Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-25

In the sveraCe househo'd few thg,ss .,.s..
more iiGm y. usaee than I'sFooisin and glass.
especially TIE liner kinds OF such ware We
cory from the Boston journal OF CherrIst-v =
few practical Suggestions on the best netsess
OF cieansin. snc preserving these fragile m ate-
Cne Of the most important things - % sesaoD
glass snf ChiBs % sudden change OF tempera-
tufe, - that they vii remain sound after expo-
sure 60 SUD cen best ard cold. This ~ best done
by placing The articles in cold water, which
must gradually be brought 60 the boiling point
Az then allowed 10 cool very slowly, taking
several hours % do IT, The cOmnOner the ma
IeTials, the more care In this respect Is required
Ire very best GlAss aud china l. ALWAYS we'll
ssessonta or snEeAled, ss the manufsct arerss say,
before II y sold. ~ the wares are properly sea.
Sohec IN his wSy, they may he washed in boil
ing water without fear or fracture exneps Al,
irosty Neather, when, even with the best an
nteled Nsres, care must be taken not ~ place
them suddenly Ina too hot water. Auch.nsthsf
has sry gliding upon u may on no accoant hs
I Itlo, VIII cloth OF any Kind, but merely
end then lett TO drain tai dry. N the slldioS -
very dull and requires polishing, IL NAV Dow
sne then be rubbed With q soft wash leather
ana little dry whiting; but this operation
must sot he REPEATED more than once = vear
otherwise the gold viii he most certainly rubbed
or and the china sroilt When the plates etc,
are put away In the china closet. pieces OF pa
per should be placed between them 10 prevent
scratches on the glaze or painting, - the hot
tom OF al ware has little Particles OF sand adher-
lhg 70 u picked up nom tie oven wherein IL
Was glazed. The china closet should be i'm A
dry situation, a. q damp closet will coon tsrnish
the gliding OF the best crOckery.
In common dinner service, 10 IL great evil
10 make the plates too hot, ns IL Invariably
cracks the glaze on the surface, a. not the plate
itself We AL know the result-it comes apArt:
"nohody broke IT." "it was cracked before" or
'cTacked long time ago" The fact L. when
the giaZe II injured. every time the s'thinss"
are Wsshed the water gets 60 the interior, sUeIls
the porous clay and makes the whole fabric
Tott9 n. In n : condition they will also ahsorh
grease; and when eNTosod % farther heat thu
grease makes the disheT brown and discolored
III an ole, III used dish he made very hot indeed
q teaspooniul OF fat will be seen TO eNude from
the minute hssure7 upon its surface. These
latter remarks sFpiy more paTtc ulArly 70 COM
AS arule, warm water and a soft cloth are AT
that is required 10 keep glass Ia a good coDdi-
ton; but water bottles aud wine decanters in
order 70 keep them bright, must be rinsed ont
with little muriatjc acid, which h the be,t
substance for removing the 'fur" which collects
IN them. The acid Is far better than ashes sand
or shot; for the ashes and sand scratch the glass
sud If any shot Is LETT in by accident the lead Is
poisonous.
Richly cut glass must be cleaned and polished
with soft brush, upon which a very little hne
chalk or whiting put; by this means the lustre
and brilliancy are preserved.