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2695. Feathers (Blue). Every shade may be given by indigo--or dip in silk dye. 2696. Feathers (Crimson). Dip in acetate of alumina mordant, then in a boiling-hot decoction of Brazil-wood--and, last of all, pass through a bath of cudbear. 2697. Feathers (Pink, or Rose-colour). Pink, or rose-colour, is given by safflower and lemon juice. 2698. Feathers (Deep Red). Proceed as for crimson, omitting the cudbear bath. [THE FAT MAN KNOWETH NOT WHAT THE LEAN THINK.] 2699. Feathers (Yellow). Mordant with acetate of alumina, and dip in a bath of turmeric or weld. 2700. Hair (Black). As the object in view is simply to dye the hair without tingeing the skin, the following will be found the best:--Take equal parts of litharge and lime; mix well, and form into a paste with water, if a black is desired; with milk if brown. Clean the head with a small tooth comb, and then well wash the hair with soda and water to free it from grease; then lay on the paste pretty thick, and cover the head with oilskin or a cabbage-leaf, after which go to bed. Next morning the powder should be carefully brushed away, and the hair oiled. 2701. Leather (Black). Use No. iv. black stain (see par. 1430), and polish with oil. 2702. Gloves (Nankeen). Steep saffron in boiling-hot soft water for about twelve hours; sew up the tops of the gloves, to prevent the dye staining the insides, wet them over with a sponge dipped in the liquid. A teacupful of dye will do a pair of gloves.