Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1913 — Cleaning a Chenille Tablecloth. [ARTICLE]

Cleaning a Chenille Tablecloth.

Almost the only safe means of cleaning a\ chenille tablecloth will be by dry-cleaning it: Use a quart of bran or cornmeal, mixed with a handful of salt. Heat it in the oven without scorching it, then rub it well into all parts of the cloth just as with suds. Finally roll up with the meal scattered thickly over all parts and put into a closed box to stand for a day or two, then repeat the process and the second time should show a decided improvement effected in the cloth. For any stains or obstinate soil marks sponge with a little alcohol or benzine. This will greatly improve the cloth, though it may not make it like new. _ -