New-York tribune., 1900-07-16
REVIVAL OF RAG CARPETS
PRETTY sUGs N HARMONIOUS COLORS
POOR WOMEN WHO DO NOT KNOW
HOW TO WORK

Rag carpets and rugs have been in greater de-
rnzu6 t-- the last few months than for many pre-
cs5l-= years. said Miss Fannie Mckinney. who
has Hee- II charge OF rte workroon OF the Brook
ly1 Bureau q Charities to- many years Rugs
SCI better tha- carpetils, bur there are stiU
good many people who VIII cover their kitchen
f0o-s with nothing but ras carpets The rugs are
used <1r bathrooms and sumner homes
SEe displayed number az rne rugs. al OF which
we're made II harmonious coLo-i-gs. Some. woven
from crerorne. were effective IT reds. yeIlows and
browns Al the loom IN one corner Of the big
roc- RE old weaver was making & rug oc bed
ticking. which had been cut IN strips across the
stripes This furnished the centre while blue and
white stripes finished the ends
James Nor, who came from Scotland forty
years ago. his woven the rag Carperirs for the
Bureau OF Charities for The last fourteen years
Rags are sent n already sewed by many people
who have Ior left the oIdtrne custom behind them.
Ter cents yard is charged for weaving
HELP TO THE DESTITUTE
Rags to- rhe rugs and carpetiag which are sold
ir -ae vork-CCu are cut and sewed by women
v10 -ee6 zu-k bur who are C0C skilled enough
n CO other kinds q needlework. Even this has
frequently 70 he taught 10 them.
NJ More thinks people Of these days DO not
know good carpet when they see Il Forty years
ago ne declares. he was paid IS cents q yard for
weaving a-5 there were no slack seasons Now he
gers 70 cents q yard and has only Z few days
work week
Rag carpet weaving was = big business those
days h says but the cheap trgrat-s came into
style a-5 ne young girls. they'd say 70 their
r----e-s when they saw them hanging IN front
of -1e stores. La ma. what's the use OF sewing
rags and paying IS cents yard 20 weave them
v1e- Tc- can ger 3 handsome carpet like that
for e. ce--s yard" But added Nj 4I0ire as
ae SCI Tie machine IN motion again and Piled the
shuttle 10 and -ro my rag carpets would ou-Iast
those cheap s-ezzy ones three or four years
II The old days NJ. Motre could weave twenty
I've yards cav. bur now te cannot make more
rha- ten yards even 4 he has fl 10 do. The quail
--y q c-e rags ne says, makes q great difference
IN re wea- oc the carpet bur II Is better 70 have
poor rags and good warp than poor warp and
= PATHETIC CASE
Opposite the loom and che weaver SAT a dozen
c. more women. Many Of them were sewing car
7s- rags others CE-ned stockings. uende5 gar
-e,-s and sewed on new ones. AL had come n
-or V--k- 5o- which they were paid in groceries
e. -1e average rate q 81 cents q day. Each had
had dinner ct cold roast beef. canned tomatoes.
bread and tea TO a. least one worker this was rhe
1-s- regular C1eaL II many q day. She was z
neatly dressed. intelligent looking young woman
VIII z sac patient face. Her husband. driven 70
despair because n could not md work. had de-
never see 1-- again until he had some luck She
vas -e-- w--L i've children. the Oldest ten years
aI- t-e youngest three weeks ole. 10 solve the
sE-- problem ot lie alone
---r- were some black eyes among the crowd
These are explained in al sorts Of ways. Trunk
-ls ~ open suddenly and sticks OF wood ny around
We -Ieg are being chopped. These are offered
Is excuses
Tie funniest part of Il IS that they expect ne
10 believe them" said Miss Mckinney. That
woman over here she added as she pointed 70
s-l-y .oo--EE woman Of ffty or thereabouts.
--t---7 ---= VIt1 q most pathetic tale OF woe. 1
~. --r z-e could into the DAY nursery and take
- -- che o. the babies. But she could not DO
~ - -=c--se she mad never handled a baby IN her
--4 --er 7 rClC her that she could 20 into The
-e---rT and iron But she had never troned, and
- - -o E19w row. For the same reason she could
= --- an unusual case There women VINO DO
~ Know t-e use Of all the garments that We give
-7-- -7- --eir babies
E-EURAL AMMONIA" PREVALENT.
JUS. then little tired looking woman brought
q oa5y dress and a woman's skirt 70 the desk and
waited fer her pay Two hours before the little
-'-ss c-- out and the skirt, without q band. had
- - given 70 her 10 make and 70 finish The work
- eAs --slTe-y done and because she had been
- received packages Of oatmeal sugar rice, tea
80 cfIeer ana had had her dinner For q cents.
rr-s --re@ nclrs work one pound OF oatmeal, one
-F--- OF sugar one pound OF rice, oue-guarLeI
I--lee are given
Sue, u you never mad q hat on your head you
= coarse featured. watery eyed woman Of fifty
more W1C was trying al the second hand
a pretty toqle suitable for a girl or eigh-
F-eLral ammonia and sentiments Of rheuna-
49, are crr1ric ailments and weak knees fur-
- 7-- -eIlf excuse Tor not scrucbing the Hoors-
sl-l- because explains Miss Mckinney 10 the
'es -r IS not necessary 10 kneel upon them
---e Ihey are being cleaned"