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Show TO REMOVE SPOTS FROM SILK. Combination of Gasoline and Talcum Powder Effective. It Is snld that spots on silk can bo cleansed with gasollno nnd no mark will bo left If the dampened spots nro covered with talcum powder and brushed when perfectly dry. Ono might make tho experiment on a pleco of cloth, for it is always best to understand un-derstand cleaning methods boforo risk ing tho nrt on flno material. Ono thing Ib quite certain: Fuller's earth If sprinkled ovor grease marks on dell-cate dell-cate silk will clean tho blomlshcs and lenvo no marks. It should bo allowed to remain on tho material for several hours. A good way to clean n net or 'lnco waist Ib to put It in a henvy pillow caso nnd sprinklo It quite lavishly with flour and cornmcnl. Take tho bag Into tho yard and shako it vigorously, vigor-ously, but not enough to injure tho lnco. It can bo left In tho bag for several days. Take out tho walBt and shako freo from dirt nnd flour mix-turn. mix-turn. In most cases the waist will not only bo perfectly elenn, but tho lnco will bo light and fluffy looking. Furs can be cleaned in tho samo manner If they nro of light color, though tho dark ones will look better If cleaned by a hot cornmeal process. |