The Archive · 1937

Neutral Cream Best

For holiday use a tube of white cream is the best. It is suitable for leather shoes of any colour, and it has the advantage of being less liable ilk,' and into the soup. Add the sugar and seasoning and boil for half an hour. Add the milk, reboil and serve. than brown or black polish to mark light stockings. If brushes with black bristles are used for both black and brown shoes those intended for brown ones should have a distinguish-ug mark on the back.

Muddy or dusty shoes are much easier to clean' if they are wiped over with a damp cloth as soon as they are taken off and then allowed to dry before they are brushed and polished in the usual way

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