| Spirit soluble Nigrosines, which are soluble in alcohol but | | | | that is very fast to lighto The German dyeso Alizarine |
| not in water, are used in wood spirit stains to darken | | | | Irisol D and Ro Bright bluish violet wool and silk dyes, |
| other colors. They are also used in polishes, black spirit | | | | which are very fast to lighto Alizarine Emeraldol G ( |
| varnishes, for staining leather, for printing calico and | | | | which is a paste)o A bluish green dye for wool and silk |
| dyeing silk, and to produce shades that are bluish black | | | | and is moderately fast to lighto Alizarine Astrol B and |
| in color. Quite often they are mixed with Chrysoidine R | | | | G, greenish blue, and very fast to light on wool and |
| (spirit soluble), which is of a yellowish red color. The | | | | cottono Alizarine Rubinols, some of which are of a |
| various brands of spirit-soluble Nigrosines which are | | | | bluish red color and fast to light, while others are pink |
| sold are similar to Shultz's No. 698. | | | | and salmon in hue and are used on dress goods, |
| Xanthene Colors | | | | carpets, tapestry and designer window toppers, and |
| These colors form a group containing some of the | | | | door pediment. |
| most brilliant acid and basic dyes made and are, in | | | | Nitroso and Nitro Dyes |
| general, faster to light than the triphenylmethane colors. | | | | There are only a few nitroso colors and contain only |
| These dyes are ideal for dyeing wood materials for | | | | "acid" and "mordant" dyes. The important acid |
| items such as wood corner blocks, wood fireplace | | | | water-soluble dye in the Nitroso group is often called |
| designs, and wood frames. | | | | Naphthol Green B. It comes in powder or paste form, |
| Anthracene or Anthraquinone Dyes | | | | is very fast to light, and is used as a wool dye, the |
| This large group contains 67 acid and mordant dyes, | | | | coloring-matter being used in an acid bath containing an |
| and includes the alizarines and 82 vat dyes. These | | | | iron salt. Naphthol Green is also used in the |
| colors are, in general, remarkable for great fastness to | | | | manufacture of pigments. This color is a very useful |
| light. The anthraquinone class does not include any | | | | yellowish green dye often recommended as a stain |
| basic colors. | | | | for wood finishing on items such as frieze boards, |
| The "acid" colors of the group are numerous and | | | | wood frames, and hardwood moulding because of its |
| important, and include:o Alizarine Direct Blue, Violet, and | | | | lightproof qualities. |
| Greeno Alizarine Sapphire, which is a reddish-blue dye | | | | |