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New York; a collection of pure dye silk ribbons, made, finished, 

 moireed, etc., in Paterson, N. J., and woven on high-speed looms of 

 American manufacture, consisting of examples of satin, taffeta, gros- 

 grain, ottoman, and warp-printed ribbons, from the Taylor-Friedsam 

 Co., of New York; and a representation of broad ratine ribbons with 

 slightly rippled silk stripes in bayadere style, made from cotton and 

 artificial silk, which are extensively used for millinery trimmings and 

 girdles, from Messrs. Pelgram & Meyer, of Paterson, N. J. 



A very instructive exhibit of specimens and photograplis illustrat- 

 ing the manufacture of fur felt hats Avas presented by the John B. 

 Stetson Co., of Philadelphia, Pa. It includes raw and carroted 

 beaver, nutria, hare, and coney skins; samples of graded, blown, and 

 sorted furs ; specimens of all the kinds of leather and silk trimmings 

 used, together with both soft and stiff hats in the several stages of 

 manufacture, from the formed hat body to the finished hat ; and also 

 an assortment of soft and stiff hats characteristic of certain styles. 

 The manufacture of linoleum, including the raw materials, examples 

 showing the effect of successive printings, and patterns of different 

 types of finished goods, is also represented in the same manner in a 

 contribution from the Armstrong Cork Co., of Lancaster, Pa. A 

 series of specimens illustrating successive stages in the knitting, cut- 

 ting, and finishing of infants' underwear, of which the materials are 

 fine Australian worsted yarn with cotton, or a mixture of silk and 

 fine Australian wool, was received from the Earnshav/ Knitting Co., 

 of Chicago, 111. The garments are trimmed with a special twistless 

 tape, woven from right-and-left twisted yarns, so that the child may 

 be dressed without the use of pins or buttons. 



Acknowledgments are due to the Cassella Color Co., of New York, 

 for a collection of coal distillation products and dyestuffs illustrat- 

 ing the artificial color industry, prepared especially for the Museum. 

 It includes the principal products obtained from coal, the middle 

 products which serve as the source of the several important series 

 of artificial coloring matters, and examples of typical, standard 

 dyestuffs. Instead of being arranged on the lines usually adopted 

 for elucidating the development of organic chemistry, the collection 

 has been made comprehensive from the standpoint of the textile 

 industry, the names used being such as are referred to in scientific 

 and technical literature and are well known in the industry. 



A number of baskets and hand-woven textiles, made by the moun- 

 taineer people of Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia, being 

 examples of the fine handicraft work of these neglected Americans, 

 were purchased from the Southern Industrial Educational Associa- 

 tion; and a hand- woven coverlet made in 1827 by Miss Elizabeth 

 Harmon in Highland County, Va., an excellent and carefully pre- 

 served specimen of hand weaving, was also purchased. 



