The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-18

Ing combsd wooien yArn fabrics Of pure wool and ths
same mixed eth other nbre.
Tho result Of patient impartial scrutiay this divi-
sion Of the Fourth group Is that France oau now vie
with both Germany and England in every branch Of
woolien manufacture Her oombng cardins and wool
weaving mAchasry, which, greatly improved from 1855
70 1904 Is now brought wonderful perfection and hes
Of late been adopting systems with view 70 pro-
sucs more ss less cost Her wool, however, 10 chiefly
imported from Belgium, Spain and Turkey. In 1888
Australia alone sen up NJ less than twenty three mil
lions kilos.
Work BY hand has not decreased either; on the con
trary there are hands employed among the pes
sanry in the principal centres whore the production Of
woollen fabrics ID the support Of whole Districts than in
localities where nothing Is dons bus by machinery.
There ara - many females - employed about the
looms at Amens. Mulhouss and Aisne An sndsniaols
proof that French woosn are in great favor
all over Europe Is thas in proportion the matter
rapidly imported expectation also yearly Increased
We nnd that France exported hundred and sixty i've
million Of kilos In 1885, and three hundred and ninety.
six ditto in 1885, ten years later Demands for French
tissues have therefore been the increase since
the last exhibition. This II attributable to the immense
development given 10 the now combing and weaving
processes tho excellent methods adopted in tho print
Ing Of wooiien stuns and 70 the ntroductioa OF nav
siding processes.
The conversation which I overheard willis taking
down the above notes may nos be uninisrestsug II
took place between French exhibitor ~ho is tho
head Of one Of the largest factories Rousn and
English visitor who inquiring about the expectation
OF WOODEN velvet to America
ir. said the French manufacturer ''ths specimen you
admire is the finest Of the kind and send
quantities Of It, under the Utrecht velvet the
New World; but these best times Augustine
may say, for II the Americans do but put their
shoulder to the wheel and make up their minds to pro-
duce the article instead Of paying duty for it. they will
in less than four years beat US hollow
Tho Engshman looked doubtful aBu your taste
your making much OF little your inventive inge-
nuty peculiarly national your rich design, the ansh
Of yoav textures, cannot believe those will DO
passed"
IN not exceI'ed, at least at ansd,n continued tho
Frenchman, american limitations inimabe; thsy
have the material machinery do the rest, and
IL IS well We should foresee that the time will
when We shall nave TO soil Utrechts for nothing"
Both gentlemen here bowed aud parted and proceed.
ed to stana OF shaded woos which the admiration
Of all. They form sheet which slightly stretched In
frame, and In which not color in the rainbow Is
wanting melted down gradually from the darkest shade
TO the iighest tint OF the same
The whole arrangement Is like prismatio ray l am
happy to say that the ndeiseable exhibitor TO have
prize medal Ho was. am told. poor artisan some
years ago, and Is now one OF the richest In R0u
baix
Australian goats hair, prepared in the sams town,
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section Some Of the white woods fall like Of son
foarn-the middle Of downy heaps. The same be
said OF M0ntevideo sheet wool another prize medal
There arc woollen popIins in very small stand which,
however unassuming did not the OF
the jury on their last visit to the twenty ninth class
These popins have boon pronounced The very finest
best OF the kind. The touch naturally betr1ys their
origin. but Il is impossible for the naked ego TO detect
On leaving the Fronoh gallery launched into the
Brtish Isles and found the twenty ninth class BY
means advanced soon became very anxious 70 giean
Some Information respecting denominations which
puzzled me extremely. and resolved 70 took out FOR
Who bad charge q Gre section was II was always very
thai : nsy.r is1saeonas. ~ e rsa o.p
where he VIA many had gyeah ip up that afternoon
which was very absdrd for thai hs must BE-
mot finding shc wsarsr Of the rsd % auy whess with
regret turned from the Chamber Of Commerce he
splendid NOTED yarns and other wors,sd fabrics sus
gestivo OF Bradford. The Same manufacturing district
exhibits splendid Berlin woods knitting. and lustre wsts
English mohar arms, especially the glaces psfsc.
ton twisted yarn looks exactly IKE violin strings oss
wool in England. taken from the different sheep. and
shown Through each successive process unti W. n 70
land WOOL tho southdown eve the Scuthdown teg what
ever that may msan) the Chevios hog and the Botany
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| their diaIscs % quite inoomprshsbSe es u
was moro fortunate in Turkey. where Greek, Who
speaks half Frsoch half Italian add half SPANISH gess
cuated fabric call Saf, which 10 made a.
gazellss hair and though certainly rough looking.
u NO worse shsn the Arabian ohaib which ladies IKE
made up into burnouses.
Morocco shows haiks . vorsted stun, with scarlet
edges, also twists and spotted woolen yarn
Germany has splendid plush and furniturs stuna Her
knittings and woods lar famed that praise super
auous though they nov be compared TO the knit
tines Of other nAtonA the Gsrmano Confederation
Will kssp ap s reputation or excssncs In the fabrcs
ton Of wools Guido France and Engiand wAieh
will b almos hsroulsan for whoa thrss compositions
In race s1hs ueat point 70 keep Foremost aad that
Doubled will.
Prusaan tape ana wosstsd ribbon, Saxon wooisn
10 great advantage.
American wooiiso goods and blankets next.