Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1915 — To Clean Leather Furniture [ARTICLE]

To Clean Leather Furniture

Make suds of good white soap and rainwater; wash leather with a soft cloth and rub' perfectly dry; then take cheesecloth, dip small piece In olive oil and rub until all absorbed. It takes very little oil for this.

If you have been unfortunate enough o tear a dress of thin material and are at a loss how to make toe rent Invisible when mended, try threading a hair Into your needle. I know of a new brown mohair skirt that was mended in this way, and the skirt rounded out a long and useful life without this scar upon its smooth surface being detected. A hair Is strong, fin* and pliable, and If reasonably long can be used to advantage by skillful