The Omaha guide., 1938-01-01

pearl water may
or may o damage it according to
what it is made Of. Waterproof i'm:
itation pearls seldom have the
lights ana iriGescent lustre of
those that are perishable. These
are the qualities that are sought for
both in genuine and artificial
pearls. Occasionally pearl jewelry
should be taken 10 a jewelers. and
be cleaned. This is advisable with
other bi%jouterie also. The precious
metal mountings will come back fin
ished or FURNISHED according to
their original style, and the gems
will be properly cleaned.
Faceted Stones.
Hard stone jewelry. such as dia-
monds. sapphires, rubies. garnets.
amethysts, topaz, tourmalines. ETC..
can be washed in very hot water
Facet cut gems should glisten
Brush the under part of the stone
particularly. Use soapy water, rinse
in hot water, and bury in jewelers.
sawdust until dry. Shake. and brush
with a dry soft brush.
Stones of coloEs that are not clear,
such as turquoise, matrices in va
riety. amazonite, etc, do not dim,
but they scratch. Wash in not too
hot water. Dry in the sawdust, and
keep where they will not rub against
other stones or any hard surfaces.
The polish may be hurt, or the
stones get scratched. Do not let
acids, lemon, for instance, get on
any stones. Opals are perishable
since they crack easily and then
lose the brilliance of their fire.
Clean very carefully.
When Things Go Wrong.
There is a saying when every
thing goes dead wrong" 1t is de-
scriptive of times when they are at
their worst, or seem to be. When a
time like this comes to us (and few
have lives when something akin to
such a situation does not befall u.s..
we need ~imperatively to cling to
every shred of good that we can
find. To worry is but to add fuel
to the flames of misfortune and the
smoke which arises will cloud
mental vision. What we need is to
see clearly. When we do, we shall
act wisely, if we are true to u bet
ter judgments.
There is one consoling thought
when everything goes dead
wrong" and that is that whatever
change comes, it cannot fail to be
for the better. II we think It could
not be for the improvement of
things, then everything is not as
bad as it could be. We might be
worse off. We still have something
to be thankful for.
Constructive thinking is needed
when our affairs are not going well
1t may be that being forced to make
plans. and to take action is the
very best thing that could possibly
happen. Perhaps we have advanced
as far as we can in what appeared
to us to be a good course. Some
thing better may be in store for US.
1t may be that we need to be
brought up with a round turn.
Changing Our Ways.
Or, it may be that we have been
acting unwisely, and what we r
going through is the result of our
W mistakes. Surely, then, we can
not be so foolish as to want to go
farther in the wrong direction. When
we take pause for thought, we may
see our mistakes and realize an
other course is advisable. Then
good, surely, will come from the
miserable time we are passing
through.
Whatever the u of u feeling
everything is going dead wrong, we
must not allow ourselves to lose
courage. 1t is a great help to re-
member that changes are constant.
Our conditions may be entirely al
tered in a month, a week, or ever
a day. We must hold ourselves
ready for the better things ahead of
us. and be looking with expectancy
for the turn of events, and be work
ing toward improvement.