Natural Pearls

by Caitlin Williams
(Tucson)

"When people say, a string of pearls is perfectly matched. The secret is that you match natural pearls so that all the pearls in the string of pearls age at the same rate. That is not easy, if one pearl changes color before the rest, it decreases the value of the pearl necklace. Matching pearls is not a science but an art."

Where did you get that idea? There is no science of matching pearls for how they age. There is no art to matching them for aging-rate either. You can only match what you have in front of you.