Wash the cover with vitriol-water till perfectly uniform in colour, and then with brown to the shade desired.
ANOTHER.
Mix a small quantity of annatto with the potash liquid, and use hot. This will produce a beautiful tint.
DARK BROWN.
Colour with weak black till a slate-shade is produced, and then apply the brown three or four times, as taste may dictate.
Others might be added, but the proceedings are the same, varying only the quantity of colour according to the shade. The nut-brown liquid will produce beautiful tints.
CORINTHIAN GRAPE.
The proceedings are the same as for the last colour, adding two or three coats of fine red.
COMMON GRAPE.