. Pearls and pearling . barrel pearls,when brilliant and perfect, are valuable, although theshape is not so desirable as the others. The yellow fresh-water pearls are usually of littlevalue, on account of their dull or dead appearance, al-though a pearl of a bright, butter cup yellow is very valu-able. All light, live colors permit a greater translucency andconsequently have a better luster. , The dense colors are not so desirable, although per-fect black pearls are very rare and valuable. When two or more pearls are matched in size, form,luster and color or tint, their values are greatly en-h
. Pearls and pearling . barrel pearls,when brilliant and perfect, are valuable, although theshape is not so desirable as the others. The yellow fresh-water pearls are usually of littlevalue, on account of their dull or dead appearance, al-though a pearl of a bright, butter cup yellow is very valu-able. All light, live colors permit a greater translucency andconsequently have a better luster. , The dense colors are not so desirable, although per-fect black pearls are very rare and valuable. When two or more pearls are matched in size, form,luster and color or tint, their values are greatly en-hanced. The pearls forming a necklace should be of the sameluster and tint. Very few realize what large quantitiesof pearls are necessary to match a long necklace of themperfectly. Besides, great skill is necessary to enable oneto detect slight differences in tints and texture-. Some pearls have imperfections which can be hiddenby the setting and while they are not worth as much asthe perfect ones they have a good
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