[_In the Press._]

#HOME LACE-MAKING.# A Handbook for Teachers and Pupils. By M. E. W.
MILROY. Crown 8vo. 64 pp. With 3 Plates and 9 Diagrams. Price 1s. net.
(Post free, 1s. 3d. home; 1s. 4d. abroad.)

#THE CHEMISTRY OF HAT MANUFACTURING.# Lectures delivered before the Hat
Manufacturers' Association. By Watson SMITH, F.C.S., F.I.C. Revised
and Edited by Albert SHONK, Crown 8vo. 132 pp. 16 Illustrations. Price
7s. 6d. net. (Post free, 7s. 9d. home; 7s. 10d. abroad.)

#Contents.#

Textile Fibres, principally Wool, Fur, and Hair -- Water: its
Chemistry and Properties; Impurities and their Action; Tests of Purity
-- Acids and Alkalis -- Boric Acid, Borax, Soap -- Shellac, Wood
Spirit, and the Stiffening and Proofing Process -- Mordants: their
Nature and Use -- Dye-stuffs and Colours -- Dyeing of Wool and Fur;
and Optical Properties of Colours-Index.

#THE TECHNICAL TESTING OF YARNS AND TEXTILE FABRICS.# With Reference to
Official Specifications. Translated from the German of Dr. J.
HERZFELD. Second Edition. Sixty-nine Illustrations. 200 pp. Demy 8vo.
Price 10s. 6d. net. (Post free, 10s. 10d. home; 11s. abroad.)

#Contents.#

#Yarn Testing. Determining the Yarn Number# -- #Testing the Length of
Yarns# -- #Examination of the External Appearance of Yarn# -- #Determining
the Twist of Yarn and Twist# -- #Determination of Tensile Strength and
Elasticity# -- #Estimating the Percentage of Fat in Yarn# --
#Determination of Moisture# (Conditioning) -- #Appendix#.

#DECORATIVE AND FANCY TEXTILE FABRICS.# By R. T. LORD. Manufacturers and
Designers of Carpets, Damask, Dress and all Textile Fabrics. 200 pp.
Demy 8vo. 132 Designs and Illustrations. Price 7s. 6d. net. (Post
free, 7s. 10d. home; 8s. abroad.)

#THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DAMASK WEAVING.# By H. KINZER and K. WALTER.
Royal 8vo. Eighteen Folding Plates Six Illustrations. Translated from
the German. 110 pp. Price 8s. 6d. net. (Post free, 9s. home; 9s. 6d.
abroad.)

#Contents.# (p. c21)

#The Various Sorts of Damask Fabrics# -- Drill (Ticking, Handloom-made)
-- Whole Damask for Tablecloths -- Damask with Ground- and
Connecting-warp Threads -- Furniture Damask -- Lampas or Hangings --
Church Damasks -- #The Manufacture of Whole Damask# -- Damask
Arrangement with and without Cross-Shedding -- The Altered
Cone-arrangement -- The Principle of the Corner Lifting Cord