Crystal isn't as clear as it used to be. That famous ringing sound, widely held to be a telltale way to identify true crystal? Some fine glass will ring, too. Here are some crystal basics. GLOSSARY ...

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WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s State Department is spending $5.4 million to buy fine crystal stemware for American embassies — but it won’t give the US economy much of a boost. The contract was ...

Q: In one of your columns, you helped a woman search for wine decanters. I have put several lead-crystal decanters into storage because I was told that the alcohol leaches the lead from the glass and ...

A Christian family hid a Polish Jew from the Nazis during World War II. When she immigrated to the United States, the only thing she kept from the old country was a glass cruet. Years later, it ...

Fine crystal glassware long has been part of traditional bridal gift registry. Nice for them, but designers and retailers say they are seeing more unmarried couples and singles who are unwilling to ...

We recently revisited the great dishwasher detergent and hard water glass- etching drama -- with the promise of a future focus on the cleaning of glassware and crystal. Here's the scoop on the care ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I like to entertain using vintage crystal glassware. But if the glasses are clinked together when doing a toast, they can easily break. So how do I stop the table or crowd from ...