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Show Raln on Velvet Hat. It Is very hnrd to do anything with velvet unless It Is In tho piece. Steiim-lug Steiim-lug might help tho condition of u rain-soiled rain-soiled hat. Hold It over a steaming pan of hot water until It Is damp and llnip. Then brush It dry with a soft velvet brush not, a whisk or clothes' brush. After It Is' dry, rub It between your bands to prevent It from getting stiff ugnln, If tho velvet Is stretched straight over the crown and not gnlh-i cred In a tain "o'sluintcr stylo, you can steam It out straight by standing a very hot Iron upside down In c tin can or kettle. Cover It with n damp cloth nnd rub tho hut over It so that tho In-sldo In-sldo of tho crown touches tho Iron and not tho outside. Ilrush tho outside, velvet ns you pull tho hut over tho Iron, This will straighten out tho shapo nnd mny restore tho natural softness of tho velvet. |