The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-11

HHlautipNlh t-Tthhs AihNy OI our tdp-
RIGS and dress goods have French
names-and We use them without much
idea that they originally had any
meaning. A walk between the counters
OF department store is, however. full
OF suggestions for, although shoppers
are not always fully informed as to the
nature of the materials described by
the names. merchants not uncommon
Iy announce these on card above the
fabric.
Armure Is q material woven 80 that
It has the effect OF being woven with
small seeds on the threads.
Barre refers to a fabric crossed by
bars of contrasting color.
Bayadere comes from the dancing
girls of the east, whose garments are
made Of stuffs crossed from selvedge
to selvedge with stripes and when worn
these stripes appear to run round the
body.
Belge-composed OF yarn in which
two colors are mixed.
Boucie-A fabric having marked
curl or loop In the yarn. which is
thrown to the surface.
Bourcette-This puts lump instead
of curl on tho surface. The word
comes from Bourrer-to stun.
Carreau-The same as checks. car
reaux meaning squares.
Chene-A printed effect
Crepon-A crepe Tor crinkled) effect.
Damasse-A figured fabric showing a
contrast In lustre between the
groundwork and the figure. We have
the same idea carried out In damask
linen.
Dram d'ete-An all-wool fabric with
a twilled face and broadcloth back;
woven as twill and finished as
broadcloth, with the gloss showing on
the back OF the fabric. -
Drap de Paris-A twilled armure. In
the weaving the seed-iike enesss are
given in a twill effect. as In serge.
Etamine-Open-w effect
Frlse-A fabric in which the pile
stands up from the surface in uncut
loops. Friser is to curl, or, as we say
to frizL.
Jacouard-A weave called after Its
inventor, In which every warp thread
can be made TO move independently of
any other, intricate figures being thus
produced. Al such complex figured
fabrics are ciassed under the broad
name OF Jacauards.
Matelasse-A fabric whose face Is
broken into rectangular figures and
puffed up SO as to resemble quilting.
Matelasse may best be translated as
tufted.
produced from yarn that has been
either printed in the wool or dyed OF
different colors and mixed together be-
fore being spun.
satin Berber-A satln-faced wool
fabric with wool back. The effect Is
one Of finish rather than OF weave.
Satin solell--A sntin- faced armure
fabric woven with ribbed effect.
siciNan--A plain-weave fabric conn
posed OF a cotton warp and mOhair I'LL
Ing, with the filling threads less twist
ed and broader on the surface than in u
regular mohair.
Twiss-A raised cord running in n
diagonal direction In the Fabric from
left TO right Any fabric with this
weave may be called twill The
number OF twills 10 the Inch in CASH
mere and other standard fabrics Is Of
zen used to Indicate their quality.
Vigoureux-An effect produced by
printing the yarn Of which the fabric "
composed and using II without any re-
gard TO order or design,
2ibellne-A wool material used In i'm
itation OF sable fur. II has on the face
long hairs that give Il a fur-llke mp
pearance. and may be produced In sev-
crnl ways, but all give the same dlstln.
gushing feature A "camel's hair"
fabric.