Make a thick mucilage by boiling a handful of flax-seed; add a little
dissolved toilet soap; then, when the mixture cools, put the gloves on
the hands and rub them with a piece of white flannel wet with the
mixture. Do not wet the gloves through. Or take a fine, clean, soft
cloth, dip it into a little sweet milk, then rub it on a cake of soap,
and rub the gloves with it; they will, look like new.
Another good way to clean any color of kid gloves is to pour a little
benzine into a basin and wash the gloves in it, rubbing and squeezing
them until clean. If much soiled, they must be washed through clean
benzine, and rinsed in a fresh supply. Hang up in the air to dry.