The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-11

| Inc CeIebrated cashmere ShaWlB
The finest Of all wooden textures aud mos
exquisite in workmanship is the Indian
shawl Uniting richness Of design with
richness Of coloring it has no rival in the
| world. 1t is not only the most splendid It's
sue ever wrought by the hand of man, but
! it is also the most solid and durable, whether
it adorns the shoulders Of a modern belle Of
the waist Of an eastern potentate.
The Vale Of Cashmere, where roses even
bloom, is the seat Of this manufacture. The
Cashmere shawl is woven by hand from the
finest wool grown in Thibct The wool i.
first spun aud then dyed 1t is then woven
| in segments, which are afterwards Joined sc
| skilluiy as 10 leave no trace Of the seam
| visible. The flowers are then worked in by
hand after which the shawl is cleaned and
| covered with strong size, made principally
of rice, when it is ready for market
Shawls were formerly made in Paris, but
since European dealers have invaded Cash
mere more than two are made from the
same pattern.
II destined for Europe, the shawl has to
be disencumbered Of its provisional dres.
sing. For this purpose it is washed in the
river flowing from the Lake Of Cashmere,
whose waters are reputed to preserve the
colors, II property attributed to the aromatic
plants growing on its banks. A sheet Of
paper is laid between each fold Of the shawl.
1t is iuclosed in four or five envelopes, and
packed with the utmost precaution.
So delicate and complicated work can
only be accomplished by wOrkmen versed in
it from infancy, and who, living upon a
handful Of rice, are satisfied with moderate
wages.
The best workmen scarcely earn more
than from three to four cents a day. The
low price of labor will always render Europe
tributary to Asia for this luxurious produc.
ton. \ shawl which cost 500 at Cash.
mere, or at Umrjtsur, in the Puuiaub, where
these shawIs are also fabricated, could not
DEE made for less than $1,000 to $1,000 BY
European wOrkmeu. The material only en-.
tcrs into twenty per cent. Of the cost. Hence
many French manufacturers have formed
establishments at Cashmere and tmritsur,
where shawls are made by native wOTkmcn
but IN too many instances they have intro
ducel their own designs, which have changed
the ua.Ioaal character Of the shawl and Of
ten in thcse cases, the beautiful tissue is
concealed beneath Il mass of embroidery.
Shawls Of a cOar-er quality are also made
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