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Show son for tills Is that the dye penetrates nnd Is retained more effectively because be-cause of the unusual nature of the mohair libers. They are like human hair in structure with a central passage pass-age or canal which retains a certain amount of the natural oil long after the fleece has been clipped and woven so that mohair has an enduring luster and sheen not found in some other fabrics. The wide variety of colors and the limitless possibilities of design are also Interesting factors in favor of mohair. More than 500 shades of green 'alone are available in mohair. Use of mohair for walls also gives rise to Interesting developments of new plasters or other materials that will be especially adapted to the fabric. fab-ric. Pictures can be hung more easily, problems of heating and ventilating will be somewhat simplified, as mohair has value as a heat and cold Insulating Insulat-ing substance as well as an acoustical acousti-cal material and the texture, color and general character of the fabric will Inspire radically new ideas and accomplishments ac-complishments In the art of interior decorating. Iflil WALLS' GEClipLIfl European Uses for Fabrics to Be Adopted in America. Treating walls with choice fabrics, custom long In vogue abroad promises prom-ises wider adoption In this country. In considering various kinds of materials ma-terials for use on walls, one of the first to receive consideration because of Its elegance, the wide variety of colors and designs obtainable, Is mohair mo-hair velvet This rich fabric, long the favorite upholstery for many reasons, has been used as a wall covering nbroad In homes and public buildings where elegance was a dominant note nnd where certain special services were required, notably durability, color-fast properties, ease of cleaning and ease of application. Mohair still gives these advantages and In addition. It has several characteristics, char-acteristics, especially suitable to the modern age. One of the most Impor- tsint of these Is Its property of absorbing absorb-ing noise. Those are the days of noise-harassed noise-harassed and noise-conscious citizens when campaigns are being waged all over the country against unpleasant and harmful sounds, and when the value of relative silence or quietness Is becoming to be well known In terms of dollars and cents and Increased efficiency. Another reason for mohair's acceptance ac-ceptance as a wall-covering material Is the fact that the vacuum cleaner simplifies the task of removing dust and dirt. The smooth fibers of mohair permit the dust to slide off readily, so that a vacuum cleaning lenves a surface sanitary and fresh. The fibers of the material do not flatten down, '' nnd, of course, mohair Is now treated at the mills to make It unpalatable to moths, so that one of the old objections objec-tions to the material on that score has been eliminated. From the home decorator's standpoint, stand-point, mohair Is especially useful, as it does not fade as do unny other materials, ma-terials, provided, of course, fast dyes were used in the first place. The rea- |