The Jersey City news., 1892-06-16

daughters and sons. one cr.l is sert
t. M. and Mr.. Brown, an her to
the Misses fifown, and ole to each Of tn
sons. An invitation TO an "at ho ne"
needs no previous acceptation, ones
presence being sufficient.
In Case you are not able to attend, q
formal note of regret is called for or you
may send your visiting card, on which
nothing is written 1t is excessively vul-
gar to send visiting card with the word
regrets" written upon it. Turning
down the corne" of ones visiting card Is
custom which has become quite obso-
letc.
Another question which seems to
trouble many is whether man should or
should not remove his hat in an elevator
where there are women. There are no
rules of etiquette that demand the re-
moval of the nat, as all elevators are pub
lie, but instructive courtesy usually en-
ables man to distinguish when this
attention is necessary and when it is not.
A good rule to follow, however, is to al
ways TO remove the hat in an MOTEL or
apartment house elevator and 10 retain
ii, even IL you are escorting woman,
when ascending to the upper regions of u
huge business-oflice building or dry goods
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Items About the Eyes.
"Never rub your eye s, nor allow your
children to do SO from their cradles. Wells
are bad for the sight. especially those
spotted or covered with pattern. so
eschew wells when you eau, or wear the
softest, ciearest net when Obliged to do so.
Never read in bt or when lying on the
sofa. Sit with your back to the light when
engaged in reading or working. Pale blues
or green's are the most restful wall papers
for the eyes. whereas red is exceedingly
fatigu1ng. Do not read, write or work
longer than two hours together without
resting your eyes, and closing them fully
five min utes. Be most careful to live in
IL dry house on dry soil. Attend to the
digestion, for did not Milton declare his
blindness to proceed from the effects Of
dyspepsia? If the eyes be weak bathe
them in basin of soft water. in which Il
pincn of table salt and u dessert spoonful
of brandy has been added" Such Is the
advice of Frenchwoman who appears to
know what she is talkiug about.
To Keep Jewels Bright.
You who value your jewels. says the
Gentleloonnn, may find few words on
their care and ma cement not unwel-
come. Pearls, 1t is said, should be In
closed in box containing Il piece OF the
root of the ash, aud under these condi-
tlops they never lose jot of their pris-
tine beauty.
Diamonds are easily cleaned by placing
them under Il tap aud lowing rush OF
cold water to deluge tham. But the eX-
pedient savors somewhat of danger, as
stone might certainly be loosened in The
operation. A better plan, II Il more
lengthy, is to carefully Wash them with
light lather of soup on soft brush to
wash off The lather with cold water and
polish with chanois leather saturated
n d nnln IN a.
ments tied up in a little bag of bran pre-
serve their brilliancy in wonderful
way.
Other precious stones can be we'll
cleaned with cold water and yellow soap.
1t is advisable to lay them III sawdust
rather than to dry them in the ordinary
way. If opals have become scratched or
spoilt in wear, rub them softly IN Il
moistened washleather. Then polish with
precipltated chalk with another piece OF
leather, and finally wash with rain water
and u soft brush.
Gold ornaments should first be placed
in cold soapy water, and after having teen
left to soak an hour or two may be rinsed
in clear water. After being dried i'll II
handful of bran they should be rubbed
with chamois leather.
Nor must silver jewelry be entirely for
gotten. Fllligree can be restored to its
original white beauty by being thorough
ly cleanSed in strong potash water; then
rinse, then immerse in a solution as fol-
lows.-Sal one part, alum one part, suit
petre two parts. water four parts.
Put your filagree into the mixture and
bathe carefully for the space of five min-
utes Rinse in cold water, and dry with
soft washleather, or simply wash your
ornaments in hot water, and rubbed with
a brush stepped in liquid ammonia and
soft soap. Rinse again with boiling
water and dry in sawdust. Wrap into
tissue paper.
Ivory ornaments. brushes, powder puff
boxes, paper-knives, ETC., may be whitened
with peroxide of hydrogen, or cleased
a good pinch OF carbonate of soda has
been added. Amber beads improve. by
beiug rubbed with precipitated chalk
nioisGeued with water, or olive oil on u
soft flannel. and finally polished with
cambric. The above recipes hail from
Paris. is.-Philadelphia Press.
NO POLICE FOR FlRES.