The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-11
DAINTY TABLE APPOINTMENT
How TO Care for the Choice China aud
silver in Your TO session.

silver In Your TO session.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Ambitious young housewives often
"set up housekeeping" with the idea
that the delicate china and dainty APP
pointments for the dining table are
quite a matter of course, and do not re-
quire any special care. Perhaps in
their mothers home the china and sill
verware always appeared in the same
immaculate condition without any APP
parent exertion on the part of the home
keeper. and it is taken for granted that
the same state of affairs will exist in
the new home. But how soon are the
eyes opened, Especially if the beauti-
full wedding gifts and treasured be-
longings that have been accumulated
during the interesting shopping tours
are entrusted to the servant. Aside
from the actual destruction of many
treasured dishes. the "newness" of the
remaining articles will be sadly ephe-
neral. But if the housewife early &C
quires the habit of overseeing the care
of the fine table appointments their
beauty may be made permanent to
great extent.
If there is a sideboard in the dining
room it will supply the necessary COM
partments for napery and cutlery; 9th
erwise il is convenient to have set or
drawers arranged beneath or at one
side of a shelf in the china closet. THESE
may ne tdSlly nuns ~ ili1oiiS Va 49, -
and grooves. All plates of a certain
kind should be piled together, or those
who still hold to the opinions of our
mothers that they should not be stack
ed should have Stats arranged tnat
they may stand on their edges. The
cups and saucers may be grouped IN
any way you may fancy for convent
ence and a pretty effect. 1t will be con-
venient to have a shelf arranged in
steps for glasses. This not only pro-
duces a good effect, but renders the Sc
lection of a required size or style easy,
does not disturb the others, and there
is less likelihood of breakage.
Some people think that in order to
nreserve handsome china without being
nicked il is necessary to use 'keelers
in which to wash it; but unless great
care is exercised, these soon become
foul. and with careful handling. TWO
dishpans do quite as well. First I'LL the
nan with hot. but not boiling water, in
which little soap has been dissolved
Wash the glasses in this and rinse them
In the other pan, which contains clean
hot water Then lay them on drainer
of perforated tin that fits into pan
10 catch the water. Wipe them quickly
with a cloth that is not Unity. IL Is
scarcely necessary to add here that
every housekeeper is supposed to have
n convenient receptacle for dish towels.
GLASS rapkins polishing powder, etc,
etc As soon as the glasses are wiped.
wash and dry the silver, polishing
whatever should require ii. While at
tending to the silver cups, saucers ana
dessert dishes may be soaking in the
water. and as they are taken out and
! rinsed. the plates and vegetable dishes
| should be washed and rinSed, leaving
| the meat platters and all greasy dishes
| until the last All grease and particles
| of food should Toe carefully scraped
| from the dishes before putting them in
/ the dishpan. \ wooden scraper should
! h. used for this. as fine decorations are
often scratched ana injured even on
/ tho china that has been perfectly
/ ..drad." Do not put many dishes IN
| tho nan ut once. as there is danger OF
| cbinniucy the edges If the knives and
| forks have pearl or bone handles. only
| tho blades should be wet. The silver
| n,wder should be applied with a damp
| cloth or silver brush, and the articles
| Dalished with chamols SKIN. II there Is
| any engraving or repousse work on IN.
| silver a soft, dry brush shouid Dc ustu
J ia remove all the white dust, leaving
| very tiny crevice bright and shining
| and free from the Objectionable accu'
| mutation of dirt and powder.
| Rabbits. which are now intestine
| Queensland. have learned To climb trees
| nv their teeth. devouring the bark and
| twiys TO a height Of over eight Feet
| Fences are Intellectual against climbing
| rabbits.
| Improper and deficient care Of the
| scalp will cause grayness Of the half
| and badness. Escape both by the use
| Of that reliable specific. Halls Rail Re
| newer.