Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-15

tic over the new wool stun. lie OPP ,
crates over $1,000 sp.ndlcs and an Or
der for 100 miles Of khaki would he !
a small order for him: yet IA" has al
ready shown his eas"rncss to be OF use
IN utilizing the new commercial prof. |
Get OF dogs WOOL and It's woven prod
uct. Recently the ViscuuntcsS cnind.i
wife of the Japanese ambassador a.,
England has shown the greatest eager
ness in connection with the old spin.
ming wheels gotten together by the
spinning wheels are equipped with no
foot treads. the operators turning The
wheel with the right hand and spin
niIg with the left. She was greatly
Interested in the western whecls which
are run by foot power. leaving both
hands free 10 busy themselves with
the spinning.
Plans are already being laid for the
stimulating of III. old spinning in
dustry in country villages out OF the
,eo doE combines and the times are
Eiil prompt the wearing Of garments
from local dogs woven on local wheels
nm. rhis VIII be for the future. however.
hospital wool supplies and 10 pro
VIDE the sick ana wounded with the
lrest. warmcst. iightost and sof;est
oil WOODEN comforts.
Hitherto its use has been iimftcd !,
thc very rich. Thirty years ago poodle
"ooi was spun ana woven INFO clo,h
SO durable and Misunderstanding: that
inns Gay as good as new. it's fine dual
ny having recently called forth the
approvai OF one of the greatest Aus
tril:an wool merchants. Poodle comb
ings were some twenty Years ago
saved by the disccrnncni OF the priu-
cess Victoria from her own brown poo
nam village industry and knitted into
"a large shaw by the princess sand
T pd also spun the first yarn from
'oFZo' wool at the direc; suggestion
OF the late King Edward. whose own
hands and scissors clipped the first
sample from the Goa, Of tho Yell
Mno~n borzoi. Alex. for the test. Forty
years ago s.. Bernard wool was carfed
ana spun into mittens and mur;ers
ny Mrs j. X. s Mackenzie Ear,
hro"nIow mas for the last year been
knitted from the wool of skye tor
fiers. Instances could he multiplicd.
,or II is ono Of the Interesting reve!a-
Tons OF the work now being under
taken that a number OF little isolated
experiments in dogs wool have ALREADY
Deen made. but these. lacking the driv-
w,ou,I IoH yer OF central organization.
Moutu nave gone no further but for
the formation Of the new British Dogs
WOOL Association.
The spark which called the associa
uon INTO being was now historic
CHOW Jersey s.'un and knitted from III.
wool OF Mrs. ramanga' elbows lis
warmth and softness. it's lightness dts
weight - only = ounces>. ii. quail
Wooi. us durability. for I; was worn
on actiEe service curing three months
IN the trenches by Private Shopland
Twenty-tirst Battalion. Middlcsex re-
siineni. all these We're proofs bcvond
dispute. To these facts was added the
knowledge OF the immense and In
Tor hospita use. and the nIcscnt short
age OF wool and it's CONSEQUENT high
price And 1t Was recognized that at
hand was a product hitherto wasted.
Ia. mn i,,.
and practical benefit for tn. sick and
wounded. The rev association WAS
formed AZ once TO promote the new in
Gustry The Countess OF Gosford ac-
copied it's presidency: Lady Algernon
Gordon l.ennox. well-known as an eN-
hibitor ~ lenncl ~hows in the states
became it's chairman Lady Bland SUIT
ION became it's Nice-chairTnan. Lady
Leslie. Mrs. J. ~ l-etiros. Mrs Mae
EenZis Owen. Mrs Scaramanga and
r.. w Jacquet became it's committee
IN charge: loTi Algernon Gordon Len
nc% became its treasurer and Miss l..
{. Smythc it's secretary.
DOG WOOL. REEVES
INTEREST IN SPINNING
It's work consists OF an organization
OF the supplies OF dogs wool. an exam
nation OF the different qualities OF the
art OF hand spinning. The raising OF
1 1 ior is work was not difficult.
500: the Pekins Palace Dog Associa-
lion gave so and our Dogs Publish
hundreds Of valuable dogs are being
enrolled as members by their owners
at fee OF - cents per annum:
The Victoria and Albert Museum
through its textile department. imme-
diaiely arranged for AN exhibition OF
the new industry and raw dog. woois.
knitted specimens are stu on cxhi-
bltion there. done out of Pekingesc.
dog comhings. Here microscopic ey-
limitations were made OF dogs wool in
an an, enor, to determine its advantages
Tor the purposes intended
No" WOO. Is only a modified form
OF hair Both, hair and wool are ami
perceptible scale of graduatioTs be-
tween them that there is no point at
int nn IL can T. be said that hair merges
nerino 10 the rigid hristlcs of the
wild boar.
The essential feature Of wool. how
ever. that which constitutes its Wool
ness, IS its highly scrrated surface
TINS can clearly be seen under III.
ping sea les which cling or lock to
sether when carded. The more numcr-
Gus. pointed and acute the serrationS
casing OF fine scales there is no woollv
texture This is the reason why the
apin, for il has no overlap piping scales.
but Is smooth. Even negro wool is
only hair, despite the classic assertion
the place where the wool ought TO
grow. But the fine woody qualities
OF Dogs hair place them in the aris-
toeracy OF The wool-bearing animals
The breeds which have already been
tested and from which beautiful wooIs
have hecn spun. are the Berger d'A!-
SAGE. chow chow. collie. CIumbcr span-
icl deerhound. Japanese. Maltese. old
+ Eng lish shee pdog. rekingesc. poodle,
lhirs .nr;a.s Samoyede. skye and York
suits. each variety is kent separate.
except where the wool is too short. ana
then il Is blended with WOO! OF a longer
staple such as Clumber with Samo-
Nedc. to make good white wool. or
!Cairn. terrier with poodle l:ui the
blending can only properly he done hv
the cardcrS and varieties are kept sen
araie unit! they reach the ca,d,rs.
Combinss and clippings are also Kept
separate. for clippings are nue., more
difficult 10 spin and much harsh.r when
spun.
The combings; once they reach tic
old Gibson Gallery are sent FIRST 10
he, The ear d. The cards are oblone
on one side. in which are closely Set
rows OF short steel teeth. pointed in
one direction and bent The wool is
laid on one card and combed through
h.