Show in buying oriental ou when woman lares forth to purchase an oriental rug she Is often hampered in her selection of her subject sh js turkish rugs in general trade tho entire and can run over lath kurdistan berga ma and so on ad infill t y tu m parrot like facility but when she attempts to discriminate to diagnose jabe characteristics of the russ and know the Is getting the worth of her W TT Soney as well rug best suited ehat intends to use it I 1 i the place she Is often at sea ih in selecting a rug the first thing to be con Is the use for which it Is intended to then it mus tibe I 1 it tor the dining room ei it tb lipavr pile 1 rug as to be used an the bare floor for purpose the ceibo I 1 er aghan and nrc used to 1 l advantage persian rugs are sometimes em aloyed but are usually too expensive as or the karman which bells 3 to 0 a toot w price these rugs have a medallion center with a is i design ot curved lines they are clear and 3 distinct in character and usually delicate y in color the pile lit silky and velvety to the 1 i T touch jt while the ore now being made aff or foreign trade and not tor na vc private use as Is the case with most varieties ot rugs they wear well A boodt ashal should last from 33 to 40 yeara in color it constant use and the t should disappear only with the last vestige ot abe carpet in abo regularity or precision ot design la not so much sought alter by the weavers aa a certain breadth ol 01 meet and harmony in coloring lied and green are usually the chalot colors in a dla moad shaped center while in the border black blue and yellow are tastefully ilief ulu sled A remarkable feature of Is tho extreme rarity ol 01 the use of white the Is more of alie nalma nn lmA P center Is usually K blaco reroy or blue and red medallions theli arc made of the best cheeps wool in the country of where the no mads raise their sheep this region now occupier by the fierce Tur comans whose name ladof ten given to the rugar was the cradle of the turkish race the large rugs are made by experts in the native factories 0 o that they always come even and regular aut the email ones anro made in the homes they have a heavy pile cited to a khaleck pr carpet ot the larger sort intended cpr service in reception or dining rooms in selecting a one must be on guard as sometimes they arc made of cotton the way to detect this Is to dampen a cloth or corner ot a handkerchief and rub it against the face ot the rug cotton docs not absorb color as all as wool and the color ruba off Should there happen to be plain white ground lotho carpet it can be tested by burning light a match and singe a spot if the nir Is pure scorch will brush off leaving no trace 1 cotton it cannot be removed the faraghan has a loose texture and a velvety pile ot medium thickness the center Is generally ot a mixed pattern ot small irregular figures surrounded by n rich border sometimes one comes across a rera ghan having the center ot one uniform color n rich red or the deep dark blue the hag not so rich a texture ns the the thara Is so well known that he that runs may read it la invariably of a pattern a small figure repeated and of a peculiar design that once familiar with one never mistakes sometimes as in he prayer it of two or more large squares alth a geometric pattern chesi are usually of a deep red they are made ln homes and are ot the best quality in central there la nn excellent opportunity to buy rugs the rug las bien flooded with beauties for ho reason that tor commerce has been opened once the present supply is exhausted the like the the and the will become scarce and correspondingly high they arc made ot the bluest goats hair which renders them marvelously bottand bof tand flexible with a sheen like satin the coloring la always of deep reds and blues the rods having a burnish suggestive ot copper jn tb high lights the pattern Is small amUat lier intricate while the border Is usually very flue including two rows of white showing the latchkeys latch keys or which mark the work of the tartar tribes the which Is made on the caspian sea northeast ot the caucasus mountains Is woven of he best wool and Is dur able in the extreme they are of thick pile with a ilch smooth surface and have the largest size of geometric figures the coloring in general Is of acda and blues the largest size never comes more than eight or nine brave and unfortunately for rug lovers the antique ones are getting very scarce the same may be said of the BOW so nearly out of the market that dealers arc asking from 75 to abo apiece and they never conic in larger bazes than four by bac they are made of the best quality of wool and arc a valuable acquisition to any collection all joshlan rugs arc made of I 1 bleached achna brugt are of small design usually but incorrectly called tiie pali pat tern tle design Is really intended to represent the clustered jewels in ane crown most ol 01 the dehna rugs are deep red merging verging on terra cotta or peacock allue the can be distinguished by the finish ot the borders only as the infinite variety ot pattern docs not permit generalization aliza tion the border ol 01 the ang Is always whipped overl tb a close woolen cord invariably ol 01 blue and red green and red black and red they are made ot the best quality ot hair bood antique can always be utilized to advantage in parlors they come as a rule in email sizes and in such variety ot pattern and color that it Is not always easy to tell them from other edve in the oneness ot weave aud of design tacy nrc made in the homes in he province of southeast ot the caucasus mountains the expensive karman or abc made ot he best quality ot goats hair there 0 o be some peculiarity ot cl r mate that affects the growth othair on backs of the animals giving it a luster thac Is transmitted to the rug even when new rugs come in large sizes seldom ot a geometric pattern but of bowery and blab orate designs as well as the allover all over palm pattern which connoisseurs in rug designs fay f ay Is the weavers conception of ane almond leaf sometimes he antique airmans contain elaborate mythological designs as tor instance the one in the illustration sign represents a persian temple lu the center of which Is an altar from which the phoenix Is jagt arising from the ashes in the ninth century the accepted w bleb forbids the using of images before their acceptance of creed their religion which included sun worship and the of animals espe dally birds led them to work into their rugs designs typifying their belief tho kurdish or anatolian rugs which anro getting scarcer every year arc always crooked tho reason Is that they are made of the turkish name for angora wool all other rugs save the anatolian are made with a cotton or linen back the kurdish rug is made entirely of wool which shrinks or stretches according to atmospheric conditions so beautiful however arc tho rugs and so durable that their crookedness Is ignored by rug lovers the pile Is heavy and the patterns large the coloring rich with a border ot the cream colored hair n its natural state prayer rugs arc made especially in acl Cura bagh and in some ot the turkish provinces the pointed pattern which tho turks spread for their devotions turned toward mecca or the cast all devout these sate the dervishes who putting the head toward mecca and placing their on the outstretched front legs of the deer in purchasing rugs there are several practical deballa to be looked into first Is the color vegetable or not second Is the white with cotton third was the white wool or hair bleached before being wrought with the rug fourth 1 the rug it antique genuinely BO or has it been doctored fifth la the rug damaged sixth Is it the first and second questions may tic an by rubbing a damp cloth over the cotton or color subject it the color comes off beware to tell whether the wool or hair has been properly bleached you enst judge from the odor it it I 1 strong dont take the rug for i tho woolly smell becomes in in hot weather so it Is on of fensch to the entire household to tell whether a nig has been doctored chemically look at tho back and see it the color corresponds TV ith the face of the rug if he forim r la bright and the l bittor toned down it Is th e work ot mau not time hold a rug with the front to the light and look through it it yon would search for damaged i pots and if there arc any you will eav them the holes that often come mado by the hooks in balling aud can be readily repaired in this city and do cot materially teri ally damage the rug to hc if tho rug Is crooked fold bringing the two buds cuds together tho condition of the fringe on a rug amounts to little ier acona not accustomed to a wide variety ot fc object to the chewed off finish or the entaro of fringe this Is buch a fluor matter that a rug expert never takes it into consideration its only purpose with tho maker keep tho rug from raveling athla accomplished he thought no more about it As to what ono should pay for a rug when he finds that she wants it and Is assured that its character Is above reproach adapt to ills sou costly thy habit as thy purse can bey to the case in PADDOCK ling |