Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-22

In any ordinary woven goods the threads
cross each other at right angles; the long
! threads forming the warp, and the short
threads the weft According as the fabric Is
of high quality, so do these interssct 10 a re-
gular and equable quality; but be it as good as
| it may, there are always some irregularities;
| they may escape the eye, but they become APP
| parent in q singular way. 1t good silk be
wrapt tightly and carelessly around a roller, it
may become MORE much against the incna
| ton of the possessor; il will have acquired al
! irregular kind OF CLOSING 10 some parts rather
| than in other; and this irregular CLOSING,
when viewed from a little distance, presents
somewhat of the appearance of MORE, or
! watering-who knows2 Perhaps an accident
to piece of rolled silk suggested the first idea
OF watering as = distinct mode of adOrnInent
to siken goodsl Such accidents have very
/ frequently occurred in the history of nanuftc>
lures However, accident or no accident,
watered silks have long been in use, both in
this country aud in France. If pattern be
engraved upon one cylinder in relief, and a
similar pattern on another cylinder, IN sOnken
devices; aud il one of those be heated from
within; and if piece of silk or velvet be
drawn between the oylinders-then will the
silk or velvet acquire an embossed pattern, be-
cause some parts OF the surface are more press
ed, and are consequently more glossy than the
rest. Numerous varieties OF this process are
employed in the preparation of fancy goods.
But this is not exactly w.tering. For this
process two LAYERS of silk are laid face 10 face,
and are pressed tightly between rollers. What
fallow,i However close the threads may be,
there are still iuterstiees between them; they
follow each other in ridge and hollow fashion
throughout the length and breadth OF the
piece. Now, fine slightest irregularity exists
ID the pressure, some OF the threads become
pressed in particular parts more than Others;
aud the overspressed portions present great
er gloss, a greater power of refiee.-Ee "sht,
than the rest. The Imore oapnciously these
portions distribute themselves, the more un-
dulafory and cloudy viii be the result. We do
not say that the actual process is nothing more
than this, bat that THE is the bssis Ca which
the whole is founded. The goods may be
sprinkled with water previously or Eol; the
rollers may be both heated or both cold, OF
one heated sea one cold; the rollers may DO
plain or varloasly Indicated; they may move
smoothly oyes each other or may have slight
lategal t6ovement--hew these variations OF
method woGl prodaee variations of effect
every one viii see. The adjeciivs '.aaiiqaep
Il most likely given 10 tie silks thus produced
from their rssenblance 10 the tAbsy silk dresses
which Lady Blanehes grandmother used to
wear when she was lady 81 sfs bedchalnber
10 the bride Of George the Third. II Is chiefly
produced 10 FrAncs; bus SpitAlhslds, is wea-
sers snd taoireafs coAbihed. hes lately oopied
tie art 80 tleseFly As actually 70 exsel the
French. Bai Spstaldelds guards is secret IS -
dalenely - the maeleiau 10 fairy tale guards
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