Show for mother of beirl considering the vast values in goin pearls obtained fron from the eastern losli erles it is surprising to find that tile the plain unromantic mother of pearl secured Is of even greater ireat cr worth previous to tile the discovery of tile extensive Autti Auti alian f bisbing grounds lu ili the supply of mother of pearl was diminishing iiii while the demand was ans aig the large shelled already mentioned are there found in lille quai quality the shells are the site of lall lal lai oe L soup plates ici ash g b a pound each are worth about 1 a pair an expert liver lu in dh illing ing dress ii ill collect SW u or pairs lu in a day about lou kern pearls are found in ili every ton toil of theyo bell beautiful art work in ili carved nud inlaid mother of liettie beail lizis lias lung long been produced in china and japan some sohie idea of the extent of its european alil use in tile arts aud and manufactures may be hid hall front from the fact that SOO finO people ire PD ivd tit in working mother of pearl in Ali austila ant and half that 11 in france l rance while the knitle or of the annual import into Engla anglund ild Is nearly in the PhIlIpp lne islands windows tire made of kotlier of pearl and james anthony froude in hla his volume of voyaging in occina Oc calia describes frightful maori idols with 3 of mother of pearl glittering in their eye sockets while in cashmere it Is the tilla custom to inlay the inscriptions in tombstones with will the same exquisite substance to rap call the climax of curious uses of the lustrous nacre it Is said that largo large quantities of seed pearls are imported into china to be into medicines tor for the Celest lais popular science monthly |