Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-12-26
HOW CLOTH is NAMED.
TWO NAMES THAT WILL LAST
THROUGH AGES.
a Writer Tells How the ,.Bannockburn''
Cheyiots ana .'Kniekerbocker'
COntIngs Wore Cheistened
by \. II. Stewart.

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noting that they are the genuine
Scotch article have worldwide
reputation, says writer in the Dry
Goods Economist Like all fabric
names that have attained popularity.
that name was given to them by the
merest accident. In 1868 the writer
was buyer OF foreign woolens for A.
I, Stewart OF this city. In the spping
| OF that year he was in England and to
be sure of getting Il full supply OF
cheyiot suitings he visited London TO
see the SAMPLES OF certain Cheapside
\ WOODEN warehousemen who controlled
the best make of Scotch cheyiots
Their assortment OF styles was the
largest they had ever shown. and the
order placed for them was tho largest
that the house ever booked for amy
single purchaser
The business having been concluded
the writer set out for Scotland doing
l.angholm Gallashiels, Hawick, sell
kirk. and running up 10 Edinburgh,
Having two or three days OF leisure,
while waiting for samples 10 DO made.
Nr Roehuck from the Manchester
House, with the writer visited sew
eral points Of interest among which
was Stirling Castle Some time be-
fore that the chamber where the Black
Prince WAS said to have been muir
dered caught fire and the woodwork
was so much charrcd that ii hud to b.
reiinished. The old wood taken there
from, said to have been l. 600 years
old, was made into trinkets and sold
10 visitors.
Upon ascending TO the reitted cham
Der, and thence to the tower. tho writer
was attracted BY the beauty o. the
plain. which appeared to form crcs
cent. skirted By deep wood on the
circle side. while the castle stood ID
the center Of line drawn from the
ends Of the crescent He also noticed
that in the wood beyond heavy smoke
was arising ~ from a factory. Cpon
descending 10 the basement 81 the
castle where the old armor oi the
warriors Of ancient days was stored
the attendant after securing Il good
Tee, explained that the plain was thc
field Of Bannockburn, and TINT the
smoke TINT had been seen was from
the WOODEN factory 81 one samuel vii.
son, who had formerly made kidder.
minister carpets, but for two or three
years had given his whole attention 10
cheviOt cloths.
The hint was enough We set out
at once for the secluded factory. The
distance from tho castle was much
longer than it was stated 10 be, ana
besides II was very hot day IN June.
But the trip was finally made and
once there we found the trees were
used as posts for tcnt-racks. OF which
the latter were numerous und filed
with goods that had been purchased
in London. The connection was OBJ
ylous Why not link the fabrics with
the scene9 Why not dub the woolens
"BanHockburn cheviotsr" No sooner
thought than done A good picture
Of Stirling castle was obtained. and IN
due time the sample cards or Scotch
cheviots had the flap lined with the
picture Of the castle and the words
BannOckburn cheviOtsH around
similar device on the ticket OF each
pieceof goods. And that was how
Bannockburn cheviots were introduced
to the chcviOt dealers Of two nations.
''hnicEerbocker' suitiug autedntcs
''Bannockburn" few years. II was
the outcome Of an accident 10 the
manufacturer that was thought 90 be-
irreParable. though 1t proved 10 be
very remunerative. In the spring OF
1850 the writer was foreign buyer for
the cloth house Of Addison Bros. then
located at 10 Duane street. After
having done Yorkshire. he visited
London, and. rs was his custom. he
visited the West Enu houses 10 find
what they had in specialities. Among
those visited was the house OF Rid.
good, Jones Il Wilson. 7 Eigo street.
Then and there Mr.. Wilson showed n /
the writer the samples that afterward
as cloth attained such high populari- |
~ under the name OF .knickerbocker. .
The letter of the manufacturer TINT
the samples was profise |
with apologies for an accident that had |
occurred. In some way unknown 10 |
the superintendent Of the mills certain /
spots, that comprised several colors Of t
focks. had been blown into the fullinp
tubs. and had not been discovered in. |
I'll the samples had been sheared. II /
was Then too late TO rectify the error.
as the samples must go forward by
certain mail. To tho writer the nc
effect was most pleasing.
After hasty examination OF the
samples and . little timo spent in ns-
whether they could be du-
plicated, o large order or 5. 600 yards
of Oh goods, was placed for tho new
cloth; and in reply to query rs to
how they should be ticIeted. he re-
piled, Stamp the ticket Knicker-
booker coatings" Such was the birth
81 Tie names OF two styles OF cloth
hat will last through ages as with
zach successive reappcarancc they
rave been received with greater favor
han ever.
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