WASHING CHAMOIS GLOVES

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16817, 8 June 1926, Page 8

WASHING CHAMOIS GLOVES

Nearly every woman, q.uitc wrongly, washes chamois leather gloves on her hands. Most of us-have been taught to do it that way. But a member of a glove firm insists that the proper way to wash them is gently, between the hands and not on them, lightly squeezing and kneading as if one were cleansing a sponge. The soapy lather must be worked into the leather; there should be no attempt to rub out the dirt. Fingers and palms, which get more soiled than the rest, should be very gently scrubbed with a nail brush. This sounds drastic, but there will be no dire results if care is exercised. When quite clean, squeeze Ihe gloves again in fresh soapy water; then wrap in a towel before you squeeze out the superfluous water. Remove from the towel, blow out the lingers, and hang up lo dry; but neither in the sun nor. a very hot room. Heat always hardens the leather.