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To Remove Grease from Velvet

Grease may be taken out of velvet by a little turpentine, poured over the spot; then rub briskly with a piece of clean dry flannel.

Repeat the application, if necessary, and hang or Silk. Separate the yolk of an egg from the article in the air, to remove the smell. the white as perfectly as possible. Then (See No. 351.) stretch the fabric on a board, and with a soft 356. Simple Method of Removing clothes brush dip into the yolk, and rub the Grease Spots from Silk. Take a visiting spot with it until the grease seems loosened. or other card; separate it, and rub the spot The yolk will not injure the most delicate with the soft internal part, and it will discolors, but the rubbing may, if too severe. appear without taking the gloss off the silk. Then rinse with warm rain water, rubbing the This is a simple and valuable receipt. Be edges with a damp cloth, and clapping the whole between dry towels. If the stain is not quite gone, repeat the process. It will not do so well for fabrics mixed with cotton or linen. 351. To Remove Grease from Silk or Velvet. Rub the spots on the silk lightly and rapidly with a clean soft cotton rag dipped in chloroform, and the grease will imcareful and rub the silk on the wrong side, as the card sometimes will soil delicate colored silks, but if the above precaution is taken, the spot cannot be seen on the right side of the silk.