The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
HON 10 sELecT SILK.
Some Ancient DclusiOns Concerning I'll
Fabric.

some Ancient Dclusions Concerning This !
Fabric.
Time was when the silk gown was |
nightly aloft, only reachable by for !
tunate few. and coveted, but never at
taincd, by hcway-down many. 1t was |
not an affair of scason-it was a per- !,
manent property" held as a token of |
distinction. and to its last thread de-
scended from generation to generation
as an insignia of the family standing"
Time is when the average woman de-
string to wear that sort of garment can
do so, and it may be beautiful and serv-
iceablc of color and texture, though not
of the best grade of material-an actual
silk, not shoddy manufactured from u
mixture of silk and cotton ravelings
nor cotton weavings with top wisp OF
silk. 1t seems that womanlSind has the
pre-empton right to revel in the lus-
trous stuffs, brought about through her
nuptial vow ITO obey" Some 2,7OO
years before the Christian dawning the
Chinese emperor, llyang Tee, much
| like an occasional modern husband not
at all heathenish, was greatly agitated
by the idleness of his womanfolk.
| Therefore he ordered his empress to de-
wise method of usefulness for them,
doubtless actuated by large-sized in
tention to keep the madam herself oc-
cupied. History does not relate that
See Ling-Shee was of spiteful turn of
mind and found consolation in getting
even when she was herself tormented by
prosecuting others, so we are left to
imagine that she set the court woman
folk to watching and tending great
green, squirming, siXteen-legged, bulge
eyed worms! And thus for the delight
of the sex universal of A. ID. 1891 was
originated the silk industry.
| Plentif II as silk fabrics now are in
the market, with reason, it may be sup
posed, that they will become more SO,
since the production of the material
used in their manufacture is becoming
a more general business, and the weav-
ing of the delicate threads can now be
successfully accomplished by other than
few old-world looms.
In the manufacture of silk after the
outside, loose, tiossy structure is taken
from the cocoon. the thread is reeled
upon spindles. Threads that reel from
cocoons without frequent breaks are
known on the market as raw silk, "
and are used in the manufacture of the
high-priccd qualities, which are supe-
rior in evenness of texture, in color and
, in luster The outside structure and
: the inner layers of the cocoons, the
broken and tangled threads of imper-
} feet or punctured cocoons, and the ends
left in reeling in twisting, and in
doubling raw sillt-all these cuttings
/ are bull1ed and spun and sold in the
5 market as "spun silk" which is used in
: the manufacture of low-priced silks
5 that are of standard wearing quality,
5 though they can not be made so lustrous
and soft and even and beautiful of coloy
} as the 'raw-silk" fiber fabric.
Although there is an abundance OF
5 durable, inexpensive robe-silll in the
t market, the shops have full stock OF
G shining cloth, which, whenever pur
g chased turns out reproach and 9
L shame upon ordinary Judgment in the
s investment of money. The ineXpe
4 rienced buyer of silk should be wary o.
@ the bargain that can stand alone.
4 The lower the price of heavy silk the
3 more likely it is tc be mostly of SHIN
|
dye stuff. Cheap corded and twilleC
s silks are seldom worth their price, bein!
n cotton filed. The ordinary China an(
: Japan weaves are always in good taste
1 and usually give good satisfactor!
: wear, and the medium French ant
= American summer qualities are de
: sirable and pretty.
+ The shopper should look to it tina
8 her purchase is not of the dyed-in-the
e piece sort. However good the quality
l. as garment it soon collapses into
: mottled limpness The dipped" sill
e may easily be detected by bracltisl
e stiffness and by ''fatiron shine" tina
t careless inspection mistakes for
S gloss. Never buy a cheap black silk
n and do not depend upon cheap darl
: browns Drabs, blues, and tans are tn
most durable of ordinary qualities.
S the price of the goods may be measures
6 by the desire of the shopper, becoming
IS ness of color and design need be tn
d only question involved in the purchase
n since best quality of silk is always
4 wise investment and a credit to a lady
IS wardrobe.
IS The leading autumn silk is the ben
u galinc, of which there are several ney
/ weaves Chevrotine bengaline is thiclsl
+ strewn with seed-like dots, showing
e satin effect, and is most stylish in gray
o mahogany and reseda colors Brocade
1t peau-de-cygne is exceptionally elegan
IL for dinner and reception wear. Wit
o black and dark grounds brocaded wit,
pale-tint blossoms the fabric is hand
somely developed with bergaline of tn
same color as the unwoven design.
s. Light-colored, heavily corded silks
g such as veloutine and Muscovite, con
,e tinue in favor for evening wear, an
m among the favorite colors may be mer
toned twilight-pink, smolle-gray, Dres
IS den-blue, apple-green, yellowish-greer
II ripe wheat, corn, pale-blue, Nile-gree
'e and sea-green. en.-Chicago Times,
-. IIICT EOP NIINIITE