Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1915 — To Restore Worn Leather. [ARTICLE]

To Restore Worn Leather.

Leather hand bags, purses, card cases and belts, if black, can be restored to original beauty in the following manner: Buy a tube of ivoryblack oil paint and apply it to the leather by rubbing it in with a piece of old stocking. It should be used generously and rubbed In vigorously, so as to leave no noticeable residue. Let it stand 24 hours and if the surface of the leather is rough, polish with a piece of old Turkish toweling. Let stand another 24 hours, and if the dye will be permanently set and none will rub off even on white gloves. By the same method colored leather can be dyed black, but a number of coats would be necessary. Each coat should be given 24 hours to dry, and each, coat must be polished before another is applied. The degree of polish depends on the amount of rubbing.—The Ladles’ World.