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of fancy embroidery, such as slippers, veils, &c., it isimpossible to recognise, either by Medal or HonourableMention, many of those to whom such distinctions arejustly due, as no names are given whereby the Jury cantake cognizance of the articles. Those cases which theJury have been enabled to recognise are selected as muchfrom the facility for giving such recognition as for thehigh merit displayed in the production, inasmuch as thereare others deserving of the same consideration, could theJury have discriminated amid the vast collection ofarticles.
The embroidery and fashion of the costumes are of thehighest class, and extremely costly. These dresses,although the costume of the country, are very suggestive;the style of the embroidery is of the highest order—an artwhich appears peculiar to the country: the slippers alsoare very elaborately wrought; the veils are richly orna-mented with gold and pearls, several of them valued at25/. each.
The various articles of ladies’ attire in silk are veryrichly embroidered; crasse dresses, embroidered scarfsof the most exquisite description, not only as regards thematerial, but also the design and the combination ofcolours with the arrangements and disposition of thevarious materials employed; rendering many of thesespecimens of the utmost value to our manufacturers.
Many articles of dress from Damascus are not only forthe higher, but for the industrious classes ; and when it isremembered that many of these are the domestic pro-duction of the people, and made in their own cottages,too much praise cannot be bestowed on the skill,elegance, great usefulness, and durability of the goodsexhibited.
The hosiery is of various kinds, the household produceof the Angora women. Some of the socks are as high as10s. per pair, while the commoner ones, for the working-people, are produced at exceedingly low prices.
Prize Medals have been awarded to—
His Highness the Sultan of Turkey, for the collec-tion (p. 1430,'.
Fekuveladgi, The (Tailors’ Association) of Janiua(408 to 413 in the Turkish Catalogue, p. 1390), for Alba-nian costumes, male and female, of rich effect and excel-lent workmanship.
Sofialioglou’s Daughter, Constantinople (874, 875,876, in the Turkish Catalogue, p. 1393), for veils, em-broidered in gold and pearls, with silver fringes.
The Jury make Honourable Mention of the followingpersons, whose works are exhibited in the Turkish De-partment :—
Bukudgy (The Girl), Constantinople (988, 989,Turkish Catalogue, p. 1394), for embroidered slippers,called ship-ship and filar.
Carahet’s Wife, Constantinople (991, 995, Turkish Catalogue, p. 1394), for embroidered slippers.
Istche (The Girl), Constantinople (98, Turkish Catalogue, p. 1394), for embroidered slippers, called filar.
Tkrzy’s Wife, Constantinople (986, 994, 996, Turkish Catalogue, p. 994), for embroidered slippers, called ship-ship.
Greek dresses are exhibited in blue and silver; alsored and gold dresses from different islands, of very goodwork, and elegant patterns.
The Jury desire to recognise the articles exhibited inthis division. These consist of cloth of real cashmerewool, extremely light, thin, and fine; various dressesexhibiting the Indian costume, in gold tissue and em-broidered. There are also articles of dress from Cash-mere, richly embroidered in needlework; and muslin, theproduce of the country. The silks are stated to washperfectly well. Acknowledgment is due to the Honour-able East India Company (p. S57), for this contribution.
The Jury desire to make Honourable Mention of—
Adams, W. II. F., Montreal (331, Canada , p. 968), forcloth made in Canada ; his own production.
Bardkau, J., Quebec (Canada , 110, p. 965), for bootsmade of deer skins, very excellent in quality, cheap, andwaterproof.
Honourable Mention is due to the Exhibitor of themagnificent dresses for the higher classes of Chinese , insilk, very richly embroidered (28, p. 1424).
The Jury desire to record their opinion, that if CouncilMedals are awarded in similar cases, then they are emi-nently due to His Highness the Sultan of Turkey(p. 1385), and His Highness the Bey of Tunis (p. 1412),for the valuable contributions which they have made tothe Exhibition.
T. CHRISTY, Reporter.