Origin Of Names Of Fabrics

Many kinds of dry-goods possess oiu English names which are used, more or less corrupted, throughout the world. The origin of these old names are gi ven by Sir Geo. Birdwood as follows: Damask is f rom the city of Darnascus; satín f rom Zaytown, in China; calicó f rom Calcutta; and muslin f rom Mosul, Buckram derived its name from Bochara; fustian comes from Fostat, a city of the Middle Ages, from which the modern Cairo is descended. Taffeta and tabby from a street in Bagdad. Cambric is from Cambrai. Gause has its name from Gaza;baize from Bajac; dimity from Damietta, and jeans from Jaen. Drugget is derived from a city in Ireland, Drogheda. Duck, from which Tucker street in Bristol is natned, comes from Torque, in Normandy. Diaper is not from D'Ypres, but from the Greek diaspron, flgured. Velvet is from the Italian vellute, wholly (Latin, vellus- a hide or pelt). Shawl is the Sanscrit sala, floor, for shawls were first used as carpets and tapestry. Bandanna is from an Indian word, meaning to bind or tie, because they are tied in knots before dyeing. Chintz comes from the Hindoo word chett. Delaine is the French "of wool." The rush of immigration continúes, at New York; the average of late has been nearly 3,000 a day. Most of the new corners have means sufflcient to give them a fair start. All kinds are coming. The arrivals on Tuesday of last week were 4,000, coming by eight different steamers and consisting of English, Scotch, Irish,Germans,French, Dutch, Danes, Slavonians, Russians and Italians. Spanish laborers are arriving also. Blacksmiths wenttoPittsburgh, silk weavers to Patterson and iron workers into the interior of Pennsylvania. A few years ago it was the eustom in Ohio for enterprising road supervisors to deaden every tree that shaded the country roads. Miliions of beautiful trees were thus sacrificed. The people of the state have wisely resolved to utopall this, and begin to replant.