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Show Homemaker Advises How To Take Shine Off Pants The slick, shiny seat and the knees of your old wool suit can be given a new lease on life through a little sponging and special treatment with sandpaper, says Mrs. Esther Cooley Page, clothing specialist at the Massachusetts State college. We're all interested, she says, in prolonging the life of our woolen garments. Smooth, shiny places on the elbows or knees or backs or seats of suits and of course the same holds for women's skirts can be improved materially, she says. First give them a brushing and then sponge with a cleaning fluid. The shine comes from a combination of wearing and the matting of the fibers with dirt. Sponging removes much of the dirt. Then sponge with water with a few drops of ammonia or vinegar to help brighten the color. Brisk brushing or even fine sandpaper will help to lift the nap and eliminate the undesirable shine. Where the spots have faded, they can be renewed re-newed by first cleaning and then brushing lightly with dye. When fully dry, fine sandpaper may be used to scuff up or lift the nap and the chances are, says Mrs. Page, that the material will look almost like new. |