The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-01

halls, dining-rooms, ETC., but in all parts
of the house.
All who are familiar with oriental
rugs know that they take their names
from the countries or provinces IN Wnicn
they are made-the Bedouins being one
extreme and the skilled -Persians the
| other.
AS to the character of weaving,the more
nomadic the tribe, the less even the rug
and it's work. The rugs of one district
| may become better known than those OF
| others, the same as other commodities
| in our country; for instance. Lowell for
caprets, Lynn for shoes, etc, etc rake
the Bokhara rugs, for example: these are
| always made in geometrical Designs
wrought in deep maroon colors, some
| times in blue. They are made IN the
| mountainous districts of northeastern
Persia and have never been successfully
initiated. In fact, they cannot be, as the
vegetable dyes used are made from
plant grown only in this district.
For int ending buyers or students the
following classification of rugs by name,
showing the countries in which they are
made, will be useful:
Persian-Aine, Bijar, Derbend, Fer
Afghan. Golrivan, Hamaden, Herez. Iran:
| Kabstan, Kayan, Mousoul, Serebend, hurd
Kelim, Lule. Mousoul, Serebend, shiraz,
Shiryan Kelim, Shirvan, Soumack.
Turkish-Anato1 Jejin. Anatolian, Ber-
| L.,
Kelim, Koola, Kurd Jejim, Ladirk, Meloz,
Mohair Oushak.
| Ineia-Agra. Ahmedabad Allahalabad.
Amritzer, Bellore, Bijapore, Jefpore, La
shore. Merzopore, sirinagar.
Bokha ra.-Afghan, Belooz Bokhara,
Heraz, Khiva. Yarmoot
Caucasian.-Bazak, Gumpe, karabagh,
KaZack, CANA.
Oriental curtains require different clas-
sifcations. For instance curtains bearing
the name of Bagdad are not woven in Bag
dad but in Anatolia, their main distribute
ing point being Kayserieh, in Asiatic
key There seems to be no reason for
their appellation unless it is that they
are exact limitations of the original Kurd
Kilims made in Kurdistan, of which Bag
dad is the principal mart. They come in
different stripes loosely put together.
Each curtain generally has i've stripes
about twelve feet long. Bagdads are
woven in different grades, some being part
cotton and some all wool. some being
loosely woven. others very firm and heav
lily embroidered, so that the value of a
Bagdad is to be judged according to its
quality.
Turkish carpets are woven in six differ
: ent grades, all the cheapest being Yeodez,
next Bandhour, InelIi Ousnak or Kirman,
Hamandie or Goolistan and finally up to
the Mohair. They are all woven in the
villages around Smyrna. in Asiatic Tur-
key. They come in all sizes, generally
not smaller than 6x9 nor larger than
12x20, and are all made under the super
vision of people in constant touch with
the demand of the market, the patterns
and colorings being furnished by special
y artists. These carpets therefore possess
more colorings and patterns suited to mod
ern taste and furnishings, but they real
a ly lack -:he originality and distinctive
charm Of the antique rugs. Vegetable
: dyes are used almost entirely there being
a strict law passed by the Turkish gov
5 eminent gainst using mineral dyes, the
), violation of which imposes heavy pen
atty. But of course the colorings OF
- these carpets are very bright on account
> of their newness and few years use will
y improve them considerably.
a Preparations have been made at the
q ment for very large business during the
year 1902 Special attention is being paid
to the subject CT house furnishing it being
e we'll understood by the management thai
Y the year viii be one Of the greatest fol
+ house building in the history OF the north
e west. Not only are more residences ant
: apartments and hotels being built in Min.
y polls than ever before but in everj
:. city and village from here to the Paciht
e coast the same condition prevails. With
f facilities for furnishing everything from
b the smallest fat or hum blest cottage tt
t the palace CT the millionaire or the
d largest hotel, the company is expecting
), to have an enormous business.