The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03
BIG LINER USES
 IRISH LINENS
Old Bleach From Antrim Makes Drapes, Covers
 for Queen Mary"

GlaSgOW, ScoClanQ-Slx entlrely new patterns in "Old Bleach" linens have been especially created for the fine draperies, upholstery, and slip covers of the "Queen Mary, new Cunard White Star superliner being finished here.
 Woven in mills on the steep slopes of Slemish in County Antrim, 1re- land, where St. Patrick tended sheep as little boy, these beauti- full "Old Bleach" linens stand ex- posture to the strongest sunlight and may be nt to the laundry with the ordinary white wash". They are produced by a trick weave, a se- cret process jealously guarded by Irish weavers for years. The pat- tern is woven through, the de- sign appearing on both sides, in equally perfect finish, but with col- ors reversed.
 These patterns for the "Queen.l Mary" are sold exclusively in the U. s. A. by a prominent firm that expects these new "Queen Mary" linens to be extremely popular be- cause of their clever designs, their fresh attractive colors and their durability. They are particularly suitable for draperies where their fast colors are Q distinct advan- tage.
 Color schemes for draperies and upholstery on the "Queen Mary" range from pale jade green to com- binations of white and beige, white and grey, white and brown, and brown, yellow a.ld white.
 For the strictly masculine rooms of the queen Mary, designers have selected a special linen weave frieze-like texture, in about 25 col- ors and shades, such as rust, brown, green, yellow, blue, and grey. Other linen weaves selected for the draperies and upholstery in- clude "Glengarry" with its large soft plaid effects and large number of color combinations, and "Suma- tra", in its tropical shades of cool green or dainty shell-pink.
 More than 500,000 sheets, pillow cases, napkins and other linen items are being supplied for the new Cunard White Star liner.
 Probably the largest order for li- nen supplies ever placed by ship ping concern, and conservatively valued at over $200,000, the impress sive list of Al snow white linen ar- ticles for the Queen Mary" in- cludes 30,00O sheets, 3l,000 pillow cases, 21.000 table cloths, 92,0O0 nap kins, 2l0,000 towels, 56,000 blan- kets, $500 bed coverlets, l2,500 pam try cloths, 12,000 walters cloths, B. 100 oven cloths, 5000 clusters, and 2,200 linen bags.
 This tremendous linen supply Is made necessary by the shortness of the Queen Mary's" call in port. both at New York and 6outhamp- ton. To insure fresh supplies al- ways being available for passengers. triplicate stocks have been ordered, one stock being on board the liner and the other two retained at Southampton and New York for immediate transfer to the ship on her arrival.
 About half the total articles rec quired from the manufacture CTS ready made and the balance Is put up from the cloth and made into the finished article by the Cue naFd White Star linen department at Liverpool. where expert machin. ists and designers are busiiy at work,
 The blankets and coveElets gre made from fine Australian meFino wool. Steamer rugs woven ln bFiI- liant blue and scarlet e0l0Ts have been specially chosen for the com. fort and warmth which their soft close texture iinparls.
 Extensive lockers have been fltted in the "Qusen Mary" t0 facilitate the rapid handling Of the vast quantities Of linen to and from the laundry ct each terminal port and the necessity a0r speed can be Feels lzed when lt Is estimated inst q. GOO bags Of linen must be handled in the course Of about 48 hours.
 
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