. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. materialconipoited, and not otiierwiite provided for, 5U per cent. Ornaiiifiital F. The , or ptiiina^ner, makes up ornanientnt adornments, chietty for head-dresses. OstrichF. are most prized, prineiiKilly the purely whiro droop-ing plumes from the back and near the tjiit of the male are prepared ft)r ornanientat purposes hy scouring themwith white soap-and-water (1 ot. to the pint), used hot; theyare next well rinsed in sevemi successive portions of purewater, and, after hi-inn d
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. materialconipoited, and not otiierwiite provided for, 5U per cent. Ornaiiifiital F. The , or ptiiina^ner, makes up ornanientnt adornments, chietty for head-dresses. OstrichF. are most prized, prineiiKilly the purely whiro droop-ing plumes from the back and near the tjiit of the male are prepared ft)r ornanientat purposes hy scouring themwith white soap-and-water (1 ot. to the pint), used hot; theyare next well rinsed in sevemi successive portions of purewater, and, after hi-inn dniined anil shaken, are, la-tlv, passedthrough water sliglitlv hlucil witli pure indii;o, and dried outof the du-t. IVhen dry. the rilis are generally with npiece of ({lass having a curved notcii in it, for the jinrpose oflncr>a<ing (heir pliancy, and thi fllanienLs are curled hv draw-ing them the (d»< of a hlunt knife and the hallof the thumb of the hand which holds it. ISInck, brown, orgray F. ciiO now be bleached nufflcieutly to cuable tbcm to bo. tViuTE Stork. dyed any required ( Tlio ,-s= i^ n.* follows: The F. are first thoroughl> w . i ? I H ] :ii I \\:iI(t, to fri-e them from any oil tbey nil. i ; i. i i \t transferred to a hath composed of li i- ; i !i li-ulved in water, to which heen adilni .4 I. .v ..I i,it,iu ur sulphuric this hath they rapidly their lilack, brown, or graycolor, and become almost white. On being removed from thisbath they are well rinsed in water, and arc then fit to be dyed,even the most delicate color. Great care is required in theprocess, as the tiue of tiie F. is apt to be destroyed, if kept toolong in Ihc bath. A bleached F. may be readily known bythe yellow color of its stem. Other methods luive heen adopted,such as a bath of chloride of lime, peroxide of hydrogen, orsulphurous acid, etc., but the bichromate batli gives the bestrtisults. — F. are dyed rose-color hy s
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