White Pat′terns.
（Dyeing.) In the India bandanna handkerchiefs the white spots are produced by covering them with sealing-wax and tying up tightly to protect them from the action of the dye. European manufacturers employ a resist or discharge for the same purpose, citric or tartaric acids being largely used for the latter object. The yellowish tinge which the white spots acquired during the subsequent washing was formerly provided against by mixing cow-dung with the water; the phosphates of lime and soda mixed are now, however, used to produce the same result.
