Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-11-19

tern, with a general ground OF red,
white or some other uniform tint, with
borders and details of minute tracery,
harmoniZing with. rather than disturb
ing the general effect. These patterns
are unquestiOnably of higher artistic
Importance, exhibiting quality desig-
mated by artists as breadth. At pres
ent, while there is apparently no differ
ence i'll texture, there is an evident ten
dency toward smaller designs which
lose much of the effect unless seen with
close inspection. Perhaps this Is only
the result of reaction from lOng-eS-
tablished custom. and it must be conce-
ded that the modern designs of Persian
rugs are more popular with the average
American and European buyer. The
cOloTs formerly employed III the rugSOf
Persia We're imperishable. Rugs one
hundred years old show no deteTiora-
tion in the tint, but rather SOftnes5
such as old paintings assume. The i'll
PRODUCTION of analine dyes at one time
threatened to ruin the manufacture OF
texture fabrics IN Persia, but the law
against the employment of analine dyes
enacted by the Persian government is
enforced with vigor. The namads or
felt carpets OF Persia, although prOdu-
ced by process which, perhaps, exclu.
des them from the list of strictly textile
fabrics, may yet properly be considered
in this report. The namad is made by
forming a frame of the thickness intend
ed, or excavating place in the ground
Of the size and depth equivalent TO the
NO ~,I f,,rn,IaA fl'ha hQff- j. lNf1 IN
this and beaten with mailets until the
original disjolnted mass has obtained
cohesion and is reduced to the dlmen-
siOns of the frame. A design Of color
ed threads Is beaten into the upper sur
face, sometimes quite effectively. The
namad, however, is desirable less for
its beauty than the complete sense Of
comfort it affords. Ii is much thicker
than other carpets, and the sensation to
the tread is luxurious. No carpet has
ever been manufactured that il more
suitable for the comfort of sleeping
room in winter. OF course there is Il
difference in the quality of these ma
mads, but the dearest are far cheaper
than the same surface Of carpets or rugs
woven in the usual styles. The great
weight and clumsineSs of the namads
must unfortunately prevent their eX-
portatiOn to any extent until the means
of transport are improved. The best
quality of nanad is made at Aspahau,
but the most massive are produced at
Yezd. One would imagine that the
size of the nanad must necessarily be
limited. But, on the contrary, the re-
gular Persian carpets rarely equal and
never exceed the dimensions of some
namads. The namad is, more often
than the carpets, intended TO cover an
entire floor, elegant rugs being laid
over it in places. have seen namad
Seventy-fiye feet long by nearly forty
wide i'll one piece. There is one species
of rug special TO Persia often spoken OF,
but rarely seen. | refer 10 the rugs
made of silk. 1t is not uncommon To
see rugs of the finer types with silken
fringe5, and sometimes with woof or
silk in the body of the rug. But all
silk rugs are rare, and rarer now than
formerly. They are generally small,
and intended for luxury rather than
use. The price is necessarily very high.
The chief of the merchants OF Teheran
/, told me of one he iIs1 seen over tomb;
it was barely two square yards In size;
but he said that 200 tomans, OF $3.50,
would be low price for it.