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Show Cloths for Preienti In Japan. Of one singularly attractive unci dt'corntlvo cletat of Japanese dally life little li known in thin country; yet It touches all cIuhsl-b, from nobles no-bles to cooIIoh tho itso of present cloths These are squares of all sorts of materials, from twenty Inches to two yards across. Thoy are used to tie up the Rifts which are exchanged on all possible occasions After tho presentation of the gift the cloth is removed and returned 10 the glvei by a servant. These cloths aro handed down from melioration to generation, and among them are found some of tho finest specimens of the old embroidery em-broidery and d)elng Many of tho square pieces of Japanese embroidery used In this country for pillow and table ta-ble covers were orlRlnally used ub cov-oiiusB cov-oiiusB for presents. Hondo Beautiful. |