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If this precaution be taken, the stockings will retain a fine black color, and never grow dingy. If they are neglected and become rusty, the color can be restored by boiling them in one quart of water, into w^hich a few chips of logwood have been thrown. Felt hats which have been wet should be brushed before drying. Rip off the trimmings ; begin brushing at the border, and continue turning, always on the same side, until the center is reached at the very top. Place the hat on a mold and let it dry before putting it away. It will be as fine and beautiful as when new. In putting gowns away for the season, wrap them in blue paper tightly sealed. White silk skirts should be placed in a second covering of muslin, and the bodices put away in cases or boxes. Fold the trains their full length. To cleanse the collars of garments, dissolve one part salt in four of alcohol. Apply Avith a sponge and rub well. Cloth, serge, felt hats, may all be cleansed by dipping a hard brush, which has short hairs, into spirits of ammonia. Rub until the grease spots disappear. Laundry Work. In washing clothes, dissolve pipe-clay in the water, a cent's worth to four gallons. It will be found to clean clothing with halt the labor, and considerably less soap, while the colors of the clothes are improved. Petroleum dissolved in the water is also of great utility, saving much of the labor and soap and yielding superior results. Chintzes should always be washed when the weather is dry and sufficiently warm not to freeze them. If necessary to wash them in wet or very cold weather, it is better to dry by the kitchen fire than to run the risk of spoiling the colors by outdoor drying. To Wash Chenille Curtains. — Two ounces ether sulphate, two ounces borax, two ounces soda, one cake ivory soap ; shave soap and let dissolve in warm water, then add all the ingredients to sufficient warm water to wash curtains in. Do not rub on board, but dash up and down until they are thoroughly clean. Do not wring them, but squeeze out of the water, and hang lengthwise in a shady place. Then take a whisk broom and brush until dry. Do not go near the fire, as ether is a dangerous explosive. To Clean Kid Gloves and Shoes. — An easy way to perform this is to stretch the glove in some way as on the open hand, and rub it carefully with moistened flannel, having first placed a little powdered soap on the flannel. After the dirt has been thus removed, the glove should be dried by rubbing with dry flannel. To clean ladies' kid boots, dip a rag in almond oil and remove all the mud, drying as you go, and never leaving the leather moist. Polish with a clean rag and more oil. The dulness left by this process may be removed by rubbing with the palm of the hand. Kid may be both cleaned and preserved in this manner. The Removal of Stains. Ink stains on woolen goods and cloth may be removed with oxalic acid, diluted, or rubbed over with strong vinegar, so that it may not injure the stuff. This acid liaS; however, the disadvantage of being very