Two pages from the Textile Mercury of 14 December 1889 (pp. 610-611). The main item describes a new dobby lattice lag from Stone and Burnett of Preston, a wooden lag with a sliding metal backing plate that holds iron headed pegs and keeps the lag from splitting. The page also covers James McMurdo's improved double lift Jacquard harness, which uses one neck band in place of two, and a short column on new dyestuffs for cotton and wool (Titan Pink, Eclipse Red 4 B, Clayton Yellow, Hebburn Fast Blue).