Putting Away Your Furs?

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 25, 28 December 1934, Page 50

Putting Away Your Furs?

A&# you putting away your furs for the summer? Then send them to the cleaners first, and save them frorf. the moths. Or try these home methods, For dark furs, rub hot bran well inte the skins, leave it on for half-an-hour, then shake, brush and comb them. Or wring a soft cloth out in a pint of water to which a tablespoonful of am‘monia has been added, and stroke the fur firmly with it, constantly changing the cloth. When clean, hang up to dry. White and light-coloured furs can be cleaned by being sprinkled with finelypowdered starch and rubbed with tiny. wads of tissue paper. Never wet them. Beaver should be sprinkled thickly with very hot flour, rubbed well with a piece of muslin, shaken and beaten, and | finally wiped over with a white silk handkerchief, Fur collars on coats often get greasy round the back of the neck. When this happens, sponge with a piece of muslin slightly moistened in non-inflammable grease solvent. . Fresh air and sunshine are the chief enemies of moths, so when a sunny day comes along give all furs a good airing in the garden. Every time a fur has been worn it should be shaken well and beaten with a light cane to free it from dust before it is put away. Never keep furs in a drawer.:..Hang them up in a cupboard which is in constant use. If skins get wet through being worn in rain or fog, dry them in a warm room away from the fire, and shake

frequently. Delicate long-haired furs. like fox, should not be rubbed when damp, or they may become matted. ‘Moth-proof bags are quite inexpensive, and make a good investment for storing furs and fur coats through the summer. Alternatively, several thicknesses of newspaper may. be used. . In any case, the furs should be examined at regular intervals and, at the slightest sign-of infection by moth, should be treated with one of the insecticides specially prepared for this purpose. :