Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-06

rugs, some OF which are long and narrow. are
excellent and quaint I'm design. but are not as
thick or nufy a. those of Ushsk. They are also
remarkable for their neutral lnis- Many OF
the rugs which pass TOR Kurdish are manufac-
tnred IN Armenia proper, their distinctive merit
consisting In their superiority In quality ana de-
sign because OF the higher intelligence employed
in their manufacture.
Geordez is an interior town I'm Asia Minor,
and is Justly renowned for it's production q,
unTfvalled rugs and carpets. Although mann
iactured IN the same way, yet they differ from
the others In their texture and quality. They
are made OF the finest kind OF wool The WOO;
" gat hered on stick the size of darning-needle
and drawn close 10 the body. giving the appear.
snce OF the cross stitch i'm canvas work. Ther
prevailing colors generally red and white
anisrmlNed with blue. Owing 10 the care he
slowed upon their manufacture and the QUALITY
OF the material used, they are the most ex.
pensive rugs that Turkey produces. These rues
are not usually OF "A large size; some fifteen
rare.
These are the productions OF Asiatic Turkey;
out tnere are also those OF Roumelia which are
called kftisaS. These kiilims are OF all sizes and
Oh the quainiest patterns. The prevailing color
h,, ei n lhey are not nufS, like those nj Asia
eut nave smooth surface like ingram, and,
the w.oi being heavier than the warn. look like
rep they have both sides alike, consequently
can oe turned over; they wear well, and are
easily swept. Their somber hue has recently
been changed into crimson, the ancient Tyrian
tint, the briiliancy OF which Is somewhat day
zilng. ana would render a dining room quite
cheerful. f
The American market Is now abundantlv
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justly deserve the patronage they receive: f.,l
OF all articles OF furniture, rugs and carpets con
sutute very important item. It Is not Ions
since carpets, or even rugs were unknown com,
modities In Europe. As late as the time O,
queen Mary the floors of her presence chambei
were covered with PUSHES. Improving upou
THESE, the PUSHES were plated into mating
until carpets were imported from the east
where they had long been In use.
Inc Introduction OF tins commodity naturally
awakened a sense OF interest in the minds II
the enterprising- and the manufacture OF car.
pets OF various kinds has been the CONSEQUENCE
But oriental rugs and carpets seem TO stand
unrlNaled. The preference given by the elite
10 these goods induced many to embark In their
importation, until the market il now flooded
win all the varieties aud qualities that the
oriental world Is capable OF producing some
are sold even below their market value and
others AT reasonable rates, but many at fabu.
lous prices, under various pretexts-the prfn,,.
pal ones being, first, that they are "autique" 4
have seen rugs, evidently collected at the Bib
bazaar, the Chatham square OF Constantiuople
where they would not fetch more than ten or
twelve piastres, or about half dollar priced az
from $50 10 $50, because they were antiauei
and, sure enough, they were; the nap worn or
torn and tattered soft andlimber by long use
stained and otherwise mutilated. These are
palfned Oh upon the credulous something
recherche. Another pretense is that they are
made OF ''camel s-hair." This is preposterous
Ii Is true that camels hair il used, but not for
carpets; the staple, being too short for filament
Is converted only into felt, either for garments
or caps.