The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11
FROM THE CARS COUNTRY.
RUssIiN COTTAGE INDUSTRIES, OLD
AND MEN.

! by RUSSIAN women now TO be seen In this CITY
there are many beautiful exam plcs OF the
ancient and modern art industries 1.-THE races
Of the great empire ot the Car Russia
strove to make surprisingly valuable repre-.
sentation Of wornan's ingenuity In the arts
and crafts at Chicago and the result was that
ninety. eight medals and diplomas were there
awarded TO the exhibitors 1t is expected that
the works in the collection here will eventually
be placed in American art museums and edu.
cational institutions.
Color-Ihe visitor will at once observe that
there are two schemes OF coloring. The e1.
PLANTATION given OF this fact IL that the Rus.
sian peasant woman has always until recent
times made from tho raw material everything
she wore; but nowadays she occasionally
goes to some town and buys modern cotton
goods OF brilliant rcd color which sho uses
| along with her own cottage products following
in the main those native designs which have
existed through the centuries The effect ia
| often both peculiar and attractive Upon the
centre table there is an exquisite specimen
! OF the ancient colorinR. q table cover
made OF part OF the costume Of the
Mordva peasant. The wool is colored rich
| dark red. dyed in the antique manner. the dye
| being taken from a root called movena. which
| requires seven years TO mature sufficiently for
use The aniline colors have supplanted the
movena in modern times. but It lie still cult
waited in the Caucasus.
| Tartar Costume costume made OF homo
| spun linen by "Mordva, F." a tribe OF Tartar ORR
| gin a good example OF capital colorinR 10
| is q pleasure to look at Il. because the colors
blend SO tremendously. The head dress IL Of
| linen. ornamcnted with shells. bends metallic
chains. coins. and red. white. green. black,
and yellow woolen yarn. This homespun
| yarn is wonderfully well twisted.
Siberian Costums-This shows the Chinese
influence in design and coloring modified By
the strong national Russian craftsmanship.
The robe lie silk made in a hand loom. Tho
huge dragon sports his graceful length over
each breadth OF the exausitely delicate yet
strong fabric. This costume for a conauerinR
hero celebrates victory won on water. The
sea is symbolized by wave-like ornaments
foam like figures and stripes suggesting
strips OF land edging the garment Rosy
clouds conventlonalized arc placed wherever
II Is necessary to cover the silk with figure
White is used sparingly to suggest the silver
like spray OF the sea. Golden threads carry
sunlight all through this wonderful weaving.
Antique Russian Costume-In the case OF
antiques. near the front window. protected By
glass. is a precious heirloom OF O Novrorod
peasant Novgorod Is the birthplace Of the
oldest culture and art In Russia. This re-
markedly preserved costume OF silk and silver
and gold is 200 years old. The threads are
real silver and some parts Of the costume are
the gold.
Headwear-The headwear 10 very curious
Some OF it is wholly made Of golden threada
These ancient people have created the face
like precious picture and harmonized It with
the surroundings by . kind OF gold frame.
Some OF this headwear will help the archeolo.
gist to understand the halo around the head
OF saints and angels In religious picturea
The emblem OF royalty. the pomegranata
ia off - nnA
article OF golden headwear is decorated with
simple leaves growing on straigh stem with
must not be forg often that Russians have been
Influenced by Greece both in religion and In
Threads In the e%broidery e q these dssisns 4
headwsar oi5sn sngg ests Iewelled crown
slams do not recognize the conventional waist
line OF the European woman. The weight 10
strap Of rich dark reddish brown velvet is en-
hroidered in gold. The design is eccissiasticaI.
Ivan the Tsrrbie, In the eentre eo iHs
vase IL embroidered in gold. A grapevine
both sides beautifes tho caitan. which is fiuted
like organ pipes.
estlng to all artists and womankind. The hem
81 the chemtse IL richly embroidered, so that
colored threads is seen.
spun linen. Every seam is ornamented with
construction. This garment alone would u pIse 70
russian decoration in the, first rank. It
blades with eoarser linen. II is strong. made
for work and wear, and 1t seems very hard to
varied stitches and in elaborate finish. The
hem is embroidered. green next TO the white
sde are Ssa@ 81 red and Sf
green; and black 50 com bined that the white
are ecclesiastical Around the neck is cruel.
form Spaueth
With two straps over the shoulders and then
flowing rec TO the feet. The neck is covered
cred in colored threads The sarsphan Il
usually OF dark blue linen. Cotton il an innO-
Pcheremiss Costume Both men and women
wear the same kind OF white linen overcoAt il
Is eiGed with embroidery, and Is irm and
lndustries-Gost's down is a selection OF the
ries: Tho ancestors OF this highly well.6red
goat came from lhibet. Kind care and careful
mTenburg, animal from It's Tibet relations
The long hair IN the goats wool is pick ed out
the fur next to the an mars BODY is p'nccd
Sspsta,siS ana carried by hand, This work il
i spun without a wheel with a simple distsf.
i ne tls hsilcaIe hut strong thread Is made.
Goats Down ShawIs The thread Is knitted
on Two steel shifting needles bent like a shep-
started by tho wives and dauchters OF the Gos-
SACKS in orenburG Mrs NavrA Archipor In
''NNN ~ 'ulS eHiNi AhlAtAnE IN tue proHlnce OF
iinent 10 ne third PROVINCE whore this woollsn
lace knlitlnE mas been introduced. The wool
II all brought from Orsuburg. The RoAts are
Kept IN large herds In the s,spPes~ This whole
INDUSTRY recalls the paetoTal trib hes OF the Bible
The OrenuUrg. l'enza and kszSn fairy wool
lace shawis are warm, strong. and delicate.
one shawl lasts u lifetime. IL can be folded or
spread according u climate and weather
some OF the designs are archaic or familiar;
others are stTikingly original suggesting The
frost formation in the window pane. These
larry fabrics are intended to be worn OrisntAllY
or artlstlcaly, not in q modern fashion
plate One of the great beauties OF the shAWIfs
me graceful folds OF its draDeTy. Thrown once
over the lace, II serves as n delicate nAtterinR
veil Like distance. 1t lends enehantment 70
me view, II may be thrown over the head as
be quadrupled ten times over the shoulder
ana lhtn hanE over the dress. revealing aud
as fancy may require.
Statlstics-Ths preparation OF the fairy lace
,haN!s compriSes three distinct industrissi