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 remove creases and wrinkles. The following method will make them look like new. Make a suds from a good grade of neutral soap and warm water. Wash the veil in this by dipping it up and down and gently squeezing the suds through it. Rinse thoroughly in warm water. Squeeze out the water, then smooth it out on a clean cloth over a carpet or on the top of a bed. Carefully pull into shape and pin along the edges so that the veil will be slightly stretched and have its original shape and size, then allow to dry.

Since the substances causing spots and stains are various and differ in composition, the reagents used in removing them must also be various. While an agent may remove one kind of stain perfectly, it may tend to set another kind. For this reason it is helpful to know the cause of the stain. If the cause is not known examine the spot carefully and judge whether it is grease, paint, dye, fruit stain, grass stain, or of some other nature. Even the same kind of stain cannot always be removed by the same agent. All inks are not made of exactly the same chemi-