Some furniture silks are heavily charged with filling or dressing, leaving very little body or strength to the fabric. It is next to impossible to make such silks look presentable after being subjected to one of the wet cleaning processes which very often discharge the colours. All grease spots must first be removed. To do this, make up a solution consisting of 1/4pt. of water, 1/4pt. of benzine, 4 oz. of ammonia, and 4 oz. of a strong solution of sal-soda; mix in a bottle and well shake, then let it stand for a few hours. Make a soft rag pad or rubber, and slightly damp (not wet) it with the liquid, and with this rub the spots gently until they disappear. Allow the surface to get thoroughly dry, then sprinkle with dry oatmeal, which must be well rubbed in with a furniture brush. As the oatmeal gets dirty, supply fresh, and Anally brush it all out.in place of oatmeal, dryfnller"s-earth can be used.