217. TO COLOUR PINK

Boil 1 lb. of cloth an hour in alum water, pound 3/4 of an oz. of
cochineal and mix 1 oz. of cream of tartar; put in a brass kettle,
with water, enough to cover the cloth; when about blood hot, put in
your cloth, stir constantly, and boil about fifteen minutes.


218. TO DYE A COFFEE COLOUR

Use copperas in a madder-dye, instead of madder compound.


219. TO DYE NANKIN COLOUR

The simplest way is to take a pailful of lye, to which put a piece
of copperas half as big as a hen's egg; boil in a copper or tin
kettle.


220. TO MAKE ROSE COLOUR

Balm blossoms, steeped in water, colour a pretty rose colour. This
answers very well for the linings of children's bonnets, for
ribbons, &c.


221. TO DYE STRAW AND CHIP BONNETS BLACK