The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-07

An fterostlDn th,pter on ma Neme.e,e,
lure ~ 1esiiio ralflos
We have certainly The caIloooa, ohlntz,
NUTS o mulmals, bummums and romalIs,
rs Bengal cotions from NJ early o. 1000.
Caliooes probably from Colcuts, city on
The Malabnr coast, or west side Of the In.
dian peninsula, from the time Of the Portu-
gieso occupation In 1870, although largely
dodtin at n later period In every part Of
bengal. The cbintz were painted cottons
of Burrampore and Comanee; and the ging-
hams, or "ginggans," were striped cottons
OF Balasore aud Bengal before 100. We
centuries. derived from India:
Calico, u painted or printed cotton-or
callicoes, from Calicut
Chintz, from chints superllne cotton,
painted in squares.
Bingham, or ginggan, Il striped cotton,
woven in colors.
p Muslin, fine thread ana opsi mesh of
Null, or mulmul, very fine and still
lighter fabric, sometimes ''howered" in the
east.
Hummums, an inferior cotton fabric, not
now made.
Romalls, also an an inferior fabric, not
now used.
Cambays, or cambajas, cotton, t brics
brought to Portugal from Cambay, Western
India, in 1920 and later.
From Persia we have several original
terms, not likely to be lost:
Carpets which were exported at Com
broom and Ormus to both India and through
Portugal to Europe under that name before
1900.
Cashmeres, fabric named from the
country Of Cashmere, and at one TIM Pc
shawls, originally chales, a variety of
Cashmere fabrics.
Oamlets, orcamblets, "a cloth OF camel $ hair
or goats hair.
Damask, q form Of weaving similar to.
satin, first brought to Europe from Damas
Gus.
From Chin silk goods have retained the
same desjg, ations for centuries:
Satin, satin, or satteen, "the best S-thread
howered''
Taffetys, or Taffetas-the origin of this
word doubtful, probably Indian
Velvets-the name is Latin, or from Italy.
Gelongs, belongs, palanlpores-thes last
much used in Europe, and not modern
fabrics.
Nankeens, or uncolored cottons, or the
natural color of cotton-from Nankin.
From the Spanish several terms are de-
rived:
Brocades, figured or ornamental silks.
Serges, or sirgas, fabrics of twisted silk
Bays, duroys, arras cloth, etc., all being
English names of Spanish CLOTH
From the French, for silks there are:
Gros-grains or gros-grams-Gr de Lisle.
Foulards-of spun silk.
Brocades, from the Spanish
In wool: N
Bareges, delaine, tapestry, bombazine or
basin, shalloons.
In cotton:
Batiste, satteens.
From Flanders and Holland there are
several permanent terms:
Cambria, from Cambray, well-finislfd
cotton.
Duck-Hollandish for waterproof cottd.
Lawn, first applied to fine linen.
Drugget, in part French, an inferiF
wooden.
Brown Hollands; blay linens.
In English use there are not many terrE
applicable to fabrics originating in En-
land; flannel or fannen is Saxon; embrol
cry is compounded from abe French; BAH
is modification OF the Spanish bay;
worsted was first applied to combed wdl
fabrics brought from Flanders, and MD
frequently written woosted; buckram vi
a local word, as were also fustian, cordu1
and lnsey- woolsey; dimity is an Englf
term for corded cotton fabric of Indian I
igin, now French; bandanas were deep-cf
bred silk and cotton handkerchiefs, redf
spotted, worn also as .headdress. Pi4
silks for handkerchief have been recent
imported from Calcutta to be dyed i'll II
manner in the United States.