CLEANING WHITE KID GLOVES
Sift well together equal quantities of finely powdered fuller's earth and alum. Put "on the glove, and. with a clean rag. thoroughly rub the mixture into the texture of the kid. Br-<=h it off. Then mix together equal quantities of very dry bran and powdered whiting. Rub over the ■ : gloves, shake well, and then polish over ■,'wiih clean soft rags. A good way of : keeping white gloves clean is to rub them ovor with a piece, of flannel dipped in ben k Cue before removing them from the hand? '■':, ,each time they are worn. This prevents the do or grease spots sinking into the £.-','"• kid, and leaving traces very difficult to ?■•'' remove. Owintr to the great inflammability of benzine, however, great care must be '■ taken 'ihat there is no naked light in the 'lose neighbourhood whilst it is in use. **■ x -i * - * v ",- .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15807, 2 January 1915, Page 5 (Supplement)
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