CHEAP AND ELEGANT CARPETS.
On the 6th of September, the Society for the encouragement of national industry at Paris, granted to Mr. Chenavard, (Boulevard St. Antoine, No. 65, Paris) the premium of 1200 francs, which had been promised to the person who could manufacture, at the lowest price, the kind of carpet best calculated for low and damp habitations. The most complete success in the making of this article rewarded the exertions of Mr. C. whose manufacturing ingenuity, in a great variety of branches is well known, and who is particularly celebrated for his rich and tasty paper and stuff hangings. Mr. C. has most satisfactorily fulfilled the proposed object of the said Society, and it is asserted impossible better to combine, in that branch of industry, cheapness, elegance and solidity. The new invented article is a sort of varnished felt, far superior to any thing of the kind that was ever manufactured in England, with which stone floors, marbles, mosaics, and even the finest carpets of Persia can be imitated. It is not dearer than the coarsest mats. A square foot of it may be purchased for 4 sols: so that the quantity which is necessary for a room 24 feet by 20, would amount to no more than 48 francs, or about 9 dollars. 14 cents. Mr. C. is now giving his attention to a new kind of winter carpet, which its cheapness and superior qualities will make a valuable acquisition to the lovers of comfort.
From Jacob's Travels.