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Show SUGGESTIONS GIVEN' FOR BUYING OF CLOTH In these days of conservation the economic buying of clothing concerns con-cerns nearly every family in the land. . To help the housewife solve -this problem, Miss LaVinna Parke of the clothing department of the University of Utah offers the following follow-ing suggestions: The economic housekeeper should be able to recognize the "look" and the "feel" of the fibres, of wool, cotton, cot-ton, silk and linen. She should learn th names, and prices of those mater Jala which have been regarded as representative and standard. A stndard material is one which has long been known and has proved of good value. Many variations In the quality and the price of goods are to be found, but if the housekeeper , learns the "look," "feel," weight, cost and width of one. reliable material, mate-rial, she can grade the others from that. . If the buyer knows the cloth in Its best condition, she can better Judge the value of the goods Itself and the fairness of the price charged. She will also know whether or not the weight and width are satisfactory Each fibre hag its distinctive characteristics: A woolen fibre Is wiry and is inclined in-clined to curl. It varies In lentgh from 2 Inches to 10 Inches. ' A' cotton fibre is soft and has a natural twist. This twist alone en-i en-i ables it to be distinguished from cot-I cot-I ton, under a microscope. Its i length is from 2 to 4 inches. ) A silk fibre is extremely soft. It ; has a lustre which cottpn and wooJ-' wooJ-' en fibj-es lack. A silk fibre Is from 39Q tg 400 yards tn length. The linen fibre also has a lustre It Is an especially strong fibre. It ; Is the textile of luxury because of Its expense. A buyer can"" guln acknowledge of these fibres only through investiga-i, investiga-i, tlon. But after the necessary knowl-edge knowl-edge U gained, buying becomes a pleaiure and not a difficult task. Then . ( th question, 'I9 this worth what I . . am paying for It?" can be answered - satisfactorily by the buyer. o |