The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13
THE RISE OFTHE UMBRELLA
FROM ITS EARLIEST UsE IN EsrPT
TO THE PRESENT OAR.

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Manufactured Here Freak Umbrellas.
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:. = i1 nlpvssiuie uomuueys 10 imagine
hraiia a. m - ~ ~ !. Jug 81" um
muso !. 10y .e AZ, Iuo'trxn.' VIM nV"u
= ~ 1890 a. .ua' Wy %
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~ en- =" 80 ~ W eno ~ WIS
~ 49, m deu" ~ " gu uiuoteHa "nen
mos..an ~ tel ~ = "ose SEM
90 nmsS.m. Wv" a.. y. 81 nnu.n oi ~ on'
.n ~ ~ u ou'Ie es'avnshnien.-
rrar,J .o,,nn ~ "aS nne ~" !, ne
49, o'uIn 70 t.e one n'"1e NV mikh'
nasrod 40 .ha $500 -, e w np, maa "
- nnhoaus u y, ssN u nonuSa puyitss WIN
"on.nrD -" - Su1 ea.' paISot y es,'euh.h
go a1 was Su'e W 70 eee WIN Etocs;
- a. ny, y ~ "enI q .oee",
ana tne IKE. Inc nrst man VINO dared openly
been the famous nbilsntbronist Tomas uanwav
who WAS horn In 17i2 he had a gent daoi q;
fun poked at him. but he continued to carry
his umbreIls vbenever n rniped and othars
soon a the courage to follow his example At
c "a um nts eHas'' LOO "' hnSi'nu was
Montaigne's objection to the weight of UNI
brellas was. in his time AMI for two centuries
small umbrella then which weighed three and
fabrie0 which now form tba conerins y, pml
bro,i,s nath;nn go 49," ~. W
W o ni1o,o.S '" INK U s,s was known 1nan ieatner
bone, and such a thing AZ a steel rod was, ~
course ~ unknown =" The s siint s' wns FV Uau MnS' Of .,
heavy oak. Many umbrellas had the additional
incumbrance OF feathers over the ton. on the
eheory OF shedding water OIL a ducks back"
But the oilclothsand leather umbrellas. notwith-
'9nnuns que ieatners, were APT 10 leaN.
as '.umbr sIIaA' fns.o orIss are The TU Su1 nm ,hreRs
matsr nnts the n.rts 81 tho umheO,,a u tonothn
ar 0niy tba, r. has ny hnnn 49, y
y. onis tna'. IL mas not oeen many years
umbrella came from the Old World The
steel rod. which by p proce 81 GtH "ere%, ab sut
cheaper as we'll as the high-priced umbrellas,
was " lFx to that that time aae always an imported aTii-
y manMmiasturssd in n tknesdin 10 on Dg eTTiH ts ne
one sofa SI33miP p this parts OF the umbrella, Is
| and at lower price than it can he obtained
aGpGss fhs sts sea rods dne dae 3ba which make
ing else. TSe manmfactutriinrt Of nm
steel frames is an %entirely SEPARATE ind9stry,
steel frame mannfacturer fonnd tbst bnIh,nH
riSbs.' ne fhi Smddi fseavs n%b Issse1 has At a least 1rsig seven n9
amof frame very bSa m aisbt Tibs The common me nnra-
the Kind that are called family il umnbpeilas.i
a as s fr : eooq r,b &c go hsning WIN nave e as many
since the paragon frame was inv EN- 'aT II
was patented BY samuel Fox. an English
iinIpartine estrenattb IIia gbt Iaa m anT e fo st 80 VIZ n
the UNI oreiia than anything ei aau elasticity 10
10y $500 sh.NtA th Aiii tlFVs
matepiaIs from rom p ~ ;M5iI 1e,h ra1u .ne Various
made. The partridgea. or Iorle' as ~ is soj 1ipss
Comes co rra from Is y 1 }ree o ~ Fh hfr 9es' d naiI T. h, woods oH y 1t
ontsiSa snd q so otee o 8i a., ht.lGa, ana Is para on tne
o othe ~ a neeaa utltal; extremely hard wood An
comes in and ssys she wants. h al mn a f byaiis bbaaGny
die that smells IKE Ice cream Ssaid Nj: fquis
SELF n Genso Bis saew at tha d,s sfe wants. wants T MS we the
REGULAR intervals. The Malaga Is a a shining,
Dresden china. nsari and Sdff ir5ry T9 are some Of sf tS 3
hapdles "'efi"i "r hsh-pficeu umoreiia
Solid gold handles are never found in the or
o oia wben specis III 1e nrey sIorei nnS are maze
tian owns a solid gold handle. Which he now
BRIDE IN 4 'f HE rase c p9sss sSSS; H nn tak bssg great sa6
snough bets on Il to more than pa vi for n Tie cosf
81 the cane. On one occasion. in n a ] large u ume
0rellA atpra in Nav N0rE aifv ha M ado a yrn
ui iGeHI ~ hand lie i Pf4 fbe esfsb ina, m deefe s0 WAS no 10
the umbrella dealer was S y p sne 9e'' The
tTansverse santiona 81 i hnS,, hnnd,n " ol Inihh
on ton ~ one another " ar nd = u 4 tn aL I " 'aiu
Nal liz a,o.nen n.ounu a steei roo.
mendesr's sHHos n Tre'i WSich e 70 ba she u ms nIStiaa
nat nnw omoph. One winch Is 3eihR inehueu
nnctat "Tba III, Il in n % % abado anu i'It " ones
diameter The az eover % ca wo be f hU9usd an ins MN o III
and foldad rn ~ ooneI E ~ 4 turneu InslHe out
snripg tha N enma ~ u n touSnlnga
NAV ha nIeoed IN I'm o NJ, ~ H. nten pu1, NY
is }ben pa 10 sn ate III oii u, II Ine SUES wnlen
foounnS verv rconyepfenft NV WIihts he nxr s1cK Srba ! Is
~ ~ is YMuet, WIG y
ut;II rnnra naotner thTaI was Iaieiy mehued y
and w he a serine l. p aee nsn = n;n Is n GyurNed'
H. rHS a spLinS - paeSseu = plps nies OUT;
t ine o VIZ abe Ssomem hmay u the GENRE, ana
t ~ tb"ere ;a S a. " "a 1 sehtJjal ouo nn the cen
Sub;ob nont meat ,nHen'd nba Is a tnHlloW stlcE
SonoainSa ia,np Sndiit lntte steer
sunpDIts 1ae piesseu OUT VI we uop OF the stlck.
e 'biaP Gw gI9r piece 81 Sanyas put On; ahd a sea;
u nan Wnidh Is ~ ieaStsas vomlortaoje az O ,
c odGyeie sanaie eha "a ni 81 tnese strange UNI reIlas
E0Hie from tne Oid MoId; me umbrella
mdhCTb Bay LHhC LuTDUedlS take mucn more :