e a pale color, put to each quart of soft warm
water that is to be used for the dye, ten drops of the above
composition--if you wish a deep color, more will be necessary. Put in
the articles without crowding, and let them remain in it till of a good
color--the dye-stuff should be kept warm--take the articles out without
wringing, drain as much of the dye out of them as possible, then hang
them to dry in a shady, airy place. They should be dyed when the weather
is dry--if not dried quick, they will not look nice. When perfectly dry,
wash them in lukewarm suds, to keep the vitriol from injuring the
texture of the cloth. If you wish for a lively bright green, mix a
little of the above composition with yellow dye.

435. _Yellow Dyes._

To dye a buff color, boil equal parts of arnotto and common potash, in
soft clear water. When dissolved, take it from the fire; when cool, put
in the goods, which should previously be washed free from spots, and
color; set them on a moderate fire, where they will keep hot, till the
goods are of the shade you wish. To dye salmon and orange color, tie
arnotto in a bag, and soak it in warm soft soap suds, till it becomes
soft, so that you can squeeze enough of it through the bag to make the
suds a deep yellow--put in the articles, which should be clean, and free
from color; boil them till of the shade you wish. There should be enough
of the dye to cover the goods--stir them while boiling, to keep them
from spotting. This dye will make a salmon or orange color, according to
the strength of it, and the time the goods remain in. Drain them out of
the dye, and dry them quick, in the shade--when dry, wash them in soft
soap suds. Goods dyed in this manner should never be rinsed in clear
water. Peach leaves, fustic, and saffron, all make a good straw or lemon
color, according to the strength of the dye. They should be steeped in
soft fair water, in an earthen or tin vessel, and then strained, and the
dye set with alum, and a little gum arabic dissolved in the dye, if you
wish to stiffen the article. When the dye-stuff is strained, steep the
articles in it.

436. _Red Dyes._

Madder makes a good durable red, but not a brilliant color. To make a
dye of it, allow for half a pound of it three ounces of alum, and one of
cream of tartar, and six gallons of water. This proportion of
ingredients will make sufficient dye for six or seven pounds of goods.
Heat half of the water scalding hot, in a clean b