Arizona republican., 1900-08-16

characteristic of Russian work for cen | turies. The grandscns and great
 RrandsOns of the ancient w1rlImer are carrying on the work of their fathers in exactly the same manner, though i with perhaps slightly increased f2cill- | ties, since the supply has to meet q 1 large foreign demand. The modern re- productions of Russian antiques, as well as of bcautiful old French designs taken frequently from books. is an inn
 portant work, though it is done with the old methods and by the Russi liI wnrkmen in Russia, where labor is so cheap that these 1bjects can be import ed and sold for comparatively nomi- nal sum.
 A Russian, who is one of the dealers in the antique row cn Fourth avenue. i and does large business in both the antique and modern metals. has facto-
 ries in St. Petersburg. Odessa ani Mos
 COW. and corps of men SCOUT, that country gathering antiques as this country has been secured fo- colonial china and house furnishings
 There is also an establishment in this country with Russian workmen where Russian work can be repaired. and Sam1vars, which have been taken to pieces, can be put together again by men who understand their consrruc- tton. It is not pleasant establishment to visit any more than the Russian fac tories. for the work is done with simple implements. a hammer and something like blacksmith's anvil, and the din as the metal is shaped is frightfui
 The Russian who has the New York
 shop is a practical metal worker, who Ilearned his trade in Russia under the conditions and with the sarn- returns that any apprentice receives in that country. The apprentice pays $50 or S:;5 on making !''s agreement for five vars. The first year he E=ts nothing; the second $10. equal to five Of our mon rv he third $15. the fourth s2r, ani the fifth yer h. has returned to him the
 monty he pad in at first. His h1urs as al IT. Hlioe may be from d l. m 10
 F ?. m., any time that is -e.u!:rI nf h'n'. After rc iz a fall hedg.d work man he receives pay for his work. but in prono tion to what ne has received as an apprentice.
 The quaint old cooking vessels which have belonged to peasant families for generations are all in copper with the
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 tUry of wear they have been repaired. a big patch is to be seen. One copper pot, which is shaped like nothing so much as Boston bean pot, though with perhaps rather more artistic out lines, had a copper patch put on the side and held on with big brass bolts almost large enough to hold a safe door. It had been repaired at home by lA Ot picturesque. So a New York man thought and he bought it immediately for use as a jardiniere.
 An old loving cup. which the lips of many generations had worn away at one side. was picked up by an enthusi- ast as great treasure. These loving cups. as they are called in English par lance. have their own significance in Russia. The are large cups with two handles as close tog, ther as two of the handles would be on a modern three handled loving cup. They are used at weddings where the peasant bride and bridegroom stand in all their gala attire each holding handle of the cup. which is filled with native wine. Each mem Der cf the family comes to drink from 1t as they hold it: the bride then drinks half of the remainder and the bride groom finishes it. The cup itself passes from generation b generation.
 Tn re are copper teakettles galore. and Tn all sizes. and frying pans as well all Tn copprr An inter5 sting old piece. which looks like a frying pan. is for the Saturday cakes of the Russian Jews. It is shallow. three cornered. and has long handle like a fryingpan. but in the three-cornered surface are three depressions into which the dough for the sweet Saturday cakes is placed to cook.