Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-07


HOW TO CLEAN JEWGlRv. MARBLE.
Grc.
To clean jewelry, the best thing to do
IL to wash II In warm water With white
CASTLE soap, using q brush 1T medium
hardness. After u u thoroughly clean
Ell, u must be rin.c,i la clean warm
wsi-r. The best way Ia dry 10 '. To
place II as near the fire as possible
when u I. thoroughly dry, u may be
rubbed With . very .oft piece 81 ch.mo'.
leather. IN jcwelet'. shop. the article.
are dried In hot sawdust. Any gold
iewelry that an immersion In water viii
net inIurc can be- beautifully cleaned by
shaking u we'll In a bottle nearly hall
full 20 warm .osp.uds, Ia which little
prepared chalk la. been added, aud
aftrrssri. rin.ing In clear, cold water
aud wiplng Il dry. Hand stones, such
a. diamonds, sspphirrs, ruh'es, aine-
thysts, sgaies and onyNe., ATE not h'tm'
81 by water. AMI eau be Kept on the
finger. when the hand. are being wash'
ci. rutquol.c., pearls, opals, moon
stones. aud eats eyc. are Injured, hos
ever. by contact With water, aud grral
care .hould b. u.cd IN clcanin. the mcial
setting. which hold them. Enamcle'i
lcvclry shoald also h. washed With care,
| IN the lcvslry {. very dirty, or has been
| laid aside for long tims, u l. beat Ia lc'
u soak Ia alcohol for short time befor,
Il u washed.
Ssi tearls, which have become de
colorSl hy wcse. may often be imrro,cd
b, plaCing la covered vessel With
/ mixture ~ whiting. smmonia anil water
| tnd permitting them To- rvmiin few
hour. coral may - CLEANED by soak
lng la scala aud water for some hour.
| \ lailicr 20 soap I. then made aud brush
III upou the coral With the soficst al
hair brushes. \ frequent changing 81
the water l. desirable.
silver and plated ware ought to l.
Thoroughly washed to remove AL th'
grease that may adhere a. the surface 81
the metal. II must next D. rubbed viii
plate pouder AMI well brushed, ans
gain washed to f,mnNe the posd,r tia
mty rmlin In the hollos places W Ofnt
nsnts. The bet way 20 dping II u u
Put II near the DEE after u h.. hem wire
aiih cotton cloth. II can, hen dry
o. polished Nith clean Chamols leather
| sit nrusmsnis aud euanrls, such 81
those us.,l for msutsl ornaments, mal
d. cleaned hy Nashiug iu warm waite
snd .osp .uis, only they musi b" hkci
o. plc,-. t@fnr- ihsN az Washed, Ani all
tls iron aui steel screws removed; fo
II tli. pfv,,ulinn l. not taken, they vii
u.l aud hrvak. lironf- hgurv. an'
ofnamsuts ought slsats To- b" carefully
covered In summer, ior spots cannot b
r,ma,rl from brunr. " ithoui tlr' cniir'
lulrr, D. log suij-,tei o. the ptpcrss -
| rrhfuufing The, should D. Cirvfulll
ited Nhha soit citton cloth to ~
move the duet. aud occasionally hfushs'
y iiha hari brush on Which some c"m
mon t,-.ssX has t<cn rubbed. lIlarl
msThle. such a. l. us-i for clocks an
mautsl.. can =. clcsu-'l ~ puiiing ~
lth. marble N-rV little paste made -
BE. NaN deceived in spirits ~ tar
uenilns. hi. paste must D. thorough
Ia vits,,i % " lih a coti"n ng, and Ma
lsnt fti,iinn Nth clean Tpg. alec cot
lion. Nill s.-on frsiofc doe polish q
the .ufiac, - tn m,fhle.
Marble stsiu~s may - rl~an~i VI
larlou. uays, hat 10. ulmosl care ma.
,Iwa,. l.. taken aud the uoTk done yer
.ios L.. as u often o,surs th,t d"f~rt. u
The .ionr ar hidden hy aftihclsl colo
~ dlliug Ia that !. soluble Ia water.
lutl. white castillo .usp ina S"sk solu
iiun e milk sni ispid water y the M.
lhsfmlrs. Vssh a. usr. \ weak solutinl
- oNslic a,ii Va ssisf miN~'i With plat
t-pNd,f. u another eNcyllcnt Sa.i
Thee mu.i L. applied freely With al
nag az aNsry clean sIpugr, ani lrii q
dr,, ani not - wip~i %. u !. iniud
| ,inus Co duet marble pl~C~s y lth frsth@
du.,sf. for ihr duet that alNa,s r-'nsln
"a The feather. !. liable Z" ct p'hl-'
nto the dsll,utc texture - thc 'ion
herr ~. iusirt .irikr. w. They sh"ul
o. u it.vi " iih .nft yl"ih. 1hnmpl.
Objectionable. n Il !. art Ia D. gritty,
net slran.