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Show 3 described. In all other Oriental (and Occidental) moulds the reverse o this arrangement is true, that is, the "laid" lines run the long way of th The papermaking moulds of Japan are themost complex in the Orient and new devices are constantly tried and adapted in an endeavourto perfec ‘handmade papers for various modern uses. In zddluon tothe purely acstheti value that thei handmade paper may possess, the Japanese craftsmen h ol o s ot pmsu»hm e e developments that the vat papers of Japan find daily use throughout Europ and America for many purposes If it were not for certain elusive artistic qualities, there is probably n handmade paper at present fabricatedin China or Korea that could no be duplicated on the machine. In Japan, however, much of the paper is sol solely for its adaptability to various industries, without assuming that i may possess aesthetic or sentimental value. Some of the axccudmgly thi and long-fibred varicties of Japanese bark papers could run on a paper machine and therefore the handmade paper indus Japan has a hopeful outlook, while in other parts of the Orient the maclun may Lvunudlly supplant the ancient hand craftsmanship. It is gratifying ho ote that in both China and Korca there is a certain sentimen s inhabitants about handmade paper. But the older genern must sooner or later give way to the new order, and cven in Chmz with all her traditions and superstitions, there is a desire among th younger people to cast out th old-time- onoured crafts to make room fo modern mechanical applizncm. A most noticeable and striking demonstration of this tendency is the present-day use of the fountain-pen amon young European-clad students who have developed a special technique i Alrights reserved |