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THE CENTURY BOOK OF PACTS. 



the patterns, the linen threads not being visible 

 on the surface. When well made they are 

 very durable, and, being at the same time ele- 

 gant, are among the most desirable of all car- 

 pets. Good English Brussels is worth about 

 $1.25 to if 1.75 per yard, three quarters of a 

 yard wide. American about $1.00 to $1.50. 

 {See TAPESTRY CARPET.) 



Dutch Carpet. A cheap carpet woven in 

 pieces about a yard wide. The warp is of -wool 

 and the filling of wool, hemp, or cotton; and 

 the only patterns are stripes and checks. This 

 is very good for stairs. Price 75 cts. to $1.10. 



Ingram Carpet is, perhaps, most fre- 

 quently used in bedrooms and the like. It is 

 made of two threads only, and the colors are 

 reversed on either side ; in the best both threads 

 are wool, in the cheaper kinds the warp is of 

 cotton. The English Ingrain costs about $1 .25 

 per yard ; the American from 85 cts. to $1.10 ; 

 yard wide. 



Kidderminster Carpet. This is made 

 of two woolen webs which intersect each other 

 at various points to produce the pattern, which 

 is the same on both sides with the color re- 

 versed. They are woven in large squares to fit 

 the room, and are of various qualities. A good 

 article is worth about $1.25 per square yard. 



Moquette Carpet is a very rich and 

 beautiful French carpet made on same princi- 

 ple as Wilton. Price $1.25 to $1.75. 



Persian and Turkish Carpets. 

 These are unequaled .for richness of fabric and 

 patterns ; they are woven with a soft pile like 

 that of velvet, and some of the costliest of the 

 Persian have floss silk mixed with the wool. 

 The colors are indescribably rich and brilliant, 

 and one of them spread upon the floor bright- 

 ens up the most cheerless room. They are 

 woven in one piece, and are -from five to ten 

 yards long, and from five to six wide. They 

 are very expensive, and the finer qualities are 

 appropriate only in elaborately furnished 

 rooms. 



Printed Felt is made of coarse wools 

 brought together by the process of felting, 

 :and the patterns are imprinted in colors by 

 means of the rollers on which they are cut. 

 It is bright colored but rather flimsy, and only 

 appropriate for rugs, druggets, or table covers. 

 It is of various widths. Price about $1.00 

 per square yard. 



Rag Carpet is the lowest in price of all, 

 and can readily be made at home on a hand 

 loom. Use a warp of strong cotton threads, 

 and weave in any kind of rags by twisting 

 them up into small rolls. It is thick, and serv- 

 iceable to spread over kitchen floors in winter. 

 Price in the shops about 50 cents a yard ; 

 yard wide. 



Tapestry Carpet is an imitation of Brus- 

 sels, but only one woolen thread is used instead 

 of four or five different colors. The warp is 

 of coarse linen threads, and the pattern ap- 

 pears only on one side. Tapestry is very 

 pretty, and in the best patterns is hard to dis- 

 tinguish from Brussels ; but it is not durable, 

 and is liable to fade. It is woven in pieces 

 three fourths of a yard wide, and costs 50 

 cents to $1.25 per yard. Brussels is cheaper 

 at twice the price. 



Three-Ply Carpets are the same as in- 

 grain, except that a third thread is added, and 

 this makes the pattern on the right side. II 

 is the prettiest of the cheaper all-wool carpets ; 

 but as the single layer of threads on the sur- 

 face is liable to wear off, it is not so durable 

 as ingrain, and cannot be turned like the lat- 

 ter. Price, about $1.00 per yard ; yard wide. 



Velvet Carpet is an English material, in 

 which the weaving is the same as tapestry ; 

 only the loops are cut, thus giving it a high 

 pile, like velvet. It has a rich and soft effect, 

 and wears better than tapestry. Price, about 

 $1.50 per yard; three quarters yard wide. 



Wilton Carpet differs from Brussels jusl 

 as velvet differs from tapestry ; after weaving, 

 the loops are cut with a sharp knife, and a 

 pile like that of velvet produced. Wilton is, 

 perhaps, the most beautiful and durable of all 

 carpets. Price, about $3.25 per yard ; three 

 quarters wide. In Royal Wilton the pile is 

 raised higher than in the common kind. 



Wood Carpet. This is a late invention. 

 It is made of well-seasoned and kiln-dried hard 

 woods, cut into strips one and one eighth to 

 one and three eighths inches wide, and a 

 quarter of an inch thick, and glued on to 

 heavy cotton drill. The wood is then planed 

 smooth and oiled. It rolls up like an oilcloth, 

 can be sent anywhere, and can be put down by 

 any good carpenter. It can be laid to look 

 like ordinary flooring of one kind of wood, or 

 in fancy designs, center pieces, etc. That of 

 one kind of wood, or of alternate strips of dif- 

 ferent kinds, is a yard wide, at $1.25 to $2.50 

 a yard. The fancy styles cost from 35 cents 

 to $1.25 per square foot. It is claimed for 

 this carpeting that it is insect proof, that dust 

 cannot penetrate it, that it is so thin as not to 

 interfere with door sills, etc., and that it is 

 very durable ; but it needs to be more thor- 

 oughly tested. 



CARE OF THE TEETH. DUTY 

 OF DENTISTS. 



There is, perhaps, as much oversight or neg- 

 lect by the average dentist, in the matter of 

 cleansing the teeth, in the ordinary cases that 

 come to his care, as in any other particular 



