Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1911 — CARE OF CUT GLASS [ARTICLE]

CARE OF CUT GLASS

HOW LUSTER OF BEAUTIFUL ARTICLES CAN BE PRESERVED. ttantlonand Car* Than Make Wash Water Tepid, Add Ammonia and Use Good White Soap. It is seldom that the girl who sells the cut glass in the big department stores can tell you precisely what to do in order to preserve these beautiful and expensive articles, but one young lady, who owns several costly pieces and who is overly enthusiastic concerning them, says that with the proper care they are a joy forever and a delight to behold. As a warning she says that it requires considerable more care and attention than does silverware, as cot glass will not stand any rough handling while being polished. This brittle article is actually the most fragile in tho world of the housewife; it seems to await its chance to chatter, and, therefore, if the following rules are adhered to, breakage will be reduced to the smallest percentage. Keep It in a china closet that has a rail or support that will avert its slipping. Make sure that the shelf is strong to hold the weight If the pieces are large. Never rinse under running water. Prepare water for washing in a wooden pan or dish tub, and' fold a towel on the bottom so that the pieces can rest on its cushiony layers, Make the water tepid and add ammonia; use a good white soap, a cam «lß‘ hair brush (sold for this purpose) and a lintless cloth. Rinse with water of the same ternperature and dry with a soft towel, polishing afterward* with tissue paper that comes Tor this purpose, or you can use a new clean chamois. Do not put grease of any kind In these pieces, not even butter, as grease makes them cloudy and you can never polish them as brightly after so using. Brushing should always be done with the softest brushes procurable; ■tiff brushes scratch unmercifully. But a brush must be used to clean the crevices so it cannot be dispensed With. Never use tacks or buckshot to dean the Inside of bottles, jugs and pitchers, but the ground shell of an egg, salt and lemon or a little white vinegar. A piece of raw potato, soaked in a carafe or any of the deeper pieces will help to make brightening a light task and cleaning still easier.