Of the basic dye-stuffs which are available, the following are the most suitable for topping: New methylene blue N, and other brands; New blue D and other brands; Cresyl blue, Methylindone B and R, Metaphenylene blue, Indazine; the various brands of Brilliant green, Solid green and Malachite green, Capri green, Cresyl violet, Thioflavine T, New phosphine G, Tannin orange R, and the various brands of Bismarck brown; Safranine, Magenta all brands, Tannin heliotrope, all brands of Neutral violet, Methyl violet. Of the acid dye-stuffs, the following are good for topping or shading the silk: Cyanole extra, Indigo blue N, Indigo blue S G N, and the various brands of Water blue, Soluble blue, Solid blue, and Induline; the various brands of Acid green and Fast acid green; Indian yellow G and R, Naphthol yellow S, Tropaeoline O and O O, and the various brands of Milling yellow and Orange; Azo red A, Azo rubine A, Archil substitute N, Azo orseille B B, Brilliant orseille C, and the various brands of Eosine, Erythrosine, Rose bengale, Rhodamine, Brilliant croceine and Brilliant scarlet; the various brands of Formyl violet and Acid violet; Aniline grey B and Nigrosine, soluble in water. _Bright Yellow._--Use 2 lb. Thioflavine S. _Deep Orange Yellow._--This can be dyed by using 2 lb. Diamine yellow N. _Gold Yellow._--Dye with 2 lb. Diamine gold. Some care must be taken with this, especially not to dye too hot or the silk will be dyed deeper than the cotton. _Deep Orange._--Use 2 lb. Diamine orange B. _Bright Rose._--Use 2 lb. Diamine Rose B D. Do not work too high, especially when dyeing light rose shades, as then the silk is apt to take up too much colour. _Scarlet._--Use in the dye-bath 2 lb. Diamine scarlet H S. The heat of the dye-bath should not be allowed to exceed 160 deg. to 170 deg. F., or there is a risk of the shades becoming somewhat duller. _Crimson._--Dye with 2 lb. Diamine fast red F. _Violet._--Use 2 lb. Oxydiamine violet B. _Bright Blue._--A fine shade is dyed with 2 lb. Diamine blue R W. _Dark Green._--Use 2 lb. Diamine black H W. This gives a fine shade of bluish green. _Gold Brown._--Dye with 2 lb. Diamine brown 3 G at a low heat, from 150 deg. to 160 deg. F., otherwise the silk takes up too much colour. _Dark Green._--Dye with 2 lb. Diamine green B. _Deep Rose._--Dye with 2 lb. Diamine red 10 B. _Brilliant Yellow._--Dye with 1-1/2 lb. Mikado golden yellow 8 G; then enter into a cold bath which contains 1-1/2 per cent. Auramine II. This gives a very bright shade of yellow. _Dark Brown._--Dye a bottom with 2 lb. Mikado brown 3 G O, and then top with 3 lb. Bismarck brown and 1/2 lb. Capri blue G O N. _Crimson._--Dye with 2 lb. Mikado orange 5 R O and 2 lb. Hessian purple N. _Sage Green._--Dye a bottom with 2 lb. Mikado yellow G, 14 oz. Eboli green T and 3 oz. Mikado brown M, then top in a fresh cold bath with 1/2 lb. Auramine II and 1/2 oz. Acridine Orange N 0.