n the stuffs imported and
in the dress of both men and women. Nankeens became at once one of the
chief articles of sale in drygoods shops. Though Fairholt says they were
not exported to America till 1825, I find them advertised in the _Boston
Evening Post_ of 1761. Shawls appeared in shopkeepers' lists. The first
notice that I have seen is in the _Salem Gazette_ of 1784--"a rich
sortment of shawls." This was at the very time when Elias Haskett
Derby--the father of the East India trade--was building and launching
his stout ships for Canton. We have a vast variety of stuffs nowadays,
but the list seems narrow and small when compared with the record of
Indian stuffs that came in such numbers a hundred years ago to Boston
and Salem markets. The names of these Oriental materials are nearly all
obsolete, and where the material is still manufactured it bears a
different appellation. A list of them will preserve their names and show
their number. Some may prove not to have been Indian, but were so called
in the days of their importation.

Alrabads. Chowtahs. Neganepauts.
Anjungoes. Culgees. Nenapees.
Allejars. Chaffelaes. Nagurapaux.
Atlasses. Corottas. Oringals.
Addaties. Doreas. Paunchees.
Allibanies. Deribands. Patnas.
Anbraeahs. Doorguzzees. Pallampores.
Arradahs. Doodanies. Ponabaguzzies.
Budoys. Dorsatees. Persias.
Boglipores. Danadars. Peniascoes.
Bengals. Elatchies. Pagnas.
Briampaux. Emertees. Poppolis.
Bagatapaux. Gurrahs. Photaes.
Bumrums. Guzzinahs. Pelongs.
Bulschauls. Goaconcheleras. Quilts.
Brawls. Gurraes. Romalls.
Bafraes. Gelongs. Rehings.
Bejauraupauts. Ginghams. Seersuckers.
Bafts. Gunieas. Sallampores.
Baguzzees. Humhums. Soraguzzes.
Betelles. Humadies. Soofeys.
Byrampauts. Izzarees. Seerbettees.
Cushlas. Jollopours. Sannoes.
Coffies. Jandannies. Seerindams.
Chinachurry Januwars. Shalba