The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-09

women who sit all day at the loom
weaving the precious fabric. The IA
Vofite design IL the eight pointed star
over ana over again appearing. large
OF small, as the fancy OF the weaver
may dictate. There are not more than
twenty patterns In all, but In the color,
ana In the borders the weaver exercises
great care I'm preserving originality. II
the pile is long and loose, and the pat
tern large, the rug is comparatively
cheap In the manufacture. A fine,
short pile is the sort 10 be desired and
VIII last hundred years with ordinary
care. Worthless colors may be discov-
cred by rubbing with wet rag. when
the colors comes off. The mellow tint
We prize 80 much Is not characteristic
| OF the new rug. In fact, like old Asyne,
Persian rugs improve with age. The
dyes must be fast colors. and the rug
! that you choose must not show on the
wrong side evidence OF having been
! darned
The Rev. Yaroo Nessan, a native Of
| Persia. is a graduate of the Theological
Seminary Of New York, expecting soon
to return TO his native land as a mis-
sionary. says a writer in the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. He naturally takes
much interest I'm the principal industry
OF his country, and shows photographs
OF two young women who are expert
rug-weavefS. These women live In the
mountainse OF Kurdistan, one of the
TOUR chief places not noted for the man
ufacture OF rags, or as the people Of
the East call them, carpets. Like the
Swiss watch makers, the industry de-
scends from father to son. and from
mother To daughter. The making of a
rug is often a family affair. different
members working at different times,
each choosing colors according To his |
own sweet will. This accounts for the !
difference OF design that the owner
sometimes deprecates, but which is |
really the best evidence Of the genuine
ness OF the carpet.
The many mistakes i'm the matching
or color Is due to the fact that IL the
wool runs short the weaver will often
replace II with another that looks as
much like IL as possible. The people
OF the East are not fain to trouble
themselves about trffes, and rather
than take the trouble TO continue n
pattern already begun a new one IL join-
ed to the other. But after all Il is the
color that we prize, and the kaleido- |
scope effects Of the diversity OF pat
terms make the result all the more
pleasing.
The women of Persia are very pict-
iresque creatures. They are above the
medium height; they have the beauti-
tul dark eyes so common in the East,
heir mouths are small and perfect
'Cupid's bows" the hands and feet ure
small, and, abpve all. their charms is
he beauty Of their hair. They arrange
Z with great care and adorn IL with
OF various kinds Silver and
follow gold ornaments are used by the
and poor. indeed. is the girl
Who has not a comb or pin Of some sort
or her glossy black locks. The women
4 the richer class load themselves
own with 5ewelry. bracelets and neck
aces, and hanging from the neck Ia a
ong chain from which hang numerous
ottles which contain perfumery, usu-
lily altar OF roses Blue. black and
uburn are their fayorite tints In hair.
nd TO produce blue hair they use as a
ye indigo. The following recipe is
fven for biu0s6laek hair:
Make a paste or powdered indigo
'aves; covor the hair with IL for three
r fhpr hours: upon taking IL Off the
air turns dark green. but within a
hort time IL turns blue black. About Y
nee month this process OF hair-dres- :
ng must be reneated. =
As the women OF the lower classes ! =
sually wear bright scarlet dresses. the 4
rect Is very picturesque. <