TO CLEAN VERY DIRTY BLACK DRESSES.

2 parts soft water to 1 part alcohol, or if there be paint spots upon

the stuff, spirits turpentine. Soap a sponge well, dip in the mixture

and rub, a breadth at a time, on both sides, stretching it upon a

table. Iron on the wrong side, or that which is to be inside when the

stuff is made up. Sponge off with fair water, hot but not scalding,

_before you iron_. Iron while damp.

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