Grease stains may be removed either
with chalk, magnesia, or ether, or with the
yolk of an &gg and water. Clean white
brocaded silk with bread cruml^s. Plain
silk requires the following process : Dis-
solve soft soap in water as hot as the hands
can bear ; rub the silk between the hands in
the soapy water ; rinse in warm water, and
dry by pinning on a cloth.
Nothing is so good for l)lack silk, and,
in fact, for many materials, as beef gall.
Throw the gall-bladder into as much boiling
water as you care to use. Spread the n.ia-
terial on a table, and with a sponge dipped
in the liquid clean the silk on ]:)oth sides.
Rinse in clear water, still on the table, on
both sides with a sponge. Dissolve a little
gum arable or gelatine in the water, moisten
the sponge with it, and pass it over the
wrong side of the silk. Pin the silk on a
cloth to dry it.
A good way of removing grease stains
from black silk is to rub them ver}^ vigor-
ously with a piece of brown wrapping
paper.
Velvets.
Velv^et garments which have been stained,
or worn, or have grown glossy, may h^ reno-
vated so as to look new. The garment must,
of course, be ripped, breadth by l^readth, piece
by piece. Then put l)urning coals in a chaf-
ing dish, and place on this dish a platter of
thick brass. When it is very hot, cover it
with a thickly folded cloth dampened in
boiling water. Spread on this cloth the
velvet, wrong side out. Do not ])e fright-
ened if you see a black vapor arise. Pass a
brush very lightly over the velvet. Let it
dr}^ stretched smoothly on a table.
When the velvet has been crushed, turn
it wrong side out, and hold it above boiling
water, exposed to the vapor. Brnsh it
against the grain.
Before putting away gowns, mantles,
plush or velvet jackets, the dust should be
removed. To do this, spread some fnie
white sand over the material. Inrush it un-
til the last grain of sand has disappeared.
If nuid stains are on the garment, dilute
beef gall and a little spirits of wine in boil-
ing water. Wet a soft ])rush in the mix-
ture, and rub the stain, repeating as often
as necessary. Apply to the back of the
material a thin solution of gum.
Veils, Hats, Htc.
Wash faded ri])i)ons in cold soapsuds.
.Rinse, shake out. spread on the iruning-board,
and cover with nuislin, ironing while damp.
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THE MODEL COOK BOOK
Women in mourning frequently discard
long crape veils and trimmings, not because
they are ruined by the rain, but because
they do not know how to care properly for
this material when it is wet. It should be
dried immediately, spreading it out, but not
near the fire. If it is stained with mud,
clean it with cold water, and dry away from
the fire, air, and sunshine. English crape,
when it has become limp, should be damp-
ened with brandy, then rolled on a roller.
Moisten it at each turn, and evenly through-
out. Milk may also be used to dampen
crape and to restore its color, but the crape
should be carefully sponged afterward wdth
water.
Black thread stockings may be washed
as follows : Never use soap, but a suds
made of a teacupful of bran inclosed in a
muslin bag, thrown into warm water, and
well stirred. First wash the stockings in
this preparation. On taking them out of
the water, roll them in a towel, pressing
strongly, and dry quickly near the fire, not
in the air.
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Presented as published in 1901. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Grease stains may be removed either with chalk, magnesia, or ether, or with the yolk of an egg and water. Clean white brocaded silk with bread crumbs. Plain silk requires the following process : Dissolve soft soap in water as hot as the hands
can bear ; rub the silk between the hands in the soapy water ; rinse in warm water, and dry by pinning on a cloth.
Nothing is so good for l)lack silk, and, in fact, for many materials, as beef gall. Throw the gall-bladder into as much boiling water as you care to use. Spread the material on a table, and with a sponge dipped in the liquid clean the silk on both sides. Rinse in clear water, still on the table, on both sides with a sponge. Dissolve a little gum arable or gelatine in the water, moisten the sponge with it, and pass it over the wrong side of the silk. Pin the silk on a cloth to dry it.
A good way of removing grease stains from black silk is to rub them ver}^ vigorously with a piece of brown wrapping paper.
Velvets.
Velvet garments which have been stained, or worn, or have grown glossy, may be renovated so as to look new. The garment must, of course, be ripped, breadth by breadth, piece by piece. Then put l)urning coals in a chafing dish, and place on this dish a platter of thick brass. When it is very hot, cover it with a thickly folded cloth dampened in boiling water. Spread on this cloth the velvet, wrong side out. Do not be frightened if you see a black vapor arise. Pass a brush very lightly over the velvet. Let it dry stretched smoothly on a table.
When the velvet has been crushed, turn it wrong side out, and hold it above boiling water, exposed to the vapor. Brush it against the grain.
Before putting away gowns, mantles, plush or velvet jackets, the dust should be removed. To do this, spread some fine white sand over the material. Brush it until the last grain of sand has disappeared. If nuid stains are on the garment, dilute beef gall and a little spirits of wine in boiling water. Wet a soft ])rush in the mixture, and rub the stain, repeating as often as necessary. Apply to the back of the material a thin solution of gum.
Veils, Hats, Htc.
Wash faded ribbons in cold soapsuds.
Rinse, shake out, spread on the ironing-board,
and cover with muslin, ironing while damp.
Women in mourning frequently discard long crape veils and trimmings, not because they are ruined by the rain, but because they do not know how to care properly for this material when it is wet. It should be dried immediately, spreading it out, but not near the fire. If it is stained with mud, clean it with cold water, and dry away from the fire, air, and sunshine. English crape, when it has become limp, should be dampened with brandy, then rolled on a roller. Moisten it at each turn, and evenly throughout. Milk may also be used to dampen crape and to restore its color, but the crape should be carefully sponged afterward with water.
Black thread stockings may be washed as follows : Never use soap, but a suds made of a teacupful of bran inclosed in a muslin bag, thrown into warm water, and well stirred. First wash the stockings in this preparation. On taking them out of the water, roll them in a towel, pressing strongly, and dry quickly near the fire, not in the air.