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TO CLEAN WHITE SATIN AND FLOWERED SILKS

Mix sifted stale breadcrumbs with powder blue, and rub it thoroughly all over, then shake it well and dust it well with clean, soft cloths. Afterwards where there are any gold or silver flowers, take a piece of crimson ingrain velvet, and rub the flowers with it, which will restore them to their original luster. FOR WASHING GOODS THAT FADE, use crude ammonia instead of soap. Soiled neckties may be made to look like new by taking one-half a teaspoon of spirits of hortshorn to a tea-cup of water; wash well, and, if very much soiled, put through a second water, with less ammonia in. Lay it on a clean, white cloth, and gently wipe with another until dry.