, 1873-12-07

As 10 popliu, It .was invented III Papa1 terri
torT,, though by q. Huguoliut, mud louce called
hceins That no other is at hand; Silk may be i
Greek, Porsian, MI Ayalic, q Tartar, or Chi
ncso appellatfon, since The loxlcographers
and. and other or esuatl9nists a2 s,o might 10
2aet'a 2 i fsV0r sba q there sash ia Gays
single doubt botwsen a translation from, n Per-
sic word and tho town Of BnaHl in Bcluchatail,
whence it u1ay possibly have boon derived,
md which was formerly famous for Tho nlanu-
fac:nre This must not be confounded with tho
Scotch ptad, christenod after Scottish Queen,
daughter Ut Malcolm. and wife Of lIonry
I. Jerkin may bo from tho Anso.Sa1on
cyrlelieu-here wo fall back upon the icriyatiyo
moHunlpliou at any rate, more rational tan
that Which traces it to tho vu!gariHsn Little Jer
ry, which IL a!so claimed for Jacket. but now
wo reach formidable mystery. Whence came
Croas cavallo:3 Because that is almost
tho solo suggestion Of tho lcarnod. Con-
corning collnrs, there used to be sort worn III
Gcrlnany which wcro nlck-named 7ator-niordern,
or father-n,urd rerst from tue legend Of y
student who returned from tho university with
such a stlft pair that, on embracing his
parent, they cut his Throat. Tlolo aro
many testimonies to su1clos-tight to
wlt-cntlBud ty vanity III dtoss; but wo thuk
this IL tho only caso ol ASSASSINATION GU record.
In Tue general glossary, cardinals, capuchlnB,
mud lnantlas tell their own story. though tho
od-fashoncd Dorthas do not, aEd the renowned
chapcau-da-palc, which 10 hsrmonizel with
ti,e beauty Of tho Chnrcii1n Of lAo Lass century,
would bo equally explicit hadit bean straw-
hat Mt hll. There arc many varieties Of fab,ics
besides those already mentioned. WHICH indi-
cate their own birthplace, as tue moLair
known as Angola or AnSura wool, from tho FULL
Minor; tho mixture Of tito lair aua silk called,
b belod doup Msdspollams % tho " favotio Morino;
tho soft weavings Of paramatta, in Now
South Wales tic .yoloV cottons OF Hankin,
corrupted into nankeen ; and tue tapestries
Of Dsrgamo Loss familiar howcyor. arc tho
sks naned ArdchsincB, utter tho district pro-
1licing them in Persia; the lauil' wo0E lats-
now disusou-which woro once identified with
the Norman town Of Caulebee; tho figured linen
la,,d the t!iet-uapred wonlsns callrd afsor
Duffol, in Flan1cra The cortla u Grennppes, in
tho halno territory. When you hear Of ca1n~
hric ra4t you will naturally think OF Canlbray, in
and uungcamp, in franco. rizes at once to Tho
minds eye and 70 OH with tho COARSE stulfs
cuiod OBnnbnrgs (Iianovorian naanufaoture);
viii, shoir opposite, tho dolicase open laco-worI
tullo. which formaa ileecy foundation I Tor 40 many
bonnos, aud dresser so many :" bloashing
roscB" Of the ballroom Ia raiment light rs DIR.
Once more, turning from cities and towns to
peraons aud tho signatures thcyhava left teh!na
t1em in the nloreorH' ernpors, or np1Io1latereIa'
ions, md ne havo tho gallant Duo Do
lluquclairc mixing monument to h!msef
In tic closk he introduced; Daptihtc iuvonting
tho batisto handkerchief, popular prlnct-
pal!y on tho cotnsnt5basis'o dlos1es ,:. oe'g "ng;
known az 1Habe1, tho traditional origin OF which,
mar be supposed, everybody Ia awaao of Ono
loetical peraonage Inns beon credited With tho
lame Of a galmeEt, mantel Of pa!s-srny clotl,.
looal presumably because 1t bears not tho
ronotcBt resemblance TO anything which an
Oscnts Princess ever woro or could wear.
Leaving this Tussaud group, m,islln perploxos
all inquiry; whether tho void IL to TO accouut~
cd for bY tllo French 1nollhso. or moss, because
OF its soft,ess wllother this theory would bo
moro tennbln il 10 1nonhKo wore added lin or
Aa1 whether tho fabric WAS iirst wrought ut
aIosul, in Atiatic Turkey2 ,slasallpatam may
iyaton carry LIZ back to tlo Grccian agos to ex-
Main how Tho torn dilnity arono. Declaring,
On the authority Of whole gardontnl of roots,
ll,at it signifies fah.io woven from aonblu
threads; Lllt less learned pnndlta attribute it
to lis Egyptian pamiotta. It ts aFrood
| that calico must DO identified with Ouiicnt,
on tho Mslabar coasti eambroop viii, tho
mouylY, marsc1a With Aiaracillos; but there III
twoo,l gallzo and tho scylptural daza; or kcrkoy
with either Joraoy or Cashmere, though tho lat
itulo OF cl,oico permitted iH certainly wido
QUO, Jaconot was originally manufactured by
man OF tint name, Mho gave !. ita title in tho
malkot; so, IN n!I likelihood, OF jean; but how
did lady's rlaing-Aabit over come to be callol
Joseph i? Tartnnn owo thor designation. aa no
| plcaso to tho Latin, the Froneh, 0r tho Gatilo.
ihs last having The word ''tarutin, acrosH which
neens near enough without going baod to I'yre.
Fustian, however? Ono Eclool atllrlns It 10
Latin another that 1t IL Arabic, pointing tli-
umphantly to Tho Egyptian town fuBtat, WLers
| 1t il said to laye origls!y como from tile loom
| Of duAlsy weaver na,nelcss IN history. or
oourno, ma,iy of tlloso dcriya:ions are remote
and fantastic md lang OH the fraest threads
Of antilur.ty boog Wholly unllko, In t!1ebs 70.
l,,aint old Eranco-FIcmlsh city: Gobcllus aud
LalaHoro. woven From, tho bark Of u troo in dis
triut Of tho l}enga! 1tosilcucy but no lesi.
lAto 10 detluca bajze from the rullaed 1lA.iAu
| town OF uaiD,-Au Us Year Round.