Men's wear of Canada (January-December 1919) (1919)
Toronto : · leaf 414
cally as pashm. It is reallya fine kind of hair obtained from thedown or under fleece of a handsomespecies of goat that thrives on the hillsand in the valleys of Kashmir and Tibet.This wool or pashm is cleaned and treat-ed with rice paste and then spun intoyarn by spinning wheels. We are notsure… … raw wool. This for the reason that inlate years many of the best weavershave left Kashmir and settled elsewhere,while others have taken to carpet mak-ing or embroidery, due to the fact thatcashmere shawls, formerly so very muchworn by women, have gone out of fash-ion, which change of style…
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