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Show Silk I'rnbrcllfts Conmifiii. j The manufacture, and consumption of . silk iiiiibrellaK is steadily on the increase j in this country. To see a cotton nm-j brella in use in the large cities is about ; a rare aft occurrence now as the sight j of a silk umbrella was thirty years ago. j The rapidly increasing wealth of the ! country, together wilh the great red uc-j tion in the cost, of silk fabrics, are the ! main causes which have effected this change. j While the majority of the silk timbrel- i las in use aro made of 4 a texture of silk j and cotton, tho increase is in thc con- sumption not only of all silk umbrellas, I but also of tho very highest and finest j grades. I One of the umbrella manufacturers of this city says he believes that tlio day id not far distant when a well dressed American will not be seen on the street with a cheap, shabby or clumsy umbrella, um-brella, but will deem a fine, close rolling, roll-ing, natty one as much a pern.nl requi- i . site as a good looking hat or coat. Mow . York Continent. |