The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-26
DRY GOODS,

Eyerythingconnect with ones business
is of Importance. Very few dry goods men
know the origin of the names OF many oil
the goods they handle. These may seem
trivial points, but they are of interest to
the man who seeks to be thoroughly iamil-
lar with the merchandise in which he deals
For the Information of such we give the
derivation of the names of the following
goods:
Damask is from the city of Damascus;
satins from Xaytown in China calico from
Calicut, town in India, formerly celebrst-
ed for its cotton cloth, and where calico was
also printed. Muslin is named from Mosul
In Asia. Alpaca from an animal of Peru,
of the Llama species, from whose wool the
| fabric is woven. BuCkram takes its name
| from Bochara; fustian comes from Fostat, a
city OF the middle ages, from which the
modern Cairo is descended. Taileta and
tabby from street in Bagdad Cambria is
from Cambria. Gauze has its name from
GAIA; Baize from Bejac; dimity from Da-
nietta, and jeans from Jean. Drugget is
derived from city in Ireland, Drogheda.
Duck comes from Torque, in Normandy.
| Blanket IS called after Thomas Blanket, a
famous clothier connected with the intro
| duction of woolens into England about
| 1910. Serge derived its name from Xerga,
a Spanish name for peculiar WOODEN
blanket. Diaper is not from D'Ypres, as is
sometimes stated, but from the Greek dias-
prom, figured. Velvet is from the Italian
| vellute, woody Q4atin, vellus-a hide or
pelD. Shawl Is the Sanscrit sala, floor, for
shawls were first used as carpets and tapes
| try. Bandanna is from an Indian word
meaning TO bind or tie, because they are
tied in knots before dying. Chintz comes
from the Hindoo word chett. Delaine is
the French "of wool"
To-DAYs QUOTATIONS.
.PRINTs-Freeman \, 5; Lodi Ok; Gloucester, 9
Harmony, s; Cocheco. 6k; Merrimac. 6; Green
wioh, 6H; Allen, 6; Albion, sOlid 81; Peabody
solid, By; Peabody black, 5h Simpson black
~; Simpson mourning. 6k: Gloucester mourn
ing, 6k American. 9; Barley pink and purple
9; Arnold, g. oil red, .; oil blue and green, II,
HEAVY Brown DoMEsTIcs-Aususta, ~ *
indian Head. $; Swift Greek, 44,t Etna
Derby 81, "a; Glendale. "a, 5k; Natchez, 81
Great Western, "a. 8; International "a, So.
e aus Y. ss H 81 sx Remington M Match
FINE Known DoMEsrIcs-Lake George6R; Har
E sss = fG sa% sisn a .,sn Falls Pee,
brier, *; Allendale.7%; Dwight7N; Select \, 9
BLEAChED DoMEsTlCs-Sociai,S &; sunny side, 4
bonneville, 7%; Forest g. Big Bonanza, rs, {
i Auburn, Sh; Lonsdale, TX; Lonsdale, cambria
III Vuiusutht ID, NcW lOTk nlllb, lZis, diamond
Hin, cambria, sh knights, cambria, .; Hero, A
=; Hero. rs s; Ballsrdvale, 4 Cambridge ~ I
Peerless s-a, 5h; Fruit Of the Loom, OK; Gum Q
the Spindle, sh; Barker, 0; Glen, IN
DuGEs-Arkwr!ght 10; Ettrlck, s-oE,llH; Star
doz, l2H; Stark, lO-oz, 16; Savage S-Oz,
Mampden, brown and drab, 90. 10; Hampde
Xxx. DO IA; Boston. 1904, brown and drab, l6'
Montauk, 40 inch. q; No. s. 40 inch, 42h; N
& % inch. SIX: Gold Medal Blue. 14.. Lilo
brown and drab. Il; Chariot striped, 1914; Say
age Striped, 12S.
, CHAMBRAY-14k9 16c.
T1cKINe-Amoskeag AGA, Is; Hamilton 1
HOLLYWOOD, plaid, u: Standard z, "a: Easton
9S; Omega, 16k: Continental Fancy.,,N; Star
: dard Fancy, 1874; Harrisburg, IL.
: HICKORY Rock River, 6.S; Blue and Brow
9hc; India, l01sc; Arlington. SIC: Thorndik
II Q: Hamilton u; American. 10; Lowell City, o.
) PLAID OsNABuR0s-Delta, TX; Economy, / Il,
, Ottawa 81; Michigan. TX: Belle, 7N; Woo,
lawh,sk: Catawba.9h. Arlington, 81; Angus
Sh; Louisiana, TX.
oiNsnAss- bates, sS; Glasgow, Z; slatcryill
: go; Zephyr +, 49,; Greylock i, 1874; Broo
lyn, 81.
: CorToSADRs-Evcrett Fancy, 10: Pay City, l6,
! Essex. l6S; Arkansas.ll,a: Martens. ID; Royal