The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-30
PAPER CLOTHES next
Consul Tells OF German Yarn That
May Work a Revolution.
MOTHS HAVE NO USE FOR IT..

Runs, shoss and Sails Also Made From
It-can BE Dyed With Better Effect
Than eiik-It 10 Not Affected by
Water.
According to a report to the state de-
partment By Carl Bailey Hurst, consul
at Plauen, Eaxony, It Is possible that
before many years wo shall be wear
Ing clothing made OF paper, using paper
rugs and carpets, enjoying paper slip
pers and shoes and making sails Of
paper canvas. says Washington dis
patch. The manufacture OF paper
'yarns'' has progressed TO far that
many careful housewives last year
bought paper towels under tho impress
sion that they werc getting bargains In
linen, the articles selling at wholesale
for ~ cents a dozen, medium size.
Enough '.paper~ cloth can be bought
for 81 to make three piece suit
The attention Of the bureau Of man
ufactures having been directed to this
new branch OF industry, It made inr
Quiries OF tho consuls In Saxony regard
Ing Il, and Mr.. Hurst has made an In
teresting report on the subject He
states that "xylolin," as the article is
called, was invented by Herr Emil
Claviez OF 6axony after many and
long continued experiments and that
the processes arc patented In all CIV
ilized countries. Moreover, the yarns
Of paper flber, consisting Of 05 per cent
paper and 8 per cent cotton, are made
somewhat extensively In England, Bo-
hemia and Eaxony, and factories are
TO be established by the inventor in the
United States.
Xylolin may be woven into any de-
Girable fabric. It Is primarily thread
or yarn and Ii employed exclusively In
weaving. Tho thread is not brittle,
and Il does not have a hard surface,
and It neither shrinks nor stretches to
any appreciable extent. Having GER
tain resilient qualities, 1t cannot read
ily be crushed or dented like paper,
and on It moisture has practically no
effect.
Among tho other many good quail
UG0 ~10AAuCu 1OL ~ 10 kAlub ~ 10 q bCAN-
iceable substitute for cotton, jute, linen
and even silk. When bleached, the
yarn or thread is OF snowy white
ness and at flrst glance cannot be dis
tinguished from cotton. It ID said to
combine tho good qualities Of cotton
and linen at one-third the price Of cot
ton and one-tenth the price Of linen-
II can be more readily dyed In deli
cate shades, far outmatching the range
Of colors to which cotton or silk are
susceptible, and, It Is asserted, vnstly
more than those Of linens. Tho process
Of dyeing the thread or yarn Is pat
ented and appears to be OF such per
fection that no colors from the dainti-
ct nuances to the richest hues are at
Nected by strong light.
Rugs and carpets OF this material,
woven like ingram carpets, are being
imported into the United States. They
are said to be elastic to the tread,
easily cleaned by beating and washing
and not retentive of dust. Moths do
not attack them.
The paper yarn is much used for
making bagging instead of Jute or
used In combination with 1t, one thread
Of jute with two Of paper. It Is used
for outing hats, canvas shoes and slip
pers, towels which are easily taken
for linen, wall hangings, upholstering
for veranda furniture, as 1t Is not at
fected by the weather, and for outing
suits. 1t Is said to be particularly
suited for underwear.
The processes used are said to be
secret, and no information Is given re-
garding them.