GLASS DRESSES.
Several years ago a Pittsburgh glass manufacturer announced that a method had been discovered, by means of which glass could be spun so fine as to be manufactured into clothes for wraps and dresses. This cloth is manufactured in small quantities and is too expensive to become very popular. It sells at 20 dol. per yard. The proprietors are in receipt of hundreds of letters from all parts of the world from people eager for a description of the article. A sample of glass cloth sent to a prominent dry goods house in New York was returned to the manufactory with the request that no more be sent, as the crowds who came to look at it retarded business. Fanny Davanport and Emma Abbot each visited the factory and talked of buying this novel texture for use upon the stage. P. T. Barnum negotiated with the manufacturers for a complete outfit for the late Tom Thumb and his wife, but did not effect a purchase on account of the price asked. The glass cloth is a triumph of genius, and the Pittsburgh firm think that in the future, if glass material becomes cheaper, this article will form the basis for many handsome costumes.
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Observer, Volume 7, Issue 335, 9 May 1885, Page 4
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