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Belgium. Then William Morris and his friends and asso¬ 
ciates Brought the crafts into prominence in England, and 
to-day England leads the world in every branch of the arts 
and crafts. Gradually America is following in the same 
path. Within the last two or three years this movement, 
though still in its infancy, has begun to make itself felt, 
and undoubtedly it will grow with the rapidity that is 
characteristic of this country in every other activity. 
Here, as in Europe, it is by no means the large estab¬ 
lished firms that have taken the lead. They hav,e been 
and still are afraid to deviate from the beaten path. They 
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