Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
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liar rsrisiy og COST reared oa he nJsias bbss.
IS most easily article eagerly sought Al 81 tt.
rsifhs AID salt ans - the east bIt 6adiHr m a7 Is
knroEe very rarely indesd 70 make pair iszrs
anu Aanasone cashmere shaw requires he zlar G
Twelve CT foaFisea men for half ysar ihsl,fe
Banjeei Singh, the chief Of Lshpre gave ire f1us.
a9d rupees foF pair Of these Eoslsa shsRls. tls
Patterns OF which represented his victories Taa
saima's iron which the material is ob'aiusI are
eote "a ~ rature with two Kinds Of coat 1r cioth.
iHEi the enc tne, curly generally zrav and frart-
ing ths skin down more or Isss tbieE a. if ii
guard it against cold and dsmps ths ether eaarss
lank and giving general color 10 the animal. ana
ash Is only The inner sad fner coating = ags
Tor me rae shsWs, tae quantity produced IS limited
and therefuTe higd. priced The down called rostr
Is oolected fron hOek5 0s goais oa tie rlsirt. 5f
Tablet aud brought 10 the ceB6nss Of Cas6aere On
ihe backs Of sheep. lt is then cleaned SAD sns
tourth Of L (beng al that g. fitted r thsshsvsl il
carried On mems backs the zen sinder Of fbe dis
teAes @ Cashmere. When arrived Al Csshrsrs Z
passes into the bands Of iha merehant who ssils t
n small Qusntities to the Eesvers Ct the rate ofsbsut
two rupees per pound The thread is d7ed & rrast
variety Of eoiors, then stif,ned with r.cs astsr
saFions articles areWoFen With these coloref threafs
The pg)cess being slow eud tedious On eoeount cf the
de olasiruciion Of the looms. SbGHls. c0Farets.
b. ndk rshiefs, turban pieees. gloves, socbs, and
other garments are woven Of this pssi. Tas sksEls
ere Washed after being woven, 70 remoys fss rice
stHeniug; and fine pale elloW coisr Is fmparfsd
by means Of sullhur-Asmss"
The prices paid for he real Cashmere slsrls. or
thOss woven in India continues Sla7ps's AsgaEiss.
have sometimes been almost fabulous. A failss red
shawl, sdes 70 is called IN America a long H. vi.
ordinarily eommsnds ia Paris or London frou Ave
hundred to Eve Thousand dollars, according % the
quality. seaIfs shd square sbawIs. being lraaiisF,
sell for less. lis a mistake. however, 10 suppose
that al hose shswis are manufelursd il Islis il
The shapein which they are sold here. Gsnsraly,
udte the eenters and borders csme out serarsisly,
aad are put together afterwards in sizes. aud oaen
patterns, 70 snit customers. Moreover large 70 &.
lion Of hs sbauls sold IS real Iadia ones afs aeu-
ally made in France for the Tibet esat uas
iotsoduosd ist0 that country moFs Than ihiTty
years sg and ths Ca ,hmsre shasIs Initiated Nith
considerable skin Judges Of the sriole pretend 70
say, however, that the real stsVl can b. deifsad.
BY its having less evenly woven = b. as al-s from
is brighter eoors. lis likewise sas THAI the bo--
der af the genuine Cashmere shawl IS Invariably
Rcveu in small pieces, which are aftsrsaras ssEsd
together, as the whole border is subs, emily
sewn on to tho center. But oibsr authsrisies
deny that the skin Of India is insufioisus e
Jroats q shawl; in other words to we've he border
and esnfer in one piece, run The pattern Of he
former over che latter.
Notwithstanding the susesssful imitation ef tsssa
hsEls fashion and iaxury stii prefer th apparent
ly rudsr original. just as laess, woven b. had.
bfing price more ihan i've tines as great 3 the
sane pattern woven by machinery, 50 q Cashnsrs
shawl, known to have come from India, win fetch
Vaslly more than the elsVersst imitation PROBABLY
however, this Is no, an. Persons familiar With
both the article and he limitation, assert ssas che
former Is softer than The latter and that this son
uess arises partly from the Eay The threat Is spun
and partly because ihe Tibet goat, when exported
from iis native hills, ssnsi5ly dsterioraius Thsrs
IS also shawl, known Popularly Is the French
Cashmsrs, which Is an inialiou Of che imiiation;
but this has nane Orysry iale. of The HOol Of
the imported Thibst gsat-
The passion for shsWls uinoug women everyWhaFs.
saysa lats writer, IS remarklh.e In one csuntry.
ihs shawl may foE fr9n the bead ks aveil; in
smother, it hangs from he shoulders; in auolhsr,
il il knotted round the loins ike sash; ia yst
aaofher, IL is sEahel round the body Ike a skiri
wherever Forn az all is the pes aFliols Of aress
Scarcely any article Of apparel or dseoraiioa isso
universally worn as the shawl Ia an eastern
countries the shawl is considered the most essential
aad graceful part Of or amsnlal dress. a ths
Russian Court, ladies Judge one smother 81 DER
shaWIs ssby their diamonds. 10 France. lbe BRIDE
gr9OE wins favor by juiisiOus gin Of skis Kind.
In Cairo and Damascus, the gft Of shawl uilleluss
almost Sc much heart burning in The harsm q he
introdaetion Ofa new wife. In EHglau5, tae lauzh-
ter of ibe house spends he Ehoie OF her eIsi quar-
tsT's allO vance in the purchase % q shaRl The
Paris griselie aud the London dFessmakeFgo te tAsr
work vita little shawl pinned neatly al tse nnIsi
The lost gin driuksr covers her rags with ihs rsu-
nsnt Of the shawl Of better days. The peassais
dsughtsr buysa white cotton shawl, with ysy bor-
der, for her Wedding aud wash and dyes unhay-
ing wraPPtd q her babies in turn q IS fnay dgsd
black to sigHalze her WidoWhood The maiden
aunt, crossing elderly, takes 70 wearing shawl in
the house in mid winter and The granny you'd no
more think ef going without il at sny season ihaa
Hithoat her cap.
The Manchester or Birmingham factory girl buys
gay shawl on credit, wears it on Sunday puts Il n
pawn on Monday morning. and takes il oui g sgainoa
Saturday night forsnOther Sunday wear, ard 90 o.
an il she has wasted money that would have bought
heraWardro5e Thus, from Chisa round the world %
Oregon, and from the queen down to the paugsr, Is
he shawl the symbol Of Homan's tasts and sohdi-
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