Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1910 — THE WOMANS CORNER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WOMANS CORNER

HOW TO CLEAN WHITE SHOES Comparatively Simple Matter to Re- ' store Footwear to Original Perfect Whiteness. Many a girl discards her white shoes when they are “good and dirty,” without knowing that a little effort will restore them to their pristine purity. The first requirement for complete restoration is not to get the white shoes too soiled, for they never look so well as when they are taken in hand before the discoloration becomes too deep. After wearing canvas shoes they should be given a good brushing with a stiff brush, the sole edges and heels freed from mud and washed off with plain water. But do not let the water gefbn the canvas, for this will only serve to fasten the soil the tighter. For whitening the canvas there are many bottled liquids in the market, Chinese white being a favorite and the most efficacious one. A homemade whitener which is just as good if put together according to the formula is made of half an ounce of gum arable dissolved in 40 ounces of water; to this add an ounce of white vinegar and 20 ounces of powdered chalk. Shake the bottle well before using, and put the white on with a brush, going over the shoes with a second coat after the first one has dried in, If they seem to need it. Where it Is desired to match a shoe to the dress tint, old white canvas ties or satin slippers may easily be changed to any color wanted by adding a little dye to the gum arable water and vinegar instead of the chalk. ’With any of the bottled liquids they may also be made tan or black.