Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-01-18
lwATeRPRooF CLOTHES.
The EvoIuttos OF the Modern storu
Coat THAT Contains No Rubber.

The EvoIutIoa OF the Modern stora
Coat THAT Contains No Rubber.
A man with vallse In each hand
stepped into a Broadway clothing store
one day recently while IL was raining
hard aud asked for a rubber coat II
want a good one" he said. zone that
has a black and white checked lining"
The clerk told the man. I'VE have mono
Of that kind LA stock" but asked him
10 look at later style aud sold the
man modern storm coat
THAT man has been long time
away from New York. said the sales
man when his customer departed. and
be must have spent his time IN the
back woods. Tor the coat he looked Tor
has been a back number for years"
The rain coat aud the storm coat. IL
was explained, ARE continually growing
IN popularity. hut other materials hav"
taken the place Of rubber. and water.
proof garments are now made 90 re-
semble the ordinary article 80 closely
that In some instances a careful inspec
ton Is necessary 10 determine their
real character.
The original waterproof was a heavy.
shiny. all rubber garment with big.
blPck yulcanized buttons. Il was still.
heavy and uncomfortable aud could nj.
most stand alone Then came the
lighter coat with the checked lining
That was a great step forward. and
the material was considered 40 neat
and comfortable that great quantities
81 II were made up into garments fdr
women and children Hut the shiny
surface was drawback. and wet
weather garments which did not pro-
claim themselves az such had 20 he
placed on the market before water.
proof clothing reached IT. greatest
popularity. The first macintosh gar
ments were expensive mud not within
the reach ri the majority. hut The proc.
css Of manufacturing hds been lmproy.
ed, aud cloth surface waterproof coats
have become comparatively cheap. va
rying Ia price now from 50 To 50. They
nrc sold as walking. driving and outing
coats and are made IN all styles md
shapes Tor men. women and children.
liut the nature Of the material pre-
cluded llghtncss. and this difficulty WIS
not overcome until waterproof cloth
with no rubber lining was placed On
the market
Garments made from this material
soon found favor with the public de
spite the fact that they were more ex.
penslve than the various other styles
aud could not be sold for less than
So. The material from which they
were made was imported. and women's
shirts md other garments were made
from H. The success Of the imported
waterproof cloth and the coats made
from II stimulated experiment here ln
the direction OF making textile fabrics
lmperylous 10 moisture. and various
waterproohng processes were invented.
Goats made from material which has
been treated by these processes are the
latest thing In the line NJ storm gar
mentA This class OF goods II 10 great
demand ~ present. but only among
people who can AFFORD to pay from S2l
TO so Tor a coat Hut The waterproof
cloth coat has not crowded the mackln-
tOsh from tho market or caused any
falling OF In the sale OF that garment.
and manufacturers have been com
PEELED 10 Increase their producing facll.
tiles to keep mp with the demand. The
old rubber surface cont IL sold 10 out.
door workmen. wOodsmcn aud fisher.
men. but as garment Tor city wear II
has had It's day. York Tribune.