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March 29, 1929 WILMETTE has since entered Northwestern university and ' plans to weave another rug with ·an "'N" to grace it. LIFE 35 Story of Rugs Told to University Guild by S. K. Jorjorian The story of Oriental rug.;, S. K . J orjorian told the University guild, Evanston, at its meeting last week at the Orrington ballroom, is the story of people, of places, of religions and customs, of family life, conquests, exiles and · ,;_lavery. Through it, he said, runs the story of the evolution of the art of weaving, and of the symbolic meanings of marvelous color and design which have· been handed down through centuries. The history of weav·ing began as far back as 2800 B. C., for tomb,; cut into the rocks in Egypt depict women spmning wool into threads and weaving rugs at an · upright loom. It is disputed as to whether Egypt or Chin:l saw the origin of the art. Others assert it originated in Assyria or Per5ia. All these countries have contributed to the art and traces of the characters and symbols of almost every ancient country and race may be found in on<' species of rug or another. Began Importing in 1878 Oriental rugs were first imported into America commercially in 1878, the speaker said, with the first Armenian immigrations to this country. Western Asia is the _center of the rug industry. Children and old folks are included it; the weavers. No two Oriental rugs are woven exactly alike. Wool. fine cotton and goat's hair are used in the weaving. Dyer.s are a distinct ()'roup of artisans, and each makes special study of a particular color and secret are handed down from father to son through t~e generations. Dyes arc derived from native vegetable and mineral sources and from insect'3. Into the rug the weaver weaves his loves and sorrows, passion s and gratitude, religion and tribute. Each thread is tied with emotion-each design tell.; a story. Designs are handed down fr')m generation to generation. Some are tribal marks, others have religiou s significance. Many are landscapes of the country or surroundings. The,;e things are woven into the rug as the painter paints on canvas. Three Rug Divisions The style of the ' Oriental rug may be divided into tl~ree groups-geo-. metric, naturalistic and conventional. The patterns of Turkish rug.s are usually the most conventional. based oa the equilateral triangle. The Caucasian rug employes the eight pointed star, the tarantula, the hooked swastika and reciprocal trefoil, the "link in Lozange" and the "S" patern. The designs of Persian rugs are more floral, the influ ence'3 traced to the abat,mding Persian gardens and terraces. Persian rugs also tell the story of the hunt. Myths and legends are woven into the Chinese rugs.· Indian rugs are adorned with flowery arabesques and curves. The tree, the ·speaker said, has given more motives to the Oriental rug than any other object. The tree is held sacred and is worshioed. Flowers have important place in ~ug design. Fruits also supply motifs. Animals are us ed. in Persian patterns. Fish are employed and the swastika means good fortune. One of Oldest Ruga Among the rugs with which Mr. Jorjorian illustrated his lecture was one lent by Mrs. Charles H. Dennis and regarded by the speaker to be one of the olde-.st in America. It dates from the sixteenth century. Other rugs were lent by Mrs. Daniel Boone, Mrs. Theodore C. Keller, Mrs . G. K. Haviland, Mrs. Lawrence E. Erdman and Dr. \Villiam M. Stearns who himself wove one of the rugs exhibited. He showed also a rug started by his 15-year-old son who wove into it an "M" for "Michigan,' the alma mater of a number of relative's, and signalizing his ambition to go there to the university. 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