TEXTILE FABRICS OF THE ANCIENTS—LINEN
... TEXTILE FABRICS OF THE ANCIENTS-LINEN, A LETTER on the preparation of flax so as to resemble cotton, which we (Dafy Ne'ws) published recently has Oeicited from al antiquarian correspondent the following curious and interesting resiine of what is known respecting the textile fabrics of the ancients: your correspoiident's reference to the clothing of the Assyrian gods carries us back to a period ...