Evening star., 1940-09-01


the, little sheep!
Ties and Overalls Made
OF Fiber Glass
Mr.. H. B. Mccoy, head of the
specialties division, calls attention
to a very smart looking four-in-hand
tie he wears, which is made of fiber
glass and washable When asked
about the materials for women's
dresses, he said recently that as yet
they have been made up only for ex-
perimental purposes and that they
are heavier than the average goods
used for women'S wear. For that
reason he did not know how de-
sirable they would be. He said,
however, that on a recent visit to
Western textile plant, he had seen
mems overalls made of the fiber,
which were in practical use, and he
was enthusiastic about the lovelineSs
OF the materials for draperies and
thought their use would be far
reaching in aiding life saving when
used as drops or certains in pub
lie halls.
Mr.. Mccoy pointed out that in
residences glass blocks have proved
useful in stair halls, in garages and
In, places where it is desirable to
admit light, but shut off undesirable
views. He was given poser when
asked why non-inf1ammable ma
terials, such as were used for work.
mems clothes, could not be used for
uniforms for the Army and Navy
and especially for aeronautics-he
said he could not answer that.
Edward III Praised
"For Inventing Clothes"
An interesting visit to the textile
section of the old National Museum,
where American manufactured vel
vets, silks and tapestries, as well as
cotton fabrics are exhibited, led to
re-reading of that beautifully
illustrated book by Garnet Warren
and Horace B. Cheney, "The Ro-
nance of Design"
The frontispiece in this book
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standing of even layman-is a
unique family tree called "a
Chronological Tree of Design Pc
RODS" which has the names of
countries of the world which, in diff
ferent periods of history, played
large part in the making of designs.
y Egypt, for instance, 1000 B. c., was
one. A few years ago, after the
excavation of the tomb of King Tut
ankh-Amen, Egypt again became a
pattern for design, as shown in
some of the silks at the museum.
In the Romance of Design" the
authors relate how the climate
played an important part in mans
early development, "for with the
new Stone Age the glaciers had
retreated and the fur-bearing ami
mails became unnecessary as clothes.
So did necessity become the mother
OF weaving, which in a manner was
the mother of textual design it
self" Twigs and grass were no
longer woven for clothes . there
Is a quaint passage in this book
which relates how the poverty OF
Edward III affected weaving in Eng
land. A monkish chronicler writes,
"Blessed be the memory of King
Edward III and Philippa of Hahn
ault, his queen, who first invented
elothes"-the old chronicler may
have been a bit too worshipful of
the abilities of his sovereigns, but
we are told that at any rate the
King and Queen are said to be un-
questionably responsible for the re-
birth of weaving in England. So, if
the present world war should cut
off the more domestic arts and in
dustries, glass wearing apparel,
owing to its resistance and durabil-
ity. may take the place of textiles
now In use. A glass bathing suit
would certainly be no more trans
parent than those now in vogue.