This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Satin Royal. A very fine and expensive variety of dress silk, with a glossy satin finish on both sides, each face being crossed by fine twills or sunken lines, after the manner of satin rhadame. It is always made entirely of pure silk, and has no right nor wrong side.
 
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