| Show GOATS SERVE 1 1 WA YS airplanes and indoor golf courses use fabric made from angora fleece P PERHAPS you have sometimes wondered why all railway seats are upholstered la in the same material the familiar mohair velvet that in our childhood days was invariably a bright red or green ind and always of one or two standard patterns today even train interiors have become color conscious and soft greens and kaupes and warm blues tire are seen but are still of the same mohair velvet to the extent it has been estimated of twelve million yards in the trains of the country the reason for this la Is that no other fabric has been found that will stand all the hard wear and tear that 24 hour service means made from the fleece of the angora angom goats goat mohair velvet or velmo Is oneff one of the most popular and serviceable of fabric materials one hundred million yards tire are in use on automobiles alone and many more on motor basses and for the interiors of airplanes in addition to this velmo Is also used for upholstering furniture for draperies and even for rugs and la is especially in favor with the housewife because it Is chemically moth proofed in manufacture it Is also used for theatre curtains and chair coverings because of the sound absorption the deep pile fabric affords which la Is an important consideration in talking picture theatres theartres the atres like everything else moh mahr aar velvet has gone modern and can be had inan endless variety of colors and patterns and weaves over five hundred shades of green alone are reported by one new england mill but an upholstering fabric Is by no means the only service the mohair fleece renders the finest indoor golf courses are made of a rich deep pile mohair velvet lap robes and steamer rugs lifelike stuffed animals trimmings for house slippers and even w wigs digs and transformations are made from this snowy fleece which more closely resembles human hair than any ther other 0 known fibre fabre each fibre fabre Is much stronger than wool and due to its unique physical structure takes a fadeless dye he be cause of its sleek surface it does not readily retain dust and dirt and in tact fact the pile surface acts as a brush and makes the travelers clothing actually cleaner at the end of the trip than it was before I 1 so great has the demand been sor for this aws fleece that within a comparatively few years the industry of angora goat raising has been transferred from turkey and south africa to the united states which now leads the world both in the production and manufacture ol 01 mohair fleece |
