T4 REELING SILK. 



the present season, which we do not hesitate to pro- 

 nounce equal to any foreign silk, we have ever seen. 

 And what is most surprising, they are the results of 

 some of her first attempts at reeling. We have too 

 high an opinion of the intelligence and skill of Amer- 

 ican ladies, to believe they can be out done in reeling 

 silk, by those of France or Italy, and we can but hope 

 they will turn their attention to it, as a suitable object 

 of female labor. 



In order to acquire the art of reeling, the culturist 

 must first furnish himself with an appropriate and well 

 constructed silk reel. Several silk reels htive been 

 invented, and many of them perform their work ad- 

 mirably well. Among them we notice those of Mr. 

 Cobb, of Dedham, Mr. Smith, of Baltimore, and Mr. 

 Gay, of Lisbon. The Piedmoritese reel, has also been 

 extensively used, and for a time, was considered the 

 best in use. It has however, of late years given place 

 to those of the above mentioned gentlemen, which in 

 some respects, are considered superior to it. The 

 silk reel requires no complicated machinery, and is 

 constructed at comparatively a trifling expense. 



Mr. Dale has also made an improvement on Mr. 

 Gobb's plan, by which hall the labor is saved. 



