WHITE KID GLOVES
White kid gloves may be cleaned by rubbing with cream of tartar, or with a piece of flannel dipped in petrol or benzine.' If the gloves are coloured, they should be rubbed with a flannel j dipped in milk and soaped. The flannel should be rinsed frequently, and when the gloves are clean they should be pulled into shape and left to dry on a clean towel. They need not be j rinsed. Suede golves should be well rubbed with fuller's earth; if the gloves are light or white, dry pipe clay may be used. The best method is to put the gloves on and rub the hands together. Chamois leather gloves should be soaked in warm, soapy water, and J then pressed and squeezed until the dirt is removed. They should never be wrung out.
pant notions. One of their chief charms is their cheapness and the fact that they can be concocted at home. , BARBARA.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 142, 17 June 1937, Page 19
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