Assertion: linen's use | /r/HasProperty | attempted for shirting
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The use of Indian cotton cloth has often been attempted for shirting, but to no purpose, and muslins have not infrequently been offered as a substitute for cambric, but without success; the valuable articles, the produce of the linen manufacture, cannot be superseded by any others; they afford the most wholesome wear hitherto known, and their durability and neatness of appearance are unquestionable.