The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-22
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WHAT WOMEN WANT TO KNOW.
Fashions In Floor Govern 81
At the commencement Of the present CEN
tury Turkey carpets were rarities and lux
urtes in England. but seldom seen and only to
be met with In the houses Of noblemen or mer-
chant princes connected with the Levant and
Oriental trades Within the, last few years the
beauty, durability and comfort Of these car
pets have boon appreciated, more par
ticularly since what is known as the
aesthetic craze" has set In, and aided
by the fashion Of the day" TOR unless an
article does become fashionable, no matter
how intrinsically beautiful or good it may BIZ,
1t does not get generally adopted) Oriental floor
cotton India durrie and the Kurd and Beiooe
chistan rugs, to the sumptuous Persian and
Turkey carpets, have grown immensely in
popular favor. The trade in these has rapidly
and wonderfully increased, and the looms OF
Ouchack and Koulba, in Anatolia. a province
thousands Of workmen and workwomen, to
say nothing Of children, in produc-
ing the large amount of these beautiful
carpets to supply the markets Of Western
Europe and America The home consumption
is very small in comparison to the large quan-
titles exported from Smyrna for the use Of the
Giaour nations Of the West. England is by far
the largest customer. taking nearly GU per
cent Of the whole. Next comes France, to
which country about one-fourth Of the prod
not n mo toll En1 r.,
way, and the remainder is sent to the
United States Of America Turkey carpets are
always made in one single piece, and take
almost as many months to manufac-
ture as the same quantity in
TAPESTRY carpet, which are made by steam ma
chinery, take days, and their durability is in
like proportion. Who ever heard of Turkey
carpet being worn out in Que generation? Per-
sian carpets are of the finest texture and more
costly, though we may be permitted to doubt
whether anything is woven nowadays in quite
30 elaborate style as that described in the
story of Schemselniha- and the Persian Prince,
as forming the floor covering OF the
tormer's palace. After q minute descrip-
ton of the beauties OF the principal
splendid saloon was composed of single
piece of cloth of gold, upon which were woven
punches OF roses in red and white silk" The
valleys of Khorassan the scene OF many of the
events in Lallah Rookh), Kurdistan, Kesman,
and the district of Iran are now the
chief places Of manufacture, those from
Kurdistan being esteemed the best The
Indian carpets are various in style and
texture, and come from all parts of that
collection of countries and states classed to-
gether under the one word India. Cashmere,
celebrated also for its unrivaled shaws; At
ghanistan and the Punjaub on the extreme
north; scinde and Beloochistan on the north
and west, and all the countries Of Central In
dia, including the domnions of the Nissan and
the districts of the Malabar coast. each pro-
more correct term, for, unlike the productions
of Persia and Turkey, which are made as large
as thirty feet square, they are Of comparatively
small size.
Handsome Hands.
New York Journal: 'sSmall hands" said one
Of the salesadies at LIE Boutillier Bros, in
Twenty-third street, to q Journalier, ssare
plentiful in New York, but there are many
fashionable ladies who have never done days
work in their lives who have large hands, al
though they may be shapely and white"
'What lady among your customers has the
smallest hands?" queried the reporter.
swell, don't know that can tell exactly
There is one lady who comes here regularly
twice month for gloves. She can wear 5l4
easily, but she always insists on squeezing her
misshapen."
.'What is considered small hand?"
"Well, hand that wears No. glove or q
Gil, is considered small No. 6lo or 634 are
fair sized; but any larger sized glove is-well,
isn't desirable. People wearing smaller gloves
than No. arc as unusual as ladies who wear
No. - shoes"
'sDoes thin or fat hand look best when
gloved?" asked the Journalier.
ooh, a thin hand by all means. Why, hand
that is positively repulsiye when ungloved
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in a tght-fittipg kid You know that undressed
kid gloves fit more perfectly than the dressed
kid. They cling to the hand, and the tips of
the fingers fit smoothly. Another thing about
gloves which is Of interest to the ladies' is this
II lady has very long fingers, let her never
geta glove with fingers as long rs her own, or
the hands will look very large. 1t is curious,
but true Long fingers look beautiful on the
ungloved hand, but not pretty at all in gloves"
us there any other way Of making the hand
appear small?"
Eyes several One way is to wrinkle the
glove about the wrist Another, to have the
sleeve ruff1ed. A tight, plain sleeve is very
to q long foot"
The Journalier visited an artist to learn what
The artist, an N. A D., was seated in his studio
contemplating sketch of the bridge.
"Mr. s., said the reporter, "what do you
consider a beautiful hand?"
SWELL" he replied, without turning his eyes
away from the sketch, "you know the Greeks
are considered to be the most perfectly formed
of any Of the human raco, and all their statues
were modelled after certain measure-plan.
which you may not believe, but if you measure
nine people out of ten you will find the meas
ures pretty nearly correct Now, I'll tell you
about it if you want to hear"
"An right" said the reporter, sinking into q
French chair with Madonna painted on the
back
s'Well, first off," began Mr. s ,"the measure
ment from the tip of the middle fingers across
from hand to hand when the arms are held
horizontally should be exactly the same as the
height Of the person: tho waist twice as far
around as the neck; the neck twice as large as
the wrist, aud the wrist twice as large as the
thumb Then the face should be exactly as
long as the hand, measuring from the wrist
bone to the tip Of the center fiuger. So you
can find out if your hand is rightly proper
The face should be divided. into three equal
and the second to the nostrils, and third to the
end of the chin"
"But are oil beautiful. hands, Of the same
width?"
mo. You know there are two kinds of
hands, the soldier hand, which, is shapely but
broad, and the clerical hand. which is long
ard slender"
Tho Journalier sauntered into chiropodst's
On Fourteenth street to get his ideas on hands
"Fnger nails," said he,. "are the greatest
true blood In every case / can war
rant you. the hand is q strong index of
character. Why. the electricity in peoples
hands is remarkable. Some ladies whose nails
beautify Qor 81 you know, why, they send
shocks right through mo; regular electric bat
teries, can tell you. But to come down to
solid fact homelv nail ano,Ia tha hand M