CLEANING LIGHT FURS.
i I A light fur should be cleaned by placing j it on a table, preferably out of doors, ' and sprinkling it well with calcined magI nesia. This should Vie gently rubbed into the fur with a .soft handkerchief or piece .of white- flannel. When clean, the fur j should be shaken and rubbed with a dry, I soft cloth, and then put away, if no longer 'required for immediate use, in tissue paper. Some women clean their light i furs by sprinkling them with magnesia, ' putting them in a bag (a pillow-case answers the purpose for a stole or muff), and shaking them about well ; but the rubbing, though more tedious, is the better plan. Ermine, white fox. squirrel, or unv light fur. can be cleaned in the way suggested. When the magnesia becomes soiled, a fresh supply must be used, and the fur should be beaten on the wrong side to dislodge the powder thoroughly if it appears to adhere. Warm flour is also successfully used for cleaning white furs, and bran warmed in the oven is excellent for darker fura.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18101, 27 May 1922, Page 4 (Supplement)
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186CLEANING LIGHT FURS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18101, 27 May 1922, Page 4 (Supplement)
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