Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-18
HAMPTON, PHOEBUS AND OLD POINT continued.

The thread Is not brittle, II does not
have hard surface, and 1t neither
shrlnks nor stretches to any apprecia
4 Bile extent. Having certain resilient
! qualities. 1t can not be readily crush
ed or denied like paper. and on 1t
moisture has practically no effect. 1t
Is serviceaLle substitute for cotton,
ijute, linen and even silk. When
| Dleached the yarn or thread is of n
snowy Wilderness, and at IL first glance
can not be woven to appear rs home
spun linen. 1t combines the good
| qualities Of cotton and linen ut one
third of the price of cotton and one
tenth of the price of linen.
Being paper. II can he more reAdi
~ dyed In delicate shades. far out
matching the range of colors to which
cotton or silks are susceptible and
vastly more than those of linens.
| Among the various fabrics I'm which
The greatest amount of work has thus
far been accomplished is the making
Iof rugs and carpets. and ut the fac
tories OF y the inventor paper floor
coverings are woven in great quanti-
ties, and are already being exported
to the United States and else.
where with marked success. Here the
$500 Va pubilIS "ONtu lIllp
beautiful designs IL found to possess.
advantages over certain classes of
floor coverings They can be turned
out in any thickness as rugs, mats.
or carpets. They are elastic to tread
do not retain dust readily, and are
easily cleaned by beating or washed
without fear Of injury. Unpalatable
to moths, they are not eaten by these
Insects. The paper floor coverings
naturally do not possess the proper.
Ties of rich Persian carpets. but are
adapted TO uses to which oriental
rugs can be i'll put. Although they
can be made In pile, they are at pres.
ent manufactured chiefly after the
manner of an ingram carpet. hut I'm
finely wrought, artistic patterns They
are clean and fresh, and particularly
suited to summer homes and yeranda
liSe
The spun paper fiber has been WOW
en- into outing hats for men and
women. Canvas" shoes and slippers
have been made of 1t at nominal cost
els may be gathered from the fact
that last year alone 100000 pieces
were made and sold, and 1t Ia likely
that not one purchaser in hundred
but thought he was buying linen tow.
Some idea Of its adaptabllity for tow
cling ut bargain prices These are
wholesaled ut about "a cents dozen.
medium size. 1t should not be
thought that the new fiber is put I'M
on the market as crafty imitation
hut makers of many sorts OF textiles
have found II so seryiceable that
they use 1t for mixing with other
thread and yarn or weave II alone.
Wonderfully successful have been
the essays In making wall hanglngs
and furniture coverings When used |
for mural decoratilA. the material
may be either nailed or applied with |
paste, and the delicate coloring tina.
the paper fiber taos renders the ef
feet OF the tapestries singularly erfec
tive. For upholstering veranda furni
lure the material has an unusual ad |
vantage beyond it's merits of tlecora
ton lacalise II is not subject to In
jury by light or dampness or even by
rain.
For certain grades of wearing ap
Dnrel the new paper. fiber has In Itself |
an important sphere. The readiness
with which yarn can be made up int,
cloth of any design or shade makes |
its use in this regard easy and sue |
cessful. One peculiar feature wher
the paper thread is used in garments
for clothing of medium thickness IL
the resultant warmth. II possessc.
the advantage. of lightness In com
parison win an equal bulk of linct
or even cotton. The cost OF the ma
terial for full three-piece suit o.
clothes of average weight is not Jve,
ST. In lighter weights 1t is PAL ticn
larry adapted to outing costumes.
can be made to look like good grad |
of dncking and Is an excellent mate
rial for wear in the tropics. Fo
workmen's jackets and blouses an.
overalls ii can he. made up in brown
and blue at half the cost of the ma
terial usually employed.