PAPER CLOTHING.

Grey River Argus, 30 October 1907, Page 1

PAPER CLOTHING.

■Among th's mian.u.falct'ureTS of wotollens -there hlas 'been of tote a- great otntcry ait the mcreasdntg use of ccihton in 'the various mills. In the opiniloa of many, mo doubt, it Is de'siraible that such igotods shlouilid ibe Kaplt enltrrely

{■pure ; but experience ihas shown again ■ and agiaan that the .cheaper classes of woollens a,t lea.s,t .are. .greatly- improved so liar as" .diuraiblitty: is concesmed, by tlie adrndxtuTe of a, srnailll qiiainti'ty of oolaton. ' In cprmectJoin witih this question, k Is of interest <tto note *he ttnihouiic©ment of a new t^xtiOe ftabric, one which if onoei estalbfliisih'ed in -the oomfidence of ithe pfuibliic, wiiM by reajson of its cheapness pove a fonmidabile nival' to the goods lalbore m'einitioned. The new product forms in fact but one micxre adap'tilon of a material 1 already appliied to a varieitjy of uses, niamelly paper. By some peitoips the Mea of paper olothinig wiilll 'be received with surprise, if mlot scaufed as ai!ltogetii«r •impraoticable. Yet many wlio take up this attitude may ithemfe'eves use paper colters, paper ohirt fronts, or paper cuffs, oot «o mentiion the paper table-covers lauid* serviettes now so familliiar to. us aU.'--Fiioim a practical aaid sajiiitery pod-nlt of view, no one can doubt itihe •advantaise of ■wearin-g form ©f olothlinig at once lighlt, -warm, and above -all eais% wiashed and renovafted. . Then again, other things ; 'beinig equaJ, the lower price should be in itsedf a great inducement. In matters of, this bind, of course, question of iheaillh must s*and first, wdithout reganrd to the dteifcates of- faabtom. Indeed, when we - ■ comteider^w oiur ordinary outer gar- ', menjts, worn fior six or. eight monlths wthouit change, bedaniey Limpreignjated wdith perspiration, dv»% and possibly germs of various disorders, we beig-in v. realjte how little hygeine is studied ■in tihe-afFaii'rs of daily life. Even urn• depwear that can be r«igxiiliar:ly.chan,g i eid and renewed is buit Jtittle used by a • ■large (tnajoraity of men, at leaist in summer time. Surely itihen it res.ts wijih some enterprd'sinig firm to steip , initp the branioh and supply siamifoany- \ clothing at moderate' prices, thus- con 1- ; feming a great ibenefk on* thousands ; ■and suTely there is every promise iih'at there entelrprdse. would at no dislt&nlf: date result in amnpile profits for themseflves. tße this as it may, the ■aannounoe-ment.-is to hand .that a fir.m_in Saxony have succeeded in produicimg a fialbric of paper and oobton combined, ails'o of 1 .palpe-r and wool, suitalble alike for men's and women's gameSnbs. The new textile has been named XyMiLn. If colour is shade of cream, one which : ; is finding favour wi*h the fa'shdonaible this season. In this fabric oflfl- .tihe abjectdoniajble features of paper alone as a clothing material have been (eOiiminated. [ ■ Viewjnig the (matter- from a local sitiandpoint, few waiW deny thiat paper garments aY 'deseriibed wowTd pnovei most comfortaible healUthful especiaiily miate Mke that of Napier, especially during th& isuimmer mtomlthis. 'In case «hese goods caulid be-rriade known and 4 popularised here, our local firms would - douibiless ibe welll r«paiid:for any trou- | ;ble and expanse involved in their in- " itroduofcion to the pubflEc. < \