927, 17 May 1957, Page 33
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214Tea Stain on Suit New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 927, 17 May 1957, Page 33
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