KEEP THE SILVER BRIGHT.
By M. A. T.
FEW household utensils are more highly valued by good housekeepers than nicely-kept pieces of silverware, and while not many are fortunate enough to own such in large quantities, many have a few pretty articles which they take pride in keeping beautifully clean. Whiting, wet with diluted ammonia, will usually remove tarnish and discolorations from silver. If the tarnish is of long standing, it may be necessary to use the ammonia undiluted, but this should be used sparingly especially on plated ware. Silver knives, forks, and spoons that are in daily use are kept bright and shining without hard rubbing if they are15washed after each meal in a strong suds of ivory soap and warm water and then carefully dried and rubbed with a piece of soft flannel, and even the plated ware may be made to look beautiful by careful handling and proper washing. Vinegar should not be allowed to stand in the pantry or closet where silver is kept, as acids, coal gas, or vinegar will tarnish silver very quickly, and it is hard to make the pieces bright again when they once become tarnished.