Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-19
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SILKS.

| Siriculture, or the rearing of the silk
wsrm, and the art of weaving silk, was
discovered about 700 B. @. by 81 Ling.
| Obi, the wife of the Emperor Hoangti
| The Golden Tree, !" which name tho Celes.
tials gave the mulberry tree, has been al.
| ways held in great reverence by the Chi.
nese people. Each year, to commemorate
| the Empress Sizing Chi, and to encourage
! the cultivation of the mulberry tree, the
| wife of the reigning emperor plants GER
tain number of trees In public. For years
the secret of its culture and manufacture
was jealeusly guarded 80 closely that 1t was
considered by foreigners, who imported 1t,
a production of the vegetable kingdom.
There is legend that an ambitious Barba-
rian king in Central Asia, wishipg to OBJ
tain the much coveted secret, made his re-
quest known to the Vermildon throne. Be-
ing sternly refused, he finally married the
Emperor of China's daughter and induced
her to bring some eggs and mulberry seeds
concealed In her hair. The princess, in
right of her exalted rank, .wss exempted
from being searched, while her. attendants
were vigorously handled, and from this the
secret of the silk culture became generally
known in the east.
Silk was first seen in Rome in the tri-
umph and other spectacles produced by
"JGlius Cesar" The cost of silk at this
time was enormous, and in the third CEN
tury it was worth its weight in gold.
1t is recorded of "Heliogabulus" as An
unheard-of piece of extravagancs that he
wore a robe made entirely of silk, and Au-
relian refused his empress silk dress be-
cause of the expense.
The weaving of silk was first learned in
Japan from the Coreans, who presented the
product to the eleventh sovereign, Emper-
or Luinin, in the year ITO A. D. During
the feudal system the Daimios had silk
woven for their household. The next dis
cevery made by the Japanese, appreciated
and most generally adopted by the civilized
world, is the art Of dyeing partially boiled
fancy silks, thereby producing fabric
that is permanently fast and can be washed
without a change of color.
No people in the world have the sensi-
tive touch of the Japanese. They can han
die silken fabrics with delicacy of feeling
unknown by other people. European de-
mand for Japanese silk fabrics has become
80 great that its young women are univer-
sally engaged in the silk industry in some
of It's different branches, while majority
of the older women are expert wesvers.
We offer this week the Japanese Water
proof Silk-a fabric hitherto unknown. 1t
comes in black and is thoroughly water
proof. 1t is light in weight, soft in finish
and has beautiful luster. For travelling
dresses or outside travelling garments. Can
show three numbers:
No. 1, 81 inch, at 500 yard.
No. 2, 81 inch, at 75o yard.
No. 8, ~ inch, at 81 90 yard.
We also show large assortment of lat
est effects In figured China Silk at 500.
A wider width in lovely designs at 75c.
All silk black Taffeta at Csc and 75c.
Black Surah Silks at SOC, 75o and $1-all
bargains.
Black Satin Duchess Silks at SOC and 81.
Black Gros Grain Silk at 75c, 81, $1.25,
$50 and 50.
Black Faile Silk at 81, 81 25 and 81 so.
Black Bengaline Silks at 81, 81 25. 81. so.
Colored Surah Silks at 25c, 800, SOC and
Csc. Every piece bargain.
Plain Colored Japanese Silks at 800, SOC
and 75c.
Chapgeable Surah Silks at $50, 75o. 81.
Colored Bengaline Silks at 48o, 81, 81 25
and 81 so.
Best quality changeabls Taffeta Silks 800.
Fancy Silks, in lovely effects, 75c, 81,
81 25, 81 so, 50.
Punjsb Silks 37ac and 55c.
All shades of Velvets 81, 81 .25, 81 so
Glad to see you, and anything in Silks
bought from us will be found cheaper than
you can buy in town.
NOTICE.
We have made contract with the pub
lishers of a very neat, newsy and useful
magazine, called "Modes and Fab
rics," which we will give free of charge to
our customers monthly. This magazine
contains useful information, and the srts
are the latest from Paris and London.
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