Rugs of Orient

The rugs are graded and named like oysters. (You know that a Blue Point is a small oyster and a Cape Cod is the mammoth size, no matter where they grow.)

The cheapest grade of "modern Oriental" is the Lilihan. The middle quality is the Sarouk, and the finest is the Kashan.

These names have no bearing on their designs which are practically all alike, or their place of weaving.

The modern Kirman has more distinction, though it has little relationship to the antique rugs of that southern city. It is chemically washed, but lightly, and the good vegetable dyes do not need to be replaced with applied color.