Show CLEANING BLACK SILK DRESS method requires a little time but the result will be absolutely satisfactory tako the dress entirely to pieces and shake each piece then spread over a deal table a newspaper or sheet of clean paper and on it lay a breadth of the silk brush it well on both sides with a fine soft brush a hat brush would very well answer the purpose shake it again fold together in half and place on one side of the table in the same manner shake brush and shake again each piece of silk remove the paper and place on the tat table ae a clean paper on I 1 the paper place the breadth of silk once more and into a clean quart pudding basin pour a half pint of cold wa ter adding half a pint of good sweetened gin which is better for the purpose than unsweetened as the sugar stiffens the silk these are the proportions for any quantity required have ready a piece of black crape or black merino about a half a yard square dip it into the liquid and thoroughly wash over the best side of the silk be careful that it is well cleaned and if possible wash from edge to edge and wet it well all over then fold over the silk in half then again till the folds are the width of those of new silk place it in a clean towel and clean each piece of silk in the same manner laying one piece on the other remembering that the last piece done must be the te last ironed let the silk lie ito folded in the towel until a large iron js is well heated but be careful that it is not too hot use two irons open the towel tovel when the iron is ready and place the silk that was first cleaned on an old tablecloth or sheet folded thick and then iron the w wrong rong side cli quickly lickly from edge to edge until dry fold the silk lightly to the width of new silk this simple process cleans stiffens and makes sil silk klook look new |