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Show Vast Grass Carpet. In tho making of one gigantic carpet car-pet G3.000 feet' In nroa, 200 people-practically people-practically tho entire population of the village of Olemsford, Suffolk, England havo been for many weeks employed. Woven of cocoanut fiber and raffia srass, with u "pile" 1 ; Inches in thickness, and dyed gm n, thn carpet looks and f""'R like g' no turf. It can bo rolled smooth, like a real lawn, nnd cricket, tennis nnd rockey balls "play" off it in precisely tho same fashion na thoy do off t o real growing grow-ing grass. In tho making of tho carpet, car-pet, which will cost $25,000. moro than 20 tons of raffia grass are being used. When finished the carpet will wolga 48 tons. During the winter cnxjunt, lawn tennis, cricket, football, hockey, pelota nad cither game will bo playod on It, |