are woollen handkerchiefs, an ell wide, and near two long. The wool is so fine and silky, that the whole handkerchief may be contained in the two hands clofed. It is the produce of a Tibet sheep; but fome say that no wool is employed but that of lambs torn from the belly of their mother before the time of birth. The moft beautiful shawls come from Cashmere: their price is from 150 livres (about fix guineas) to 1200 livres (or 50l. sterling).

In the Transactions of the Society for Encouraging Arts, Manufactures, &c. for the year 1792, we are informed that a shawl counterpane, four yards square, manufactured by Mr P. J. Knights of Norwich, was prefented to the society; and that, upon examination, it appeared to be of greater breadth than any goods of equal fineness and texture that had ever before been pre-fented to the society, or to their knowledge woven in this country. The shawls of Mr Knights's manufacture, it is said, can scarcely be diftinguifhed from Indian shawls, though they can be afforded at one-twentieth part of the price. When the shawl is 16 quarters square, Mr Knights says it may be retailed at 20l.; if it con-fifted of 12 quarters, and embroidered as the former, it will cost 15l.; if plain, with a fringe only, a shawl of 16 quarters square may be fold at 8l. 8s.; if 12 quar-ters and fringed, at 6l. 6s.

Mr Knights maintains, that his counterpane of four yards square is equal in beauty, and superior in strength, to the Indian counterpanes, which are fold at 200 guineas. The principal conftumption of this cloth is in train-drefles for ladies; as likewife for long fcarfs, in imitation of the real Indian fcarfs, which are fold from 60l. to 80l.; whereas fcarfs of this fabric are fold for as many thillings, and the ladies square shawls in proportion.