Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-28
RUGS OF THE ORIENT
tWhsAE they eoMs FROM ANO HOW
70 JUDGE THEM.

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! mo question Of antiques in oriental
-rugs should b dismlssod from the
mind IN purchasing rugs for ordinary
nses. Ameng recent impOrtatiOun.- I'm
carpet klxsa, there are hardly any an
Alques IN thu true sense Of the word.
tReaI antiques that have found their
,way = shEs country have been. secured
;fby private collectors who were alive to
the iwggth o. such pieces long before
the general public showed any sign Of
appeeeiating tho beauty and the charm
OF the pruducts Of the oriental looms
OF such lucky collectors there are
many In this country who could today
realize a handsome profit on their pod-
. est Investment Of several years ago.
Even today, provided one knows some
thing OF comparative values In rugs
.or n advised BY an expert, there Is no
safer thing to purchase than good
oriental rug. Any other article In the
household will depreciate In value In
time. re n only q good oriental rug
that not only keeps Its beauty but
. actually grows more beautiful by use,
always provided. however that one
bought with discretion and that the
rugs do not receive too hard usage. In
(which case the nap will wear out be-
fore llght aud cir have done their work
in fouiug down its colOrs and giving
! ahe rug a silky effect.
Il must be understood that In the
countries where oriental rugs are made
+. sheY are treated with more considera-
tion and care than we accord to them
IN the existing conditions OF our mod.
crn life. First OF all the number OF
rugs used on walls, sofas, etc, far ex-
4. coed those used on the door. and the
latter do not get any harder wear than
those Ased on touches, from the fact
: that In the oriental countries people In
variably walk over the rugs with soft
slippers or bare feet. The native meth
cd OF cleaning the rug. Ohich ls very
simple, also has much TO do with prov
Ing the truth OF the statement that "ori-
eutai rugs do not wear out"
Oriental rugs are classified accord
ing 20 the country where they are
made. the names Turkish, Persian,
Caucaslan. Indian, etc, denoting the
nationality Of the rug. 80 10 speak.
Then again they are reclassifed with
respect 10 the district or town where
they are actually woven. 10 10 thls
!, designation Witch gives oriental RUGS
ahe nAmea By which they are known In
the market, aud this designation alone
convsys the Idea Of value and eharae-
Ger. Fcr Instance, 70 say q rus RPer-
Sian h to say very little. One Persian
rug may he ten times the valne Of an-
other PerslAn rug Of the same size.
But when we say Mosoul. OF Herman.
then a. once We know very nearly their
comparative value and dlstinetIou. T0e
best rues arc imported from Persia.
Perslans are the oldest and most skilt
ful rng weavers In the world. In fact.
we might safely say that all other
countries who eead % the product Of
eheIF looms are nimpiy imlantOEs.
Rome Of The best knewn PuESlaa
rugs h shls country are Herman. Gee.
Fasnn, TMhriz. eultanabad and khoi1s'
FWam
Z Ksrmann.- -The prinelpai teatuEss u
'thene FngA which distinguish them
fne1n etAsFR are their soft nsutrnl
dainty eolnrx sl.e pFsvaleBcs ~ nOrai
-4esigns N their pattern. @ glossy a'a~en
and q short cut plIs These rugs rep'
resent tks highest skasdard of the art
% vug weAvfag ever achieved Tbsy
are tis favusiss rags on TIE MARKET
today ard are aenefAlly Bsed fsS par
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Of eese9assaa calls for Ilghs naa son
effeces Cd a. Ger eoyeginH
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