Show bonnets of glass science la Is ever adapting materials from the vast laboratories of nature to practical use we have almost arrived at a rediscovery of malleable glass at all events glass Is now ranked among our textile fabrics in venice a manufacturer is turning out bonnets by the thousand from glass cloth they have the shimmer and brilliancy of silk and are of nearly any color they are impervious to water for a long time in russia had existed a tissue manufacture from the fiber of a peculiar filamentous filmen tous stone from siberia by some process it is shredded ehred glared ded and spun into a fabric soft to the touch couch and of exquisite pliability durable in the extreme when soiled ea as it is tn in destructible by fire it is simply subjected to heat sufficient to drive out all the dirt in the case of the glass silk however it win will not stand such extreme heat best it may be made clean again by simply brushing with a hard brush and soap and water when it la is none the worse for being either or soiled the material is ie now to be had in white green lilac pink and yellow it bids fair to become fashionable for evening dresses the new fabric is rather costly it is also made for use as tablecloths table cloths napkins and window curtains it is even claimed that glass is capable of being made into fabric which may be worn next to the skin without the slightest discomfort an austrian la Is the inventor of at this new textile london inventor |