THE HOUSEKEEPER

Shannon News, 18 September 1928, Page 4

THE HOUSEKEEPER

THE FAMILY SILVER. An excellent polish for silver, Vnd one which is not very widely known, is jeweller's rouge. Nothing else will impart that almost blue brilliance that is' quite unlike the polish obtainable in any other way, and that alone does justice to the" full intrinsic beauty of silver or good,plate, states a writer in an exchange. There is no need to wash the silvor before polishing. This is done betweenthe two parts of the rouging process. But the,.articles must "ot be actually greasy,Of course, an dit is always well to wash .silver forks. Any dust, too, should be removed from the pieces to be, polished. Otherwise the articles are rouged, then washed, then finally polished with a leather. The rouge, which can be obtained from any chemist, should be mixed to the consistency of cream, preferably with ammonia. Prepare only a little, just sufficient for the articles to be done at the time. At each application- the soft red paste should be rubbed .until it disappears into the silver. Then moro, but only a tiny amount, should be taken on the finger or again rubbed in till it disappears, and on a plain surface a wonderful polish appears without any trace of the paste. Where there is deep engraving, or in the interstices of very heavily moulded silver, a faint hint of red will remain,, but the washing will remove it. Wash the silvor in the hottest water available, made to a lather with soap. Then rinse in hot water and dry immediately. Add a final polish with a special silver leather. ,',.,.