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[Illustration: GROUP OF OSTRICHES.]
THE
PRACTICAL
OSTRICH FEATHER DYER,
BY
ALEXANDER PAUL.
REVISED AND CORRECTED
BY
DR. M. FRANK.
PUBLISHED BY
MRS. DR. M. FRANK,
"Textile Colorist,"
506 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A.
1888.
_Copyright, 1888, by Mrs. Dr. M. Frank._
_All Rights Reserved._
PREFACE.
In the preparation of this work it has been my aim to present Recipes,
simple, yet complete in every detail, for dyeing every color and shade
of color known. Reliability, practicability and rapidity I claim
for this work, and would ask that it be judged not from a literary
standpoint, but as a thorough and practical instructor in the art of
Ostrich Feather Dyeing, as simplified and perfected by me during years
of hard work and research. It is the first work of its kind ever put
before the public in the English language, and will, in consequence,
receive from those interested close scrutiny and criticism, which
prompts the author to offer $1000 to any person who will prove that the
recipes herein contained, or any single one of them, will not produce
the desired color or shade perfect and in the time mentioned. The
old methodical orthodox dyers will find a decided advantage in being
enabled to make colors in minutes, that heretofore required hours and
days to complete. Technicalities and high-sounding phrases for the
names of colors and terms of the dye-house have no place in this work.
It is not necessary for a man to be a chemist to be a practical feather
dyer, other authorities to the contrary notwithstanding. Good practical
common sense and judgment and a knowledge of the nature of the goods
you are handling, and throw theory to the winds.