The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-08
How Paper Halgings Are Made,


The making OF paper-hangings is an
interesting process, Paper-hangings
are reported TO have been produced in
Spain and Holland previous TO l552.
Sreclmens OF leather paper used in
Moorish castle in the fifteenth or six
tcenth century have been found, and
the designs equal those Of modern
times, while the material ,nrpa,so,S
anything attempted bv manufacturers
OF to-day, The Japancsc, whose ac-
qulrementS have long since ceased TO
awaken surprise, are also adopts at
papcr-hangng making; but their dis
torted conccts and unique combina-
tons OF color are not destined to more
than temporary popularity anywhere
outside OF Japan.
The grades as classified by the trade
at present are numerous, There are
the "brown blanks" made from the
cheapest kind OF material and are the
lowcst-priced hanging in the market,
"Buf blanks are an Improvement in
quality The "white blanks, the
grounded, - so called from the ground
color given before the paper is printed;
the satin paper, with polished sur
face; the machine bronze the most
popular quality Of gilt goods; the "em-
bossed gilt and the hand made
follow. The process of making all ma
chine goods varies little. Having
placed large roll Of paper in position
for being fed out to Inc machine. the
paper is grounded - or passed under
series OF brushes, which apply color Of
one shade evenly over the surface.
The paper is then caught up in loops,
carried by an endless chain over steam
pipes, being completely dried in its
journey OF about 800 feet, and then
recled up for printing. A second trip
takes II over "A large cylinder, having
series OF nicely-ad justcd rollers, each
one printing II separate pattern and
color TIE rollers are of wood and the
patterns are ,killfully cut in brass on
their surfaces. The drying process is
then repeated, and if gold or bronze Is
used in the pattern, the paper, in its
progress by the endless chain, passes
through an auxiliary machine, which
deposits gold or bronze dust on parts
thar have been printed with varnish.
instead of color. In expensive papers
sometimes dozen different colors are
used. When finished the paper is
reeled into rolls of eight yards or
double rolls of sixteen yards
The coStlieot papers, the rich bor-
ders, special orders where the quantity
to be printed would not warrant the
expense Of preparing rollers, specimen
patterns, etc, are made by hand. The
designs are cut on wooden blocks, and,
as only a small part of the paper can re-
celve an impression at q time, and
great care is necessary, the stamping
process Is mOnotOnouS and slow. While
a machine will print about 10000 rolls
OF twelve colors each in day, man
can print only 100 rolls OF one color
Velvet papers are also made BIZ hand,
the design being built in LAYERS. The
designing department of paper-hang-
lng mandatory is hive of industry.
Artists are busy studying effect, and OBJ
tanning hints from foreign patterns,
tapestries, stutiS of yariou, kinds, pot
terry. etc, Their success does not al
ways depend, however, on their artistic
sense, but on their ability to strike tine
popular tastes and produce 4 pattern
that will take "