I. Salmon or "flesh" may be dyed upon bleached naturally gray feathers,
in which case the creamy tint of the feathers must be taken into
consideration and can be utilized for certain broken tones of the
color. Have the feathers well washed in soap or soda, and rinsed
perfectly clean. For dyeing prepare a bath as for rose, preferably
with ponceau B. R., or utilize an old bath for rose, according to
its strength and the shade to be produced, and add in either case a
suitable, small quantity of filtered decoction of turmeric. Proceed as
stated for dyeing rose, with the difference only, that the acid may be
added to the dyebath at once, if the bath is made fresh. Particularly
fine shades are obtained with rhodamine and turmeric, in a bath
slightly acidulated with acetic acid, upon bleached grays.
II. Prepare a bath as for rose, with some solution of eosine, a little
quinoline yellow, according to tone, and a little acetic acid, just
enough to give the bath a slightly sour taste. Enter the well cleaned,
or bleached feathers after rinsing, at hand heat and agitate them until
the bath is well exhausted, or a level color, according to sample,
obtained, rinse lightly, starch and dry.