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Show Kashmir Shawl Beloved by Another Generation In their heyday when Napoleon presented several to Josephine as a gift Kashmir shawl masterpieces kept 1(1,000 looms humming and more than 25,000 men and women at work. They have always been characterized by the elaboration of their design, in which the "cone" or "mango" pattern pat-tern Is the prominent feature also by the glowing harmony, the brilliance, the depth, and enduring qualities of the colors. When Victoria was proclaimed empress em-press of India a number of Kashmir shawls were presented as tribute to the English crown. In fact, it is told that this gift gave impetus to an industry in-dustry that presented the Kashmir in its more modern version the Paisley. Whether or not familiar with the handsome old Kashmir shawls, there are few who have not owned or seen a Paisley. In pattern it is a copy of the Kashmir, Kash-mir, but the materials are products of Scotland rather than of the Tibetan goat. From the little town of Paisley Pais-ley that grew up around the abbey of Paisley this more recent shawl took its name. |