Faded crocodile-leather coverings of furniture are restored to their original dark-green colour in the following way. Remove all grease and dirt from the leather by washing with warm water and soda with a large spoonful of ammonia added. Now take 1 oz. of powdered borax and 2 oz. of bleached shellac, add this to 1 pt. of hot water, and let it stand in a warm place until the gum dissolves. This will take about twenty-four hours. Then strain through a piece of cotton. Now place in the warm solution a packet of olive-green diamond dye; mix thoroughly together, and add a teaspoonful of glycerine. Apply this to the leather with a swab of soft rags or a sponge, rubbing well into the faded portions. When dry, wipe with skim milk.