The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-23

blue the finer the stone. The finest piece OF
lapis lazuli In the world Is globe surmount-
ing the grand high altar In the Church OF
Paolo in vincoli, in Rome. 1t rests on
pedestal OF gold and was given by Russian
Csar. Malachite Is n bright green. 1t it
mottled with green curiously so that II looks
n II one had taken n hammer and shattered
Il. These two famous vases have handles of
gold and each vase is trife more than four
feet high.
deity made It looked like "a block OF crystal,
are fsw pieces of jade and other precious
stones belonging TO the Gar. The jade is in
two pieces. One is q punch bowl of a very
large size and so clearly and thinly cut as TO
be almost transparent. This is the largest
piece OF jade ever cut and is valued ut $4,000.
The other jade bowl is cut In scroll edges
and is more ornate. while less imposing. A
beautiful little shell vase with gold handles
n cut out Of single piece OF white topaz II
q white as milk and yet clear as water. From
the department OF the ministry 1T st. Peters
burg comes three cabinets made ofvermillion
wood, lovely fabric, and covered with
mosaic OF hard stones, forming pictures OF
the most delicate vines, flowers, birds and
trees imaginable. Their long, graceful ten
drills OF bloom, rs fre rs the finest ferns,
that wander over an exquisite surface OF
turquoise blue 1t Is difficult to believe can
have been done in stones. The entire fronts
mosaic, and one OF them to make took IA, ,591
working days. Each cabinet has value of
$40 900, and they are chief features OF this
Imperial exhibit of treasures belonging to the
Russian throne and which exhibit was Sc
lected by the "little father" himself. The
vermilli0n wood In which these cabinets are
mounted Is a sort OF finer and harder and
pinker mahogany wood. In n case against
one wall OF this pavilion Is hung just in long
Ibreadths, lengths OF those famous and most
gorgeous brocades that are woven nowhere
else In the world rs they are in Russia, and
which are 80 exceedingly valuable that only
the Empress can wear them. These are used
for court trains, for religious vestments and
sometimes for draperies. They are stiff
enough TO stand alone, and are woven the
same on both sides. One piece Is valued at
5000 an inch The value OF these brocades
lies in the fact that they are the same on
both sides, and that very wide, heavy gold
and silver threads arc used.
All over the Fair one may see vases, furni-
ture, jewelry, In fact, articles OF ali sorts
marked sold. Sometimes one piece will have
q dozen cards on 1t, showing that 1t is to be
reproduced that many times. The pitcher
and teapot and cup und saucer collections
are revelling in this opportunity to buy
specimens from almost every country under
the sun. There are lovely things In the Rus
sian exhibit--little chocolate-brown cups.
covered with gold half-moons plates painted
to initiate cardboard embroideries, In crude
blues and reds in fact, nearly all the pot
terry decorations initiate fhe designs of Rus
sian embroideries and brocades.
The silversmith Is great artist in Russia,
and here are cases OF the most gorgeous sill
YER and enamel work. Recently the Rus
slams revived the almost lost art OF enamel
ing on silver, and so great Is the skill required
that the smallest aiter-dinner coffee spoon
and the simplest made is worth at least SO.
The process is to etch the spoon or article
with the required design and then pour over
It, 80 that 1t will run only In the little grooves
made by the etcher's knife, the melted
enamel. II any ruhs over the edge, as 1t
we're, OF the pattern, the piece is spoiled be-
yond use.
In these cases frelghted with gold and sill
yer were tiny pieces OF fabulous value, one a
gold enameled card case, the enamel put on
90 transparent as TO show the the gold be-
low, was valued at $1,000. A beautiful com
Runion cup is Of jade. bound oil around