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To Dye Silk a Delicate Greenish Yellow
Dissolve 2 ounces of citronine in 1 gallon of Methylated
spirit and keep the solution hot over a water bath until perfectly clear.
To prepare
silk fabrics, wash them in a weak soap liquor that has been just sweetened
(i.e., its alkalinity turned to a slight sourness) with a little sulphuric
acid. Work the goods until dyed to shade, and then rinse them in cold water
that has been slightly acidulated with acetic, tartaric, or citric acid, |