Cuban Bric-a-brac In Vogue

Curiosities and bric-a-brac from Cuba are now slowly coming into vogue. Oddly enough, they were quite fashionable 40 and 50 years ago. A favorite and one of the most beautiful objects imaginable is a bunch of crystals from one of the famous caverns in the limestone district. Some of these are as clear as rock crystal, and are not alone many faceted but are often covered in part with masses of large and small crystals of great brilliancy. When the faceting occurs in certain patterns, the crystal has the flre of a precious stone and, in a well lighted parlorwill throw colored lights and flres in every direction. Still another beautiful object is a mass of fine fern leaf coiul, which is found near the keys in the middle and eastern part of the island. Some of this is so delicate that it suggests a petrified cobweb. -