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cleansed by washing. Their great durability recommends their 

 use instead of ordinary paper-hangings, although their first cost 

 is more than the cheaper kinds of paper. 



TABLE SPREADS. 



Are made of napped and plated fabrics. These goods are 

 proved to be particularly adapted to this use, and are found to 

 be most effectual in preserving furniture from dust, and the 

 effects of the atmosphere. Various kinds of ornamenting are 

 made use of for this purpose, so that the article may be as 

 highly ornamented as can be desired, either by printing, paint- 

 ing, gilding, or bronzing. 



PIANO-FORTE COVERS. 



Like the table spreads already described, are made of napped 

 and plated fabrics. Their great superiority consists in their 

 preserving the tone of the instrument, by protecting it from the 

 changes of the atmosphere, and the polish by keeping it secure 

 from dust. Previous to the discovery of the vulcanizing pro- 

 cess, common India rubber cloths were, for the above reasons, 

 uniformly used for this purpose, by one of the most celebrated 

 piano-forte makers in the United States, to protect the instru- 

 ments in the warehouse previous to sale. The same remarks 

 apply to these covers that have been made of table spreads and 

 indelible goods, in regard to finish and ornamenting. 



