. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. overed by its trade, but also inthe integrity of its transactions, a commercial in-stitution of which Saint Louis is justly proud. ]\L Kennard, a son of the founder of thecompany, is now president. J. Kennard & Sons are the largest, and theonly direct, importers of oriental rugs in SaintLouis. They have been selling rugs in this citysince these rugs have been known in the UnitedStates, and for the past four or five years, they,seeing the great demand for them, have been send-ing their own buyers to Constantinople and buyingdirect. L
. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. overed by its trade, but also inthe integrity of its transactions, a commercial in-stitution of which Saint Louis is justly proud. ]\L Kennard, a son of the founder of thecompany, is now president. J. Kennard & Sons are the largest, and theonly direct, importers of oriental rugs in SaintLouis. They have been selling rugs in this citysince these rugs have been known in the UnitedStates, and for the past four or five years, they,seeing the great demand for them, have been send-ing their own buyers to Constantinople and buyingdirect. Li the Sixteenth Century rug weaving cameto its height, when the master pieces of Persian• w^eaving were done as an artist paints a beautifulpicture. They were not made to use on the floors,but thirty or forty years were spent on one rug,and as a work of art was treated as such, and leftas a monument, just as a painting or piece ofstatuary. To-day these wonderful s]^ecimens of textileart are in museums, like the famous collec- SrifXT LOUIS Gl.
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