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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
Always . Harvest Somewhere.

There Is d harvest every month dur
ing the year, as follows: January
Australia. New Zealand. Argentine.
Chile; February India; March-lndia,
upper Egypt; Aprii-Mexico. Cuba.
lower Egypt. Syria, Persia. Asia Minor;
May-North Africa. China. Japan and
the southern United States Of Ameri-
ca; June-M Mediterranean and southern
France, central and east United States
of America south Of 40 degrees; July
France. Austria. Hungary. southern
Russia. northern United States of
America. Ontario and Quebec; August
England, Belgium. Netherlands. Ger
many. east Canada; September-Scot-
land. Sweden, Norway, Russia; Octo-
ber--Finland and northern Russia; No
vember--Peru. South Africa; Decem-
ber--Burma, South Australia. 1t Is
a complete table and shows how the
wheat supply pours into England dur
ing every month Of the year English
Agricultural Journal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS.

BUTTER-Steady.
CHEESE Steady.
EGGS-Firm and unchanged.
CONFER Futures opened steady
unchanged to decline of points
in sympathy with the easier turn IN
cables. There were no changes III
the Brazilian market. Closed at a
net loss of los points.
Sales 27,750 bags Sept. Oct and
Nov. $S.05; spot firm; No. Rio IL;
mild quiet; Cordova 11A@%.
SUGAR Raw unsettled: Musca
vada SO test 1855; Centrifugal 81
test 405; molasses 60 test 3.31; re
fined steady.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
A Wife's influence.

LOCKERS on often see the wonderful
Influence a wife can exert for the
good or failure of her husband. BY a
gracious. genial manner she may win
hosts of friends for him. In nearly
every walk OF life where no has to
look to the generous public for a live.
ihood, she can help him; make the
yoke easier. and the burden lighter.
says Woman's Life. A powerful factor
In the world of business today Ia found
In the influence OF woman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
A Brazilian Household Pct.

Brazilians train snake called the
giboia as a rat catcher. 1t is fifteen
feet long. is harmless to the human
being. becomes quite household pet.
is lazy in the daytime. but at night
roams about the house in quest Of Its
prey--rats. These animals II promptly
kills by twisting their necks. When
BraziAans have to pass from room to
room in the dark they first put on their
slippers. 1t would not be pleasant to
plant ones bare feet on a cold. Shiny
snake of that size.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
The White Of an Euo.

The white of an egg is made up OF
little cells flied with albumen. BY
beating the. white these cells are rup-
tured and oxygen from the air Is In
closed. which gives the white and
light appearance to beaten eggs. The
white Of n stale egg will not inclose as
much oxygen. will not he ms light and
as easily digested MS that Of the fresh
egg and. Of course. less valuable. The
Importance of beating the egg In cold.
pure air is readily seen.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
Delicate irony.
art. the great vtennese painter.

Makart. the great Viennese painter.
was taclturn to a fault 1t Is related
of him that once at dinner party he
sat next to Nine Gallneyer for a
whole hour without uttering syllab lie,
when his fair neighbor playfully
nudged him with her elbow and said:
Come. Herr con Makart, let us
change the conversation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
Delicate Rebuke.

jenkins ribbon counter ape got
poked Tuesday night so hard on the
Adams apple that he could taste cider.
He Ind no license to butt into a con.
verEatton In which several gentlemen
7ere engaged. = Rverton (Wyo.l
Jews
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Sept 29.-JMoney on call
strong, 2@3 points, closing bid 2 per
cent. Loans firm; sixty days 4M4A;
ninety days Az @4R; six months 4ls
@4%. Prime mercantile paper 51a
to 6per cent. Sterling exchange
steady; demand $4S6.75; sixty days
483, 40@4S3G0.
Bar silver 53s.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Chicago. Sept. 29.--The following
car loads represent the days move
MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.

Minneapolis, Sept 29.--WHEAT.--
Sept. closed $1.O7?; Dec, 1878 May
liz @111B cash was a trifle firm
er for all except low grades; No.
northern l09a3s;; to arrive i.0SSM4 e.
1883; No. 2 northern 10501072s; to
arrive 104701.063s.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
Low Waves In Asia Minor.

Wages throughout the cities OF Asia
Minor are low. Carpenters get from
50 to Sc cents a day; bricklayers. 40
to IS cents, and common laborers
from 4 to IL cents, Doctors charge
40 cents a visit and dentists 20 cenAs
for pulling n tooth.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
one-Way second-cIass colonIst Rates
To California.

Los Angeles $500
San Francisco 81 90
San Diego 80 90
Correspondence 10y rates to other
points on main lines and branches in
California.
Tickets on sale August rs to Sep
tember 9th and October LIST to 18th.
1910. Every Monday on train no |,
at 5.55 p. m, through tourist sleep
err leaver Cairo, running via New
Orleans and Southern Pacific r. r.
to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
For full information apply to ]. II.
Jones, Ticket Agent, Central Union
Station, Cairo, Ill.
A. H. HANSON, r. Il. M.
S. G. HATCH. G. p. A..
Chicago. III
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30

We should all strive to make our
lives complete, Mnny people only half
live. Health without usefulness, intel
lect without unseiflshncss. pleasure
without duty these are incomplete and
unsatisfying elements of living.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
PERSONAL.
--s ---=-----------a----s
MISCELLANEOUS.

MEN-Learn Automobile Business,
Great demand for skilled help. We
teach by mail, send you Auto Model.
Got you $25. Weekly job. Make
$40 weekly while learning. ROCKIES
TER AUTO SCHOOL, 249 Rochester,
N. y.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
A Ranroof.

"Oh. children. you are 80 noisy to-
day. Can't you be little quieterT
Now. grandma, you must be more
considernte and not scoid us. You see.
If it wasn't for US you wouldn't be a
grandma at all"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30

In hotel in a certain city Is the
following notice:
"Boarders are taken by the day,
week or month. Those who do not
pay promptly are taken by the neck"
--Lippincott's.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30

Guest-So your daughter belongs to
the Universal Peace and Availability
society? Host--Yes. aud she's rapidly
fighting her way to the front Of that
society
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
Parents incentive.

Many man holds on a steadier
course because Of Tommy's framed
school certificate upon the mantel
piece,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
Mo. a BAD idea. Elthar.

Not a Bad Idea, Either.
= The editor Of the Raleigh News and
Observer declares that II he ever gets
rich he will endov brass band and
send 1t around the country to delight
the children and oil folks.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
Courage,

What one needs TO cultivate Is a
tenacity of purpose that will not quail
nor turn aside. a courage that In emerr
gencies dares to separate from the
crowd, that never recognizes defeat.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30

A trick IL at the best but a mean
thing. = L. sage. NJ
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30

d. 4
2:20 a. m. Memphis and Nashville.
2.25 a. m. Memphis and New Or
cans Limited.
$40 a. m, Seminole Limited Tor
birmingham and Jacksonville, Fla.
GOO a. m Padueah and Louisville
1;41 p. m. Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
l:41 p. m. Daily Nashville, Chat.a.
nooga and Atlanta.
4;S0 p. m. Fulton and Mayfield NC
commodation.
$50 D. m. Paducah and Louisville
5:55 +. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets. aleening car
accommodations and further informa
ton apply at Illinois Central Passen-
ger Station, Cairo, Ill.
j. n. JONES, Ticket AGENT
8. g. HATCH, @. p. A.,
A. n. Hanson, Pass. Traffic MGR.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to Sept. list. 1900
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE.
Train Leaves Cairo.

ITO a. m. Daily Chicago vestibule
Limited. arriving Chicago 1910 a. NJ.
2.10 q. m. Daily st. Louis Night
Limited, arriving st. Louis 7:20 a. III.
Sleeping car open at $3.50 p m.
1870 a. m. st. Louis Special.
500 a. m. Chicago Daily Express.
11:15 a. m. st. Louis Fast Mail
Ills a, m. Chicago Midday Special
1885 p. m. Daily st. Louis Limited.
2:35 p. m. Afternoon Express for
A)din, Effingham, Nation, Champaign
$40 p. m. Thebes Accommodation
6:15 p. m. Chicago and Eastern Elk.
press.
1910 p. m. Chicago night express,
IRVING at Chicago 7:15 a. m.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
So.
WANTED-
HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

WANTED - Experienced dining
room girl. The Washington.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New York, Sept. 20.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
NsAe@gygOvekrfal "a. M0AZgzJ
For Cleaning DAYS

"O CLEAN tiled CRATES. a. strong 80
luton OF washing soda thickened TO
- make paste with fuller's earth II
excellent. This will easily remove stains
or grease, while it Is equally efficient in
the case OF grease-spotted marble. The
paste should be left on for an hour or
two. and then washed or with a flannel
dipped in hot lather
In putting down carpet Il IS an sx-
cellent plan to slide a pair Of goloshes
over the shoes. The rubber enables thu
carpet to be drawn out and stretched
by simply walking or pushing the car
pet with the feet from the center to tina
corners.
In papering room which has hitherto
been whitewashed. 1t Is not easy to
make the paper adhere Satisfactorily
The experiment should be tried of form
Ing the paste with Skin-milx instead or
water The milk must however be
carefully skinned so that every drop
or the cream has been removed the
whey OF separated milk being the best
Tor the purpose. The paste must be
be too thick.
The best method OF cleaning a mirror.
whether new or antique. is that OF rub
ping 1t in the first instance with a
sponge saturated with rnethylated
spirits, and then sprinkIng the surface
or the glass with powdered indigo. II
TINS IS left for a few moments and
then busted Off with a clean leather. a
good polish should be obtained.
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Suhdw Mce ore NNuhg5uNa

not sufficient. You will notice the differ.
ence in the extra shoots that appear and
in the general healthy condition Of the
plant
Suppose that the mice are gnawing at
the roots and the plants are dying. The
difficulty is remedied by sprinkling pow
dered sulphur in the earth. Loosen the
earth and stir in the powder. 1t will do
no harm and viii save the plants from
the marauders.
When watering plants, a fine spray
is the best thing to use. 1t "droppeth
as the gentle rain" and rinses the
dust from the leaves at the same time
that 1T waters the roots. Frequent
washings of the leaves. by the way, is
quite necessary in order to give clear
openings for the respiratory process
Do not neglect the pruning of in
door plants. Weak leaves, buds or
branches should be cut off from the
main stock. Better results will in
evitably follow what may seem at
first to be ruthless waste. Do the
same with a few blossoms. This
treatment sends the nourishment of
the plant into fewer cells and in
creases the growth. It is the method
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HwAAsWz2 Nre0IMe sh2W
Table Salt

1SOARSE salt and bits of newspaper
put in the bottle and shaken up
- with a little Water should clean
your bottle. Salt is good for so many
things about the house that will give
you a list of some of them. hoping you
may at some time find them help:
Rinsing the mouth with little salt
and cold water will keep the teeth in
good condition
Put damp salt on burns. 1t kills the
pain.
Dry salt and a. brush will take dust
off of velvet. plush and heavy embroid-
cry that cannot be washed
In making fruit pies. should they boil
over, sprinkle salt in oven and they
will not smell.
Add a pinch of salt to starch. 1t VIII
keep the irons from sticking.
Rub salt over griddle and it will not
smoke
A little salt under the tongue will stop
bleeding.
Salt on fingers when cleaning fowls
meat or fish will prevent slipping.
Salt thrown on coal fire when broiling
steak will prevent blazing from the drip-
ping fat
Salt as a gargle will cure soreness Of
the throat
Salt in solution inhaled cures cold in
the head.
Salt water is good 70 clean willow
ware and mating
Salt in the oven under baking tins
will prevent .scorching on the bottom
salt puts out fire in the chimney
Salt and vinegar will remove stains
from discolored teacups
Salt and soda are excellent for bee
StingS and spider bites
Salt thrown on SCOT which has fallen
on carpet will prevent stain.
Salt put on Ink when freshly spilled
on carpet Will help in removing spot
Salt in whiteWash makes it stick.
Salt thrown on a coal fire when 1t IS
low will revive it.
Salt used in sweeping carpets keeps
out moths.
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in window boxes or near doors.
Do not forget to renew the soil in
pots or boxes. Plants extract GER
tain elements from the earth. Potash.
lime, sulphur, etc. are necessary to
plant growth. and in a small recep-
tacle the supply soon becomes ex-
hausted. II for some unaccountable
reason your fern or waxplant does
not thrive, give it a new lease by
transplanting it in entirely new soil.
Much can be said on slipping" II
the new branches are kept in bot
tie of water in the heat and light
they will put forth roots, and can be
planted. They must be handled care
fully and. watered frequently Seed
lings, too. are easily cared for. If
extra heat be required, a glass cover
over the box will draw the rays to
the little plants. Make your own
cold frame" with small pieces of
glass.
The hint of summer is always in a
thriving plant. One good one deserves
another, and although a home con-
servatory means care, it repays the own
er for every trouble that devolves upon
her
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Reviving Black Lace

TN THIS season Of Iaces quite often
will grandmother's priced shawl bs
brought out into the light of day.
and sometimes q cruel light 10 is TOO.
After one look. the enthusiastic search
er will place il back IN It's cedar chest.
II the lace be sound and only suffering
from discoloratiOn here is a method OF
restoring it's good black color:
Make some black tea about the
strength Of that used for drinking and
strain it. Pour the liquid into a basin
so that the lace viii be completely COW
cred. and let it stand for ten or twelve
hours. Squeeze the lace several times,
but do not rub IL. for the texture of old
lace will not permit of it.
Dip the lace three or four times in The
tea After this press the fabric through
weak solution of gum-arabic and water.
Pin the lace to a towel. being careful
to adhere 10 the shape that you wish Il
to take
When nearly dry cover it with another
towel and iron ii with a cool iron. After
this process the lace will look like new.
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SOME ORIGINAL JEWELRY

side. Any clear. dark stone may be
used instead with the baroque pearls
emeralds. amethysts, sardonyx. car
buncles or sapphires. for instance.
Here are two original ideas for
cuff buttons. One Is in an arts and
crafts effect-an imitation of the
primitive brasswork in dull gold,
with the roughly drawn wheel in
green gold and the space between
the spokes hammered in little pin
pricks The wheel is purposely irreg-
ular in outline
The other cuff button is a plain
square of dull gold, the special fea-
er's initials in gems. A. B. c., for in
stance, might be amethyst, beryi and
chrysolite. To give an idea Of the
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possible stones. a partial alphabet of
gems is given:
A. agate; B. bloodstone; c. carnelian
d, diamond; E, emerald; G. garnet; H.
hyacinth; j, jasper; L, lapis lazuli; M,
moonstone; o, opal; P, pearl; r, ruby;
S, sapphire: T. turquoise. For letters
not given there is no well-kfown
equivalent.
The chain is an idea for utilizing
baby chain of coral; to every coral
bead five silver beads were strung.
and in front was placed a coral cameo.
The effect was really charming.
These are only few suggestions,
but they will be improved upon and
modified by the woman who wishes
to have her ornaments as original and
self MANNED as is her clothing.
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yoke which holds the whole fringe
The raffia Gaming shown illustrates
how the same weave may be aoplleG
to willow cane so as to mend and re-
seat chairs. The stitch-for it is done
like darning. Work first vertically,
then horizontally. then in the two
diagonal directions. The binding is
done separately, with knot at each
intersection with the weaving raffia
Any number of other articles may
be made on this same general prin-
ctple- The crocheted cord makes pic
ture frames and penwfper: the
knotted cord. children'S horse reins
and pen and pencil and toothbrush
holders; theSraffia. penWipers and blot
ter tops and chains for holding back
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9M4 (6o1Ag@zvyg

held as support and then withdrawn.
The deep fringe is merely the cord,
raveled all its length. The draw
string is also of cord. These bags
may be made as large or as small as
desired. and may serve every purpose
from coin purse to laundry bag. When
skill has been gained by experience,
two colors may be so combined as to
form check or plaid effect
in fact the whisk itself is nothing but
raveied rafi1a. It's handle is Of
crocheted cord, giving the appearance
of buttonhole edge This same stitch
may be used to replace slot rings on
the end of shade cord. attaching the
cord TO the shade and working over q
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brass ring. The handle of the holder
is of thinner cord of two colors. knit
ted as the old-fashioned zephyr reins
were knitted: and the loops at each
end are of thin rope or of twisted
raffia. The holder itself is simply a
raffia ring. the raffia being wound
over cardboard like napkin ring.
How fringe for upholstery may be
made is shown in the knotted dra-
perry photograph. The pencil is again
brought into play. the knots being
made over it before it is removed.
This time the knots are single ones.
giving a hammock effect Indeed,
this is the hammock weave and may
be so applied The fringing at the
edge is only half-raveled: and the
top loops are gained by the wooden
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5asK tie frw balm Aa7ev

row many OF US cherish q little
- geranium which we have brought
i indoors from the summer; how
many Of Us strive for a little
spot Of green indoors and sometimes
fail. Haven't you heard women say thal
they never have any luck with plants
indoors? Well. luck is not quite the term
70 use. They may lack knowledge of a
few elemental truths about plant life.
Nature. II given half a chance. will as
sert herself. II you cannot rear plants
something is wrong in your treatment OF
them. sun, water and air are the requi-
sites OF growth. with good soil that must
be renewed from time TO time.
Deprive a plant OF sunlight and II viii
become pale and colorless. It is not nee
essary to discourse at length on the
chlorophyl and its workings. but If you
doubt, experiment with two slips. AIR
breathed in and out by the numerous
pores on the under surface of the leaves
Is as necessary 10 the life OF plants as
70 animals. There is a peculiarity. how
ever. about the breathing of plants that
Il were well TO remember. In the day
tine they breathe out oxygen and retain
carbon dioxide~ In the night the order
IS reversed. Therefore do not allow flow
ers 20 remain ip sleeping rooms.
But LET'S 10 sur treatment. A Japa-
nese fern ball Is an attractive plant to
hang IN living room or the nursery. It
manages TO get fresh air. but demands
much water. The most successful way
10 give it its daily food is to soak the
ball in a basin OF water. Spraying IS
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Jawpe al CaS C5Mly

TT is surprising what host of pretty
and useful articles can come from
- the application Of ingenious fin
gers to a goodly supply of stout cord
and raffia. Merely knotting and bind
ing. with little crochet stitch. will
produce any number of household con-
veniences.
Take the shopping bag shown in the
photograph This is nothing but col
ored cord. the thickness of a shoe
string, double-knotted in diagonal
rows. The work is done with a large
needle and the stitch is something
like that used in renaissance work
Or the knot may simply be doubled by
the fingers, working sover a pencil
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lace curtains. I have seen scrap
basket entirely Of the Gaming, in tvs
shades OF straw. and the varia,i7n-
produced by combination OF maIerfal
and method are endless
All these things were made By pri-
mary children in the New York
schools, as part Of their work In
manual training and so there Is no
reason why any girl or woman should
not learn to do them also In a cot
tage room which boasts OF rag rugs
and cretonne hangings these knOttsd
and corded accessories lend a fnal
homcspun touch to the surroundings.
If W. are TO study harmony and aD-
propr steness, here is a chance to
show that we can mt the trimmings
TO & background.
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the ring. like a signet, and with a
stone in each corner; the other q CATS
eye. surrounded by a circlet of dia-
monds (Which enhance its beauty as
Ii enhances theirs). and with two
more diamonds continued along the
ring at either side. Tt is an odd but
s very good gem combination.
What may be done with baroque
pearls is seen In the collarpin, which
Is one of q pearl and topaz set 1t
simply consists of one large topaz
set in square of gold. with pearls
and topazes set alternately on each
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stone in each corner; the other cats
thing, and the asps and wings are
polished. the rest being dull 1t is
extremely effective when the owner
wears il with the gray velvet dress
for which it was designed, and of
which II is often the only ornament.
Two ideas for setting diamonds in
rings are Shown-one q rounded dia-
mond OF dull gold. made welded into
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that is adopted by all successful
florists
II Jack Frost hints of visit. put
newspaper Jacket over each plant.
Pin the paper, that is cheap protec-
ton against cold around the plants.
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really want IL and not as the jeweler
or some well-known society lady want
ed IL.
This applies equally well TO the most
expensive jewelry-the pearl and dia-
fnond tiaras and dog collars-and to
the simplest scarrpin or little-hnger
ring OF some semipreci0us stone. IL
IS. however, chiefly for the latter class
Of 1ewelry that this suggestion is made.
Give this q touch OF originality and il
gains more N value than all that the
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ment delineated here-alI designed by
one woman and carried out without
trouble by the jeweler to whom she
consigned her drawings. The pend
ant, for instance, is OF twisted gun
metal wire, the stone is the silvery
agate. 1t is an extremely inexpen-
sive ornament, and yet how striking.
1t would look equally well in copper
wire and lapis lazuli, or in silver wire
and jade. The important thing here,
as elsewhere, is to be careful of the
color effects-to match the stones with
the setting.
The littie-fnger ring is cameo.
cut out of lava from Vesuvius 1t was
a present from Italy to the owner.
who recognized-or imagined-in it at
once a head of Medusa, and simply
ordered ring composed entirely OF
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elaborate and uninspired work of the
commercial ieweler could bestow;
, take away that touch OF originality
and fl at once becomes cheap and
taw6ry-any one may buy Ii any
where for almost nothing.
Look at some Of the bits Of orne-