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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
296
TO
WASH
SILK.--Half
a
pint
of
gin,
four
ounces
of
soft
soap,
and
two
ounces
of
honey,
well
shaken;
then
rub
the
silk,
with
a
sponge
(wetted
with
the
above
mixture),
upon
a
table,
and
wash
through
two
waters,
in
which
first
put
two
or
three
spoonfuls
of
ox
gall,
which
will
brighten
the
colors,
and
prevent
their
running.
The
silks
should
not
be
wrung,
but
well
shaken
and
hung
up
smoothly
to
dry,
and
mangled
while
damp.
The
writer
has
had
green
silk
dresses
washed
by
this
receipt,
and
they
have
looked
as
well
as
new.
TO
RENOVATE
BLACK
SILK.--Slice
some
uncooked
potatoes,
pour
boiling
water
on
them;
when
cold
sponge
the
right
side
of
the
silk
with
it,
and
iron
on
the
wrong.
TO
KEEP
SILK.--Silk
articles
should
not
be
kept
folded
in
white
paper,
as
the
chloride
of
lime
used
in
bleaching
the
paper
will
probably
impair
the
color
of
the
silk.
Brown
or
blue
paper
is
better--the
yellowish
smooth
India
paper
is
best
of
all.
Silk
intended
for
a
dress
should
not
be
kept
in
the
house
long
before
it
is
made
up,
as
lying
in
the
folds
will
have
a
tendency
to
impair
its
durability
by
causing
it
to
cut
or
split,
particularly
if
the
silk
has
been
thickened
by
gum.
We
knew
an
instance
of
a
very
elegant
and
costly
thread-lace
veil
being
found,
on
its
arrival
from
France,
cut
into
squares
(and
therefore
destroyed)
by
being
folded
over
a
pasteboard
card.
A
white
satin
dress
should
be
pinned
up
in
blue
paper,
with
coarse
brown
paper
outside,
sewed
together
at
the
edges.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
