Make a strong lather with curd soap and warm water; lay the glove flat on a board, the bottom of a dish, or other unyielding surface: dip a piece of flannel in the lather and well rub the glove with it till all the dirt is out, turning it about so as to clean it all over. Dry in the sun or before a moderate fire. When dry they will look like old parchment, and should be gradually pulled out and stretched.
Have a small quantity of milk in a cup or saucer, and a piece of brown Windsor or glycerine soap in another saucer. Fold a clean towel or other cloth 3 or 4 times thick, and spread the glove smoothly on the cloth. Dip a piece of flannel in the milk, and rub it well on the soap. Hold the glove firmly with the left hand, and rub it with the flannel towards the fingers. Continue this operation until the glove, if white, appears of a dirty yellow; or, if coloured, until it looks dirty and spoiled, and then lay it to dry. Gloves cleaned by this method will be soft, glossy and elastic.
French method: Put the gloves on your hands, and wash them in spirits of turpentine, until they are quite clean, rubbing them exactly as if washing your hands; when finished, hang them in a current of air to dry and to take off the smell of the turpentine.
Eau de Javelle, 135 parts; ammonia 8; powdered soap, 200; water, 150. Make a soft paste, and use with a flannel.
¼ lb. white curd soap, ¾ lb. rose-water, 80 gr. powdered borax, 2 oz. spirit of wine. Pare soap and dissolve in rose-water by aid of heat, in a saucepan, adding borax during solution. On cooling add spirit of wine, then pour into tins before it sets too thick. Directions for use. Take a dry flannel and rub a little of the paste on it, rub well on the gloves, when dirt and stains will at once disappear. For grease on cloth it is better to use a damp cloth and rub smartly.
Washleather Gloves cleansing
Take out the grease spots by rubbing them with magnesia or with cream of tartar. Then wash them with soap dissolved in water as directed for kid gloves, and afterwards rinse them, first in warm water and then in cold. Dry in the sun, or before the fire.
All gloves are better and more shapely if dried on glove trees or wooden hands.