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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
299
TO
CLEAN
EMBROIDERY
AND
GOLD
LACE.--For
this
purpose
no
alkaline
liquors
are
to
be
used;
for
while
they
clean
the
gold,
they
corrode
the
silk,
and
change
its
color.
Soap
also
alters
the
shade,
and
even
the
species
of
certain
colors.
But
spirit
of
wine
may
be
used
without
any
danger
of
its
injuring
either
color
or
quality;
and,
in
many
cases,
proves
as
effectual
for
restoring
the
lustre
of
the
gold
as
the
corrosive
detergents.
But,
though
spirits
of
wine
is
the
most
innocent
material
employed
for
this
purpose,
it
is
not
in
all
cases
proper.
The
golden
covering
may
be
in
some
parts
worn
off;
or
the
base
metal
with
which
it
has
been
alloyed
may
be
corroded
by
the
air,
so
as
to
leave
the
particles
of
the
gold
disunited;
while
the
silver
underneath,
tarnished
to
a
yellow
hue,
may
continue
a
tolerable
color
to
the
whole,
so
it
is
apparent
that
the
removal
of
the
tarnish
would
be
prejudicial,
and
make
the
lace
or
embroidery
less
like
gold
than
it
was
before.
It
is
necessary
that
care
should
be
taken.
TO
REMOVE
STAINS
OF
WINE
OR
FRUIT
FROM
TABLE
LINEN.--A
wine
stain
may
sometimes
be
removed
by
rubbing
it,
while
wet,
with
common
salt.
It
is
said,
also,
that
sherry
wine
poured
immediately
on
a
place
where
port
wine
has
been
spilled,
will
prevent
its
leaving
a
stain.
A
certain
way
of
extracting
fruit
or
wine
stains
from
table-linen
is
to
tie
up
some
cream
of
tartar
in
the
stained
part
(so
as
to
form
a
sort
of
bag),
and
then
to
put
the
linen
into
a
lather
of
soap
and
cold
water,
and
boil
it
awhile.
Then
transfer
it
wet
to
a
lukewarm
suds,
wash
and
rinse
it
well,
and
dry
and
iron
it.
The
stains
will
disappear
during
the
process.
Another
way,
is
to
mix,
in
equal
quantities,
soft
soap,
slackened
lime,
and
pearl-ash.
Rub
the
stain
with
this
preparation,
and
expose
the
linen
to
the
sun
with
the
mixture
plastered
on
it.
If
necessary,
repeat
the
application.
As
soon
as
the
stain
has
disappeared,
wash
out
the
linen
immediately,
as
it
will
be
injured
if
the
mixture
is
left
in
it.
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