cii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (July, 
The following five gentlemen were ballotted for as Ordinary 
bers :— 
The Hon. Mr. Justice H. Holmwood, I.C.8S., Judge, 
High Court, 22, Theatre Road, proposed by the Hon. Mr. 
Justice Asutosh Mukhopadhyaya, seconded by Mr. T. H. 
LaTouche; Mr. D. H. W. Ritchie of Messrs. Mackinnon, Wacken- 
zie & Co., proposed by Mr. W. K. Dods, seconded by Mr. T. ‘ 
LaTouche; Pandit 8. P. V. Ranganathasvami, Ary 
Court Pundit of Maharaja Sree G. N. Gajapati Row  Vizagapa- 
tam, proposed by Dr. Satis Chandra piesa Riiunds d b 
Mr, T. H. D. LaTouche; Dr. J. Stuart Brooke, Chief Medical 
‘Officer, H.I.R., Allahabad, proposed by Lieut.-Colonel F. J. Drury, 
A Br seconded by Major L, Rogers, I.M.S. ; and Babu Brajen- 
dra Nath Seal, M.A., Principal, Victoria College, Cooch Bihar 
‘proposed by the Hon. Mr, Justice As a Mukhopadhyaya, 
seconded by Dr. Satis Chandra Vidyabhusan 
Mr. B. A. Gupte exhibited an intersting Khillat, 200 years 
old, and read the following note o: 
. His Highness the Maharaja of Bikaner has contributed to 
“the Victoria Memorial Exhibition a unique silk- scieromigen _pre- 
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_mmanship. re two panels in the design each encircled by 
foliage and linear decorations, one of which contains the bust of 
spray of pearls and jewels; and the other that of a queen or 
lady of position fully bejewelled. Her curly hair and slightly 
different lips might seem intended to indicate a different national- 
ity. e artisan who produced this fabric possibly meant to 
an Indian Princess. pce: the bust of the king isa 
Persian legend ya reads : 
im surat saradpa jan shuda, which means, “ These are 
beautiful features High please my heart ”; and below the figure 
vt te p:lady is another ore the second half of a couplet. It 
im 
: Bg to silk a yellow that does not fade by exposure to the 
he orange or Seckded yellow looks to be the product of Kapila 
or Mallotus phillipinensis and alum, mixed with carbonate of soda. 

