red, and blue. A red webbing at each end
carries a blue or yellow embroidered stripe. Antique Bergamos are very
beautiful.

_Brusa_ (Broussa) had a fresh impetus in the rug industry a few years
ago. Very fine and beautiful silk rugs are woven there now by Turkish
women and girls. The Great Mosque and the Mosque of the Thunderbolt at
Brusa both contain rare old rugs.

[Illustration: OLD GHIORDES PRAYER RUG

SIZE, 4.6 x 6.9

_The rich magenta which is the field of this rug has been mellowed by
time. There is throughout the rug a softness and harmony of tone that is
very pleasing. The niche is high, and the corner areas and the border
are in richly blended blues and yellows, with magenta. The delicacy of
the floral designs, and the warmth of tone, give it a particular
charm._]

_Caesarean_ rugs have a thicker pile than any of the rugs woven in
Anatolia. They are garish in color and are stained with chemical dyes.
Large numbers are turned out by the factories, but they in no way
resemble the good rugs of former years, except in their durability.

_Cassaba_ (see Sparta) rugs.

_Demirdji_ rugs are a product of modern growth, unknown thirty-five
years ago. To-day the town is a large manufacturing centre. The rugs
bear strong Turkish elements. They are heavy and durable, and woven of
excellent wool when of the first quality. There are, however, three
different qualities. The weavers of these rugs have a small pattern
which they reproduce in the large sizes.

_Ghiordes_ rugs of antiquity are not in the market. Once in a decade it
is possible such a rug changes hands, but this is either the result of
lack of knowledge on the part of the owner, or because he is in
pecuniary straits. The rug derives its name from the ancient town of
Ghiordium, and its form is that of a prayer rug. The weavers were most
painstaking, and used the finest of dyes and designs. The hanging mosque
lamp, or a tree form, is suspended from the high point of the niche, and
a column appears on either side of the field, extending to the
spandrels. Above is a horizontal panel, and there is generally one below
the field. In colors there is a discriminating use of the old porcelain
blue, rare green, red, yellow, ivory, and white. When white was chosen,
the weavers often substituted cotton for wool, thinking it would keep
its purity of tone longer. The field is generally in one of these solid
colors. The borders are most interesting and beautiful. The ma