and 20 lb. salt at the boil for one hour.

Many more formulae could have been given, but the above will perhaps
suffice; they include all the best of the direct blues. Paler tints of
blue may be got by using from 1 to 2 per cent. of any of these blues and
also of the many direct blacks now on the market. The direct blues as a
rule have a good degree of fastness to light.

_Lilac._--Prepare a dye-bath with 1/4 lb. Hessian brown 2 M, 1 oz. Azo
mauve A M, 1 lb. soap, 2 lb. soda, 10 lb. salt. Work at the boil for one
hour, then lift, wash and dry.

_Plum._--Dye with 3 lb. Oxydiamine violet G, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. salt.

_Dark Plum._--Use in the dye-bath 3 lb. Oxydiamine violet B, 3 lb. soda
and 20 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil.

_Violet._--Make the dye-bath with 3/4 lb. Oxydiamine violet B, 1 lb.
soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt, and dye at the boil to shade.

_Violet._--Dye with 12 oz. Dianil blue 4 R, 2 oz. Dianil blue B and 10
lb. salt at the boil.

_Lilac._--Dye with 1-1/2 oz. Diamine rose G D, 3/4 oz. Diamine sky blue
F F, 1 lb. soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt at the boil to shade.

_Red Violet._--Make the dye-bath with 1/2 lb. Diamine violet N, 1/2 oz.
Diamine brilliant blue G, 1 lb. soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt, working
at the boil.

_Red Violet._--Dye with 1 lb. Diamine violet N, 1 lb. soda and 10 lb.
Glauber's salt.

_Bright Red Lilac._--Dye with 1-3/4 lb. Erika B N, 4 oz. Chicago blue 4
R, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. Glauber's salt at the boil.

_Grey Lilac._--Dye with 12 oz. Neutral grey G, 3 oz. erika B N, 1 lb.
soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt at the boil for one hour.

_Pale Lilac._--Dye with 2-1/2 oz. Dianil claret B, 2-1/2 oz. Dianil blue
4 R, and 10 lb. salt.

_Light Plum._--Dye with 10 oz. Dianil claret B, 10 oz. Dianil blue and
20 lb. salt.

_Dull Lilac._--Dye with 1/2 lb. Diamine brown V, 1 lb. soda and 10 lb.
Glauber's salt.

_Heliotrope._--Dye with 4 oz. Heliotrope 2 B, 1 lb. soda and 10 lb.
Glauber's salt.

_Plum._--Dye with 3 lb. Congo Corinth B, 3 lb. soda and 10 lb. Glauber's
salt.

_Dull Violet._--Use in the dye-bath 1-1/2 lb. Chicago blue 4 R, 14 oz.
Erika B N, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil for
one hour.

_Red Lilac._--Dye with 6 oz. Oxydiamine violet G, 2 oz. Oxydiamine
violet B, 1 lb. soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt at the boil for one hour.

_Violet._--Dye with 3 oz. Diamine violet N, 2 oz. diamine blue 3 R, 1
lb. soda and 10 lb. Glauber's