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taste and ingenuity, bottles, not only finer in form, but also of a 

 •workmanship and carving much superior to any that have been 

 brought from Japan, have found a ready sale at from four to five 

 times the prices of Japanese bottles of the same size. 



The only rock-cr3'stal object in the United States for which a 

 piece of crystal of the largest size Avas required is a round disk, 

 9^ inches in diameter, on which is cut, in intaglio, the episode of 



Japanese method of giiudiiij; and polishing ciystal balls. 



Moses in the bulrushes. Tliis rare specimen is in the 

 Tiffany & Co., and is exhiljited lierc this evening. This remark- 

 able piece was unfortunately dropped by the engraver after comple- 

 tion, and is now in two i)ieces; but tiiis mutilation does not pre- 

 vent us from realizing what a fine specimen of rock-crystal it was 

 originally. 



The Japanese methods of working crystal are very simple. 

 Skill, patience, and hereditary pride make up for any lack of 



