New-York tribune., 1902-11-16

sr,lies 70 all sorts of gold and silver trinkets III
is-or ought to be-needless to add watches are
NOT To be subjected to this treatment
~ cleaning silver plate the following mixture
=; recommended: To two ounces of French tpre-
paredl chalk add one-quarter or an ounce vi a'ii
monia four ounces of alcohol and two ounces VI
water Add 20 this. when the chalk ana water are
tboro11ghIy Incorporated, ten grains OF cyaiue ol
o.assi,ro dissolved in two ounces OF water me
resulting mixture should be of a creamy consist
ence To give 1t a pleasant odor ada twenty o,ups
NJ oil Of sassafras The oil of sassafras Is ADDED
n,,reIv for aesthetic reasons. it serves no util-
tariar purpose whatever. The mixture Is 10 De
placed in a bottle and thoroughly shaken oefore
being used ,,.., .. .a,cer din In the
end of soft jewelry brush and go over the @ whoie
surface of the article in question nainters Is cali
"stippIng' stroke. which consists of ja5oing M uns
Of fhe chasing II highly polished do not use
brush at all as it will make minute scratches;
of cotton flannel filled with cotton wool Dip this
into the mXtgTe gSngg over en ene the article has
been restored it's original whiteness WASH u thot, IL
eeaSdfng W water and If it be piece OF hollowware
like mug cream pitcher inXert % ,,sb ~; TTw H,tb
will dry almost nstantanseousiy Then po'is" "''''
piece of clean cotton flannel
a GOOD PoLIsHER.
In all polishing of this nature the greatest care
should be taken to exclude every atom OF dust Oh
every sort from the cloth used for polishing Inc
best way to insure freedom from dust is to buy
ten or fifteen inches across and pack away IN
box fitted with a secure lid. Then take fresh
piece every time. dscarding when the cleaning Is
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finish whose silver is altered from its natural
state use only soap and water. followed by rms
ing in scalding water and drying before. BY
way Of explanation it should he stated that chas-
ing satin finish. engraving etc. are TO De IN
cluded in natural state
To prevent silver from furnishing. place rev
Jumps of camphor I'm the box or drawer contain
ing the silver articles; this will neutTalize 10
some extent the gases which turn silver dark
If silver is TO be stored for length Of time, II
ton flannel bags that can be closed tightly az the
ton Then these bags should be wrapped IN paraI-
hne paper. still better, in beesWaXed paper 10
make the latter Cit cannot be bought take orul-
nary manila paper and lay il on smooth sur
face covered by a white cloth. Shave the beeswaN
thicklv over the paper and then pass a hot IRON
over the paper. when the Will be melted right
into the paper
LACQUERED SILVER.
New silver frequently comes from the jeweler 5
Iacouered in other words, the surface has been
vanished with a solution Of guncOtton and ether.
This is done by manufacturers to prevent the sill
verware being tarnished before it is sold; also
TO keep the surface in good condition. The var
face to tarnsh The only thing to do in this case
is TO place the silver in boiling water for two or
three minutes, after which the lacquer can easily
be removed. Then proceed to remove the var
nish as before directed. Silver be relacquered
in any hrst-class jewelry establishment