TINSEL DANCE FROCKS
WASH-DAY PROBLEM SOLVED
Dance frocks, which get grubby like everything else, are sometimes a problem on wash-day (states ari exchange). They are, for instance, often ornamented with silver or gold tinsel threads. Tinsel threads are not made of gold or silver; they are usually made mainly of a copper alloy. It is for this reason that ammonia should never be brought near tinsel, since it causes rapid tarnishing.
A good soap does not harm tinsel, so that dresses containing tinsel threads can be washed in warm, soapy water without any fear of causing tarnish. If, in spite of all precautions, these threads do tarnish, sponge the frock with a solution of one spoonful of potassium acid oxalate dissolved in half a cup of boiling water.
This substance is poisonous, so wash your hands after using it.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 32, 6 August 1936, Page 19
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TINSEL DANCE FROCKS
Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 32, 6 August 1936, Page 19
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