The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-06-17
The New Silk Industry.

The greatest incentive to engage in silk
culture in the knowledge that there is a
home market for ST., 0O0, 600 worth of floss,
viii III American manufacturers are obliged
to import from foreign lands. The other
consideration is, that silk culture furnish
es women and children in the rural dis
tricts, with a eoIgenial occupation that
does not require constant attention, and so
will not interfere with household duties.
In view of these facts the Women'S Silk
Culture Association of Philadelphia was
organized two years ago, for the purpose
of calling the attention of the women of
The country IL the Opportunity given them
to establish a new industry, both suitable
and profitable; and also to give the neces-
Sary instructions to all desiring to engage
in silk culture.
The success of this pippfaG ,,saapiation is
remarkable, tlaIe niS been aroused wide
spread interes: in the cultivation of ca
coons, that must go on increasing until the
aim of the association is fulfilled.
This fact was most torcibly presented ut
the last exhibition OF the association. Al
which the display of cacoous was very fine
and interesting. Tie fhief leaiHre of the
exhibition wa& ting display o. specimen ca
roous ily the fwenty-six contestants for the
Straw bridge (. ClotlIier premiums. The
first one OF which by the way, was carried
oft by Mrs R"becca Taylor. (!nnthr:. .. the
HI" Ravart larl"rl who is over 50 Years
of az, a.u 4 sufferer from paralysis.
The association announces that through
th,. iberai1y Of MeSSrS. Strawbrlge x
Clothier the well known dry goods ,ner-
chants of Philadelphia it is AGAIN enabled
To offer to lie silly Cults,riSts tue sum of five
hundred dollars III ten premiums, as fol-
lows: FIRST premium, 500: second premium,
so: third premium, S6j: fourth premium,
$50: fifth premium, $50; sixth premium,
Sij; seventh premium, so; eighth pre-
MUM. $40; ninth premium, So; tenth IRE
mium, Si0. For these nT@l,.u,.,a any res
idenG o. the i.niteu Statfs may contest.
From the ten largest amounts of cocoons,
one pound will be taken, without the Sc
lection aud the test of Keeling applied: the
quantity and quality will be the conditions
for premium Application for cornnnS,;,.,on
must be endorses! ai,a ,.ta a,uopnt of this
wars cocooGs raised by the culturiSt, tes-
! titled 10 by some responsible person. Stock
must be sent not later than December |.
lSS2
Anyone with sufficient land to g.:aw q
few mulberry trees caY Ill the rearing of
silk worms 10 the daily care and find it a
course Of pleasure and profit. The work
occupies lut a small portion of the year,
and :. child can attend to the daily o2,. ...s.-
ing of leaves and feeding tEc worms fla
supply Of l:G:l.otry leaves cannot be had,
a., "s,se orange hedge will answ er every
purpose. The Usage orange leaf is admir-
able food fer the silk worms from which
they spin splendid silk.
\ very interesting event of national in
telest, connected with this subject of silk
culture, has Just occurred in Philadelphia.
The Womeu's silk Culture ,ss.4ia,ipo Sc
le"t"h Sill, tow, ,wentysIX hlmil;es Lying
in lnurteen states had 1t spup on a . Yam
kee - reel, made into Web of twenty-eight
thousand threads of silk, and woven as II
brocade on Il Jacquard loom, requiring
three thousand six hundred ra%,.,cs to form
the original an,, striking design. This Is
III" ttrst brocade ever woven III America of
.imrrican silk; and probably the heaviest
~ texture of any brocade ever woven. 1t
is ki own As the Garfield dress, as it is the
irtention of the associaticy y resent this
magnificent .a.rsC 10 Mrs. James A. Gar
lsia.