PUTTING AWAY FURS.
It-is encouraging moths to keep winter furs carelessly hung in the wardrobe or laid in frequently opened drawers. They should be put right away until the end of the autumn.
Valuable furs should be sent, for proper storage to a furrier's and all fufs,-be-fore being packed, ought to be well cleaned. A good furrier will not accept storage risks unless furs are first cleaned. For home cleaning hot brar> is most effective. For white fur, however, use a warm mixture of flour and powdered whiting. Shako the fur out well, beating it with a cane, comb gently and give it an airing in the sunshine at the last. Several sheets of newspaper and a final wrapping of stout brown paper is as protective as anything. A sprinkling af moth powder is a further precaution. Special moth-proof bags, made of paper treated for the purpose, are on safe. The ideal method of storing furs at home is in a cedar-lined box. Hero they are safe from tbe attack of moths.
Epsom salts are recommended in preference to camphor for discouraging moth in furs.
Put rolls of tissue paper in the folds of fur stoles and ties, or you may find them creased later on.
Wrap white furs in a preliminary covering of blue paper.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19419, 30 August 1926, Page 5
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