Beads

[AS.] Perforated balls of gla , porce¬ lain, or gems wTorn for ornament; also a small ball for counting prayers. The gla houses of the island of Muraiio, near Venice, have been, from a remote period, a centre of the manufac¬ ture of gla beads. Upwards of five you sand people are there employed in this industry. Beads are much used for fancy work. “ Bugles,” or long beads, were formerly used, but now jet beads are common for trimming ladies’ dre es.