Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
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added. 1t must afterwards be dried with
soft cloth and rubbed with chamos leather.
Silver ornaments can be treated in the
same way, but if dirty they ought to be
rubbed with powdered whiting. made into
paste with little ammonia. The whiting
should be left to dry on the article; it then
should be brushed or wiped off and rubbed
with chamo'S leather. Powder should not
be used for Maltese silver; it gets INTO the
work, and can only be removed with much
difficulty. Artificial diamonds never should
be cleaned with anything moist. This mis-
take is often made. and beautiful orna-
ment completely ruined. They should be
softly rubbed with dry plate powder and
then with a clean, soft brush. Diamonds
on the other hand. are much improved by
being cleaned with a little ammonia. Tur-
quoises should not be washed: If water Is
used for cleaning them they turn a bad
color. and they should be exposed to the
air as much as possible. Pearls should be
treated with greatcare Any external
stains may be removed by rubbing them
gently with ground rice and SALT starch or
pumice stone; but sometimes stains reach
into the substance of the pearl and it is i'm
possible to take them out. Iney should
never be damped. Imitation pearls should
be cleaned in the same way. Opals should
be kept from any heat. they liable
to contract. when they split and fall from
their settings
One
OF womans greatest charms is in the
beauty of her hands. members which are
adorable when their smallness is combined
with other indications OF fine breeding; but
even II they are large they still may be
beautiful If they are shapely finely made
and white. with blue veins. taper fingers
and rosy nails, slightly arched. The wom-
en- of North America are claimed to have
the smallest hands in the world, and next
TO them come the Austrian, Spanish .,al-
Ian and English women Those of the fair
Spaniards however. often are spoilt by
| coarse fingers rounded at the tip. Russians
have long but beautifully formed hands.
me hands OF Englishwomen of rank are
aristocrattcally formed. but they are long
| and sometimes too dry. The French grande
| dame takes the best care of her hands the
world over. Most Parisiennes wear six and
: half or six and three-quarter gloves
| They are not the smallest sizes for a pretty
| hand. but are those worn by many of the
falrest OF the sex, nevertheless; for a tight
glove Is a perfect abomination 1t makes
the hdnd look larger instead of smaller
! When putting gloves always begin by
| buttoning the second button: then. when
puttoned TO the top. you can easily fasten
| the nrst button without tearing the kid
| Never remove the gloves by pulling the
| myers, but by drawing the part covering
| the wrist over the hand, and leave them
| thus wrong side out for some time before
| turning them to their proper shape AL
| ways lay gloves lengthwise; never roll
| them. Light-colored gloves should be
| placed between two pieces of white flannel
There Is nothing better to perfume the
| gloves than tiny tablet of concentrated
, scent or small sachet within the hand A
| glove thus scented never loses its perfume
| To make neat job when mending your
| glove fingers turn them inside out and
putting the edges carefully together over
cast them with cotton thread fine but firm.
| Silk thread cuts the kid.