e bonnets remain in the liquor all night,
then take out to dry in the air. If the black is not satisfactory, dye
again after drying. Rub inside and out with a sponge moistened in fine
oil. Then block.

2719. To Dye Hair and Feathers Green.

Take of either verdigris or verditer one ounce; gum water, one pint;
mix them well, and dip the hair or feathers into the mixture, shaking
them well about.

2720. To Clean White Satin and Flowered Silks.

i. Mix sifted stale bread-crumbs with powder blue, and rub it
thoroughly all over the article; then shake it well, and dust it
with clean soft cloths. Afterwards, where there are any gold or
silver flowers, take a piece of crimson ingrain velvet, rub the
flowers with it, which will restore them to their original lustre.

ii. Pass them through a solution of fine hard soap of a moderate
heat, drawing them through the hand; rinse in lukewarm water, dry,
and finish by pinning out. Brush the flossy or bright side with a
clean clothes-brush, the way of the nap. Finish them by dipping a
sponge into a size, made by boiling isinglass in water, and rub the
wrong side. Rinse out a second time, and brush, and dry near a fire
in a warm room.

Silk may be treated in the same way, but not brushed.

2721. Cleaning Silk, Satins, Coloured Woollen Dresses, &c.

Four ounces of soft soap, four ounces of honey, the white of an egg,
and a wineglassful of gin; mix well together, and scour the article
with a rather hard brush thoroughly; afterwards rinse it in cold
water, leave to drain, and iron whilst quite damp.

2722. To Clean Black Cloth Clothes.

Clean the garments well, then boil four ounces of logwood in a boiler
or copper containing two or three gallons of water for half an hour;
dip the clothes in warm water and squeeze dry, then put them into the
copper and boil for half an hour. Take them out, and add three drachms
of sulphate of iron; boil for half an hour, then take them out and
hang them up for an hour or two; take them down, rinse them thrice in
cold water, dry well, and rub with a soft brush which has had a few
drops of olive oil applied to its surface. If the clothes are
threadbare about the elbows, cuffs, &c., raise the nap with a teasel
or half worn hatter's card, filled with flocks, and when sufficiently
raised, lay the nap the right way with a hard brush.

2723. To Clean F