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fragment has been selected and shaped, it is also held to the sheet 

 of clear glass by means of a little wax, and another paper pattern 

 is removed, to be similarly replaced by glass. In this manner the 

 removal and replacement go on step by step until the entire work 

 is done. The colored sketch and the enlarged cartoon are always 

 kept in sight, so that the spirit of the picture may be realized as 

 completely as possible. The workmen who thus select and cut the 

 glass have acquired a surprising skill in adapting its accidental 

 variations to the needed expression of the thought. In many cases 

 they entered the studio as boys, and have been slowly trained to 

 perform this difficult work with much nicety of judgment. In 

 mosaic glass of purely geometrical design, the requirements of 



Soldering Joints of Lead Lines. 



color harmony alone need attention ; but in the picture-window, 

 in addition to this, a very appreciative eye is needed to seize upon 

 just the right combinations to bring out the draperies and the 

 background and the sky. It is frequently impossible to secure 

 the desired effect with one thickness of glass, and the custom of 

 doubling the glass is becoming more prevalent each year. This 

 practice gives both better drawing and deeper color. In the 

 matter of draperies, particularly, the method leaves little to be 

 desired. In the window representing " Faith, Hope, and Charity," 

 the draperies of the three figures were executed in white opalescent 

 glass, and the dainty shades desired — pale green, pink, and yellow 

 — secured by placing back of this, fragments of plain glass of the 



