By RAIL - National Park Foundation

GORDON L. ISEMINGER oft. . . clingmg, beautiful," silk is the "queen of fabrics" and the "mother of endless loveli­ ness." "Nearest to poetry of all commodities in the world," wrote one enthusiast, silk sug­ gests the 'iiquid, caressing smoothness of the Orient, its shimmering beauty, its feminine sensuousness, its perfumed riches, its cur­ ................
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