The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-07
REAL SMYRNA CARPETS.
They are Made in and How
They are Made.

One OF the most important Hahuiac-
lures of Asia Minor. as it is also one con
corning whichIlittle is known by the gem
eral public, says the LcrGnt Herald. is
the manufacture of those carpets which
have acquired q worldwide reputation
under the designation Of Turkey car
pets" They nre principally made in the
mirgi. Melas, Ladik, Pergamos and
Sparta, and are exported for the most
mart TO England and Am rica- Oushak
The sent of the trade. Is pleasantly stu
ated in the midst OF a fertile plain. It's
a tow of some twenty thousand innapi-
tanfs, most Of whom are directly or inui-
rectly occupied In carpet-making, the ac-
tual number Of looms at work being hve
hundred. Koula and Ghiordes have pop
Nations of about Is, 600. Demirgf has De-
come a carpet-weaving town within the
Inst six OF eight years, owing 70 an acci-
dent. -
fire, and the inhabitants, too poor TO re-
construct their habitations, emiRrated 70
Ghiordes, where they learned the ART OF
carpet-making. As soon as they had gam
ed some money they returned and reDulit
their native town, setting up looms Oh
their own Their carpets were not a sue
cess at first, but they managed to improye
.tHtlls dDu " kAlI
IN texture and color to the Ghiordes.
Ladak, Pergamos and Melas are rug pro-
ducing centres. AT Sparta the industry
has lust been introduced. The manner
OF weaving the carpet Is primitive
enough. The wool. which Is obtain
ed from the fat-taiied sheep fearen
by the Turks on the highlands
is washed by the men in the ~neighboring
streams and then spun on the wheel by
The old women of the town. 1t Is tnen
sent to the Boya Hane to be dyed, after
which 1t is sold to the manufacturer.
Three okes of spun yarn are required lor
u square pic OF carpet. The looms consist
ground at some pics distance from each
other: two others are joined, one above
and the other below, and TO THESE tne
warp or chain Of the carpet is attached
AT the foot of this loom the weavers SIT
cross-legged. sometimes as many as ten
In a row, each working at atwo-ioot Wiutn
OF carpet. The yarn is taken from Dop-
bins suspended above their heads aud
tied TO the warp; IL is then cut with a
sharp knife, and the pile n wool driven
together by means OF a comb. A carpet
can be made OF any length. but its width
depends on the size OF the loom: al the
loom extends to ten pics IN width the
carpet can be one, two or ten pics wide.
The largest loom in Oushak is ut present
twelve pics wide. so that If a carpet OF
greater width is required a new loom must
be made. although this, as n may Judge
from the structure. is not difiicult. NOT
w~ithstanding that this Is, as nave salu,
a primitive mode Of proceeding, 1t is not
without its advantages, for, ~inssniuch as
the texture must perforce be looser than
the machine made carpets, the colors
can blend more easily, and the carpet or
rug becomes softer and more plant 10
the tread.
The carpet weavers are all women; they
are daily chaperoned TO the locms by. an
old woman, who sees that they work diii-
gently. The average amount OF WORK one
De rson can do in u day is about a pic, Tor
which the wages paid is from four TO hve
piasters.
c~ampanini's Advice to Singers.
"My advice to all singers is:-Do not
impose upon yourself and you will pre-
serve your voice" says Campanini, in a
striking article "How to Train the
Voice. +" in the November Ladies Home
Journal GOOD health is necessary 10
keep a voice in good condition. Dissipa-
ton of any kind is OF the greatest injury
to a voice. The vocal chords are very
sensitive and susceptible. and what
affects the physical condition will sooner
or later affect them. What regimen a
singer should follow depends upon the
constitution. Some singers can smoke
continuously and not suffer from the
effects, while others have been seriously
injured. 1t is, therefore, very hard TO
Law down any cast iron rules and say that
they should be followed. What is
poison, you know. for some, is food for
others.
again / must urge young singers to
beware of trying to force their voices: It
is dangerous and means the early loss OF
the voice. The man who builds an organ
would not think of having some n try
to play on it when the reeds are not prop
erly adjusted, and In like manner the
young singer should not tax his voice
unless he Is prepared to stand the effort.
Amateurs aud non-professionals do
not. of course, require the loug and rigor-
GUS training of professionals. 1t would
be a waste OF time and money, and while
it might be a satisfaction 10 the young
lady or young man TO have a professional
education, in a few years, through lack
of constant practice, he or she would
probably sink to the level of the perfume
tory parlor singer"
A Woman's Daily Fear.
/ am only waiting, just patiently wait