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Show Cloths for Presents In Japan. Of one singularly attractive and decorative detail of Japanese dally life little la known In this country; yet It touches all classes, from nobles no-bles to cimliea the use of present cloths Theao aro aquares of all sorts of materials, from twenty Inches lo two yards across Tbey are used 10 tie tip the Rift which arc eschanged on nit possible occasions? After tho presentation of the gift tha cloth Is removed and returned to the giver hy n .servant These cloths an handed down from generation to g' t . ration, and among them are found some of the finest specimens of the old embroidery em-broidery and ilyilng Many of tho square piece of Japanese embroidery used In this country for pillow and table ta-ble covers were originally used as coverings cov-erings for presenta House llt-autlfiil |