The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20

the famous set. To guard against this
great precautions are taken.
When the admiral steps aboard the war
ship an inventory is taken uf the stock
II there Is no admiral in charge, the com
niandIng officer is called forth as the re
sp0uslble party. The ships goods are
gone over carefully and all Is charged up
10 the comma ndIng officer. He If he lie
an admiral, has his secretary carefully
accompany the inventory takers, for he
Knows that the goods are his while he is
n charge, and he must give an account
Of them when he resigns
Lahorously the work is Gorc Each lit
Tie pot and pan goes down, with a descG1p-
lion and the original value. Each cot is
nn;cd: each hammock put down Finally
cOmcs the stOck-takiDg Of the famous silver
service. THIS is obtained from the manu-
facIurer's list and is pasted in tie adInirars
account. From that minute he is responsible
for it
When a pot or pan wears out the matter
Is reported to the secretary of the admiral
That gentleman reports IT to tie steward.
whoObtaiDs another. making suita ble record
II the same. And 80 the minor things are
managed.
THE keeping Of the silver service is a
carefully performed task. Large. icauti-
ful cabinets To match the wcodwors viii
De placed around the walls OF tie din
nE-rOOm Of the Brooklyn and in these
cabinets will be placed the service The
doors viii be kept locked Each piece viii
rest upon 4 handsome square of velvet.
which in turn rests upon velvet-Cover.d
shelf. Every precautioD is taken not only
10 protect tue service. but to show il off.
The cabinets are so constructed that each
piece stands upright, and cannot fall in
the heaviest seas A rare lind for u pirate
snip would such a service be! Ard ooGld
The pirates not come near taking it in their
own rough. unknown seas But that's an
other thought.
As accidents happen in all perfectly reCu-
lated families 80 they happen on a warship.
Pieces of silver disappear BuUEOw? Well.
To tell carefully guarded secret. :hc hon
orcd guests take them,
Suppose when the Dolphin welcomed
Ii Hung Chang that gentleman had been
banquetted on a service like this. And
suppose that. looking upon the unique and
wonderful design upon tiny coffee spoon
ne had asked as favor to carry II away
with him las a souvenir Who is then.
that would dare to say him no? Not orel
The spoon would he his.
To prevent irreplaceable ravagcs the
manufacturers preserve all the dies from
which the service is made These are
not used for any other silver set. for this
would bc a gross miscarriage of etiquette.
but they are kept. and If a piece disa ppcars
the manufacturers can make another at
ordinary cost. This they are often obliged
10 do.
The trouble with n cruisers silver Serv-
ice is the same as with any other piece
of silver. 1t furnishes On the high seas
it gets dnsky in a day and black i'll Il week.
To keep it bright the wartiroom man EN-
ploys corps of assistants. who 20 over it
daily with paste and keep it ever shining.
The new cruisers service has a finish
warranted never to tarnish II mud is
thrown upon IL 1T will he muddy. OF If
dust is left on it II will be dusty. But
all can Re removed with handkerchief.
The color OF the service is a French
gray. and the process of finishing it is
the new French oNidization process. that
never alters
POLISHING THE SILVER.
This process is not very shining. 1t
has a dull surface, very pretty and glis-
tening, but disappointing 10 those who
want The glittering. mirrOr-likc surface.
The committee with the service in charge
may eventually repudiate the gray sur
face In that case ii will be returned To
the manufacturer for a high polish. The
transformation is easily managed The adj
vantages either way are apparent.