Show AN ANCIENT JAPANESE ART Embroidery Made In Flowery Kingdom for Centuries Before Country t Was Opened to World Japanese embroidery now so popular popular lar In this countr country Is one of the old oldest t arts of the mikado's people For centuries centuries cen cen- t before the country was opened to foreign intercourse interco heavily embroidered ered silk kimonos screens and other articles were made mae by profess professional onal embroidery experts principally In InK In Kyoto K oto This same profession sion continues continues con con- toa today having luning been handed down from father to s son n for many gen gen- en- en For this this' reason the center of the c country's embroidery art Industry industry indus Indus- try is at Kyoto although cheaper embroideries em em- principally export are produced In l large quantities In other part of oC the time Kobe district The Time majority of or the workers In K Kyo o to are men who produce the time finer grades of embroidery It Is essentially a n household Industry and Is usua usually conducted in small shops slops where from three to ten apprentices and skilled embroiderers are employed ed The men men received from 40 to t t 75 cents gold bold pet pel day dav The he women however are able to earn from froin 15 to 00 GO cents gold per pel perda da day depending upon their ability an ana 1 diligence The manufacture of made hand-made lace luce Is a comparatively new Industry In Japan as lace was vas not me used by the Japanese before b fore the thu advent ent of foreigners fo foreign elner eln- eln er ers The he Industry Is still in Its Infancy Infancy In In- fancy an and the time output Is |