TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. Bold text is denoted by =equal signs=. Footnote anchors are denoted by [number], and the footnotes have been placed at the end of the paragraph. Some minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book. [Illustration: PLATE I. INDIGO DYED BATIK FROM MADRAS] DYES _and_ DYEING BY CHARLES E. PELLEW _Formerly Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University_ [Illustration: (colophon)] NEW YORK ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY 1918 COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY McBRIDE, NAST & COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY New and enlarged edition Published, January, 1918 CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I—INTRODUCTION 5 Dyes of the Ancients—Dyes of Our Ancestors—Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Dyes—Outfit for Practical Dyeing. CHAPTER II—MODERN DYESTUFFS 40 Discovery of the Aniline or Coal-Tar Colors—Their Properties and Uses—How Obtained—How Named—Classification of Coal-Tar Colors for Craftsmen. CHAPTER III—THE DIRECT COTTON OR SALT COLORS 53 Discovery, Properties and Uses of the Salt Colors; with Lists of Selected Dyestuffs, and Dying Directions for Cotton and Linen— Fastness to Light and Washing—After-treatment. CHAPTER IV—THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COLOR DYEING 71 Even and Shaded Dyeing with the Primary Colors—Experiments with Secondary Colors—Matching Shades. CHAPTER V—THE SULPHUR COLORS 85 Discovery—Properties and Uses of the Sulphur Colors—List of Selected Dyestuffs, and Dyeing Directions for Cotton and Linen. CHAPTER VI—THE INDIGO OR VAT COLORS 91 Natural and Synthetic Indigo—Properties and Application—Vat Dyeing, Old and Modern—Dyeing Directions—The Modern Vat Colors—Their Properties and Uses—Selected Dyestuffs—Fastness to Light and Washing—Dyeing Directions for Cotton, Linen and Silk. CHAPTER VII—THE BASIC COLORS 108 History, Properties, and Application to Cotton, Wool, Silk, etc.—Disadvantages—Not Fast to Light—Dyeing Directions for Straw, Raffia, etc. CHAPTER VIII—THE ACID COLORS 123 History, Properties, Uses, and List of Selected Dyestuffs—Dyeing Directions for Wool. CHAPTER IX—DYEING FEATHERS 131