Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-08-25

and here are cases OF the most gorgeous sill
| yer and ename; work. Recently the Rus
I SLAMS revived the almost lost art OF enamel
| ing on silver and so great is the skill required
| that the smallest after-dinner coffee spoon
! and the simplest made is wortc ct least So
| The process is to etch the spoon or article
! with the required design and then pour over
it. SO that il will only in the little grooves
made by the etcher's knife, the meItel
enamel. II any runs over the edge, as 1t
were, OF the pattern, the piece Is spoiled De-
yond use.
In these cases freighted with gold and Sill
yer were tiny pieces OF fabulous value. one
! gold enameled card case. the enameI put on
so transparent as to show the the goId De
low. was valued at $1,000. 4 beautiful com
munion cup is of jade, bound all around
with gold. 1t has ball cover OF Jade, very
thin. with gold inter for handle. SET
of salt cellers were Of thin lapis iaZuh, maIa-
/ chite, rhodonite, lovely pink. Veined hke
agate with black moss, and also one OF por-
phyry. These were cut into thin shells, ana
! had sandles of twisted gold set on the edge
with emeralds. Thus it is that luxury reigns
supreme in the land OF the Car. httle
shallow pin tray of jade has handles OF soma
gold, and is worth $780,
Among the church decorations Is a virgin
and child finely painted and set IN a gold
frame the virgin is completely rooed In
pearls. This small ornament is worth sew
eral thousand dollars, and its duplicate IS
owned by Mrs. Potter Palmer.
1t is said the Russian fur exhibit Is insured
for 81 900, 900. 1t includes the rarest furs
known, and among the wonderful 1ur ropes,
the attendant displays with pride a cloak
lining of silver fox that is marked S6OOO.
Only one other like it has been made, and
that was Tor the Empress. The fur rugs are
trimmed with borders Of elder duck breasts,
and, in fact, some are made OF the duck
breasts entirely There are several such IN
the Exposition a particularly fine one IN the
Norway fishing exhibit has had a great hole
worn III it by the curious ha-ds OF Vlsltors:
who persist in touching it.
The peasants take the scraps OF fur OF all
sorts and colors, and make OF it curious
crazy quilt sleigh robe. These are ex-
tremeIy odd very valuable and rather pretty.
In the fur section is also collection OF chairs
made of horns and seats of skins. Ihese
ugly things are greatly priced in Russia, and
are to be found in almost every home.
In the dark corners of this section are ar
ranged household goods utensils and set
Of dolls in all the National costumes.
little room is finished up with rugs, dlyans
and low tables of Russian lacquer, of which
we had so much at our own Worlds FAIR.
Moving about among these things were the
black-bearded, White-faced native COssacks,
some wearing their long, full-skirted coats
and around their waists narrow chains OF
enameled gold.
In the bronzes, that are finest in the world,
except the Japanese, the sculptor ranking
always among the great artists, are the same
designs of gaunt, beaten, starving horses, OF
big bears, of peasants at their domestic avo-
cations, that are familiar wherever Russian