Evening star., 1927-03-02

in design and with gems as coiorfuI
| IL not as costly, as in the handsome
pieces. But if stones are allowed t
| get dirty or scratched, or the set
| tings to get dulled. with dust in crev
| ices, engraving or repousse work
| the things look unattractive ant
| sometimes even tawdry. There Ii
really no excuse for this.
| If you are beginning to consider tn
attention you wish you had time t.
give such pieces as you possess, there
are two easy ways of avoiding bothel
| in the care of jewelry. Do not weal
| it, especially rings, when doing house
work. A broach may be needed t
complete even a simple morning cos
tune, and perhaps string OF bead'
that matches the frock or contrast:
artistically with it. But rings, brace
let's, earrings, necklaces, pendants
etc, are out of place. They shoulf
be in a jewel box away from dust ant
dirt, which would make the cleaning
of them imperative.
Boxes for Jewelry.
Speaking Of jewel boxes brings us
to the second way of caring for jew
elry without adding to work. Al
ways put your pieces away correctly
in a tightly covered box, which may
or may not be regulation jewel boX
If 1t is not, the box should be nttec
with a wadded pad covering the BOT
tom of the box which must be ample
enough to contain the jewelry with
out articles piling up, one on top o
the other. A simple homemade Jewe
box can be fashioned from candy
box with tray section. 1t gives two
sections without taking up more room
than a single box requires.
Keep Stones Right.
The necessity of keeping gems from
scraping against each other is be
cause this dulls the polish ant
scratches the stones. There Is little
to fear about diamonds for 1t takes {
diamond to cut a. diamond: But fo.
the diamonds to rub against other
stones is doubly bad for those not sc
hard. Many Of the semi-prectous
stones dull and scratch readily, yet
they are often exquisite In color and
actual beauty of texture and quality
Put them away where they do no.
touch other jewelry. and they VIII
keep their charm for long, long time
without repolishing.,
Pearls and Opals.
A word about pearls and opals
Opals scratch very easily and must
be treated with due regard and re
polished when they get scratched, OF
they lose their beauty. Pearls should
be restrung often. Keep your artif1
cial pearls as carefully strung as II
they were genuine. Women who have
ropes Of real pearls have them re-
strung whenever the floss gets soiled
because the pearls appear less ex
quisite when the thread Is not abso'
lutely white or creamy white.
Stringing Pearls.
Dental floss Is chosen for stringing
pearls because it is so soft 1t cannot
harm the most exquisite, and is
strong. Between each pearl and the
one next it there is a knot, thus
keeping the pearls from rubbing
against each other. Also the knots
prevent pearls dropping off should a
chain break. Only a single pearl or
at most but two would drop off. Be
sure to know how many pearls are
in your necklace, even though it may
be of imitation pearls. Many of
these strings are expensive, and to
lose even one shortens the chain. Now
that pearls are in such high favor
owing to the visit of the Queen o,
Rumania with her priceless strings
especial attention should be given
such pearls as we own.