Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-24
HOme-Making Helps
BY ROSS
Keep the Saper Shining.


66TTow can l keep the sparkle
Of this lovely silver
always?" that's the first
thought. on behoiding q new SET
Silver Ia n OF the very few items
In the household that can be ex-
pected TO last ones lifetime, its
beauty unimpaired. But IL does need
a certain amount OF attention regp
larry.
To begin with. silver requires
careful placing. The simplest
method Is to keep II In the fitted
boz In which received-If II Is the
compartment style. where each piece
has a groove OF its own, and no two
pieces can touch each other. II the
silver has not come In such a box,
then the least expensive c~ontainer
Is n made OF red or gray cotton
flannel white flannel is not de-
sirable because the chemicals used
in bleaching the material may cause
the silver to tarnish.
These flannel cases can be pur-
chased for any quantity OF silver.
from a few spoons TO complete dinner
sets. including serving knives.
SROCA4Nn L1aAEEt ClC. AuG LkLlGQ EASe
can then be suspended on q door on
the pantry or wherever most con-
venient TO dining room. And since
there Is room in each stitched space
only for one item. there Is little
chance that silver will be thrown In
c~arelessly in a hurried moment
A more expensive container for
silver is n made to order. and CON
sisting OF shallow trays made with
special wooden grooves. in which
each piece fits perfectly. In turn,
these grooved trays lit into the
drawers OF sideboard. buffet or what
yer kind OF space they are ordered
for. Trays and are all
tightly lined with flannel. completely
protecting the silver from mar or
scratches.
II a few pieces OF silver are pur-
chased at a time, these special
drawers. too. can be bought singly.
and eventually a perfectly fitted cab
met Is acquired. Like a string oe
pearls. one az a time.
Another small job that helps TO
preserve silver brightly is 10 give IL
a bit Of rubbing at every use. A
piece OF chamois or specially pre-
pared cloth. such as sold by silver
smiths. should be kept in the
drawer with the silver. A quick
flick yer each piece just before II
~ placed on the table VIII add q
sparkle TO the whole table.
AS for cleaning. hot soapy water
IL usually adequate A quick i'm
mersion. hot rinse and drying is
sufficient daily treatment Egg
stained spoons or forks can first be
treated with a salt and cold water
solution before washing.
Silver, OF course. will tarnish. and
for all sorts OF reasons having moth
ing TO do with the quality or the
silver. IL gas or coal are burned In
the room. there will be sulphur COM
pounds In the air. and this will tar
nish silver. no matter how little 10
II exposed. Contact with rubber.
with bleached or dyed fabrics. will
tarnlsh silver. But as this is only
a surface discoloration. IL requires
little effort to remove.
There are all sorts OF excellent
cleansers for this purpose. Fine
whiting. silver pastes and polishes
can be rubbed on 10 the silver.
allowed 10 dry. then wiped off with
a soft cloth or a bit of channels. A
quicker way TO clean silver Is TO inn
merse all in an aluminium kettle on
tanning | teaspoon OF washing or
baking soda and l teaspoon OF salt
for each quart OF water. There
should be enough water to ove the
silver completely. and the utensil
should be large enough so that each
piece OF silver can touch the alumni
mum. Bring TO a boil. then remove
the silver. wash and dry. The alumni
mum container will be dlscolored and
must be cleaned thoroughly before
using.
There are prepared silver cleaning
utensils that may be purchased for
this purpose alone.