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Show 80CIETY MAKE8 IT8ELF U8EFUL A dispatch from Hot Springs, Va., tho famous winter resort, notes that society women aro promoting tho "Mado In America" movement. "Independence "In-dependence blue," and various fabrics fab-rics of cottcu or other American material ma-terial nro being worn by social leaders. lead-ers. It Is nn examplo that should bo widely followed . Tho Inllucnco which women of bo-clat bo-clat prominence might exert In this direction Is enormous. It would bo such an easy thing for the social leaders lead-ers in u dozen great cities, to pass around thu word that It Is strictly "tho thing" to wear American grown and manufacturored fabrics this season. sea-son. Tho purchases mado by such worn en easily become a matter of public nolo. Clerks talk about It to all of their customers. Tho idea spreads from clrc o to circle and cllijuo to clhiuo. It Is tho easiest thing In tho world to start a popular fad for those In tho seats of social power. pow-er. Wcnring Amorlcan mado goods could bo nindo so popular In this country within six mouths, thnt women wom-en would bo almost nshamed to havo It known thnt thoy bought Imported stuffs, 1'eoplo nro governed In their dally purchases by sentiment. Thero Ims been n vnguo feeling for many years that forolgn made goods wore bettor. In some can's they mny bo cheaper yet perhaps tho principal motlvo for tho preferenco hns been tho feeling thnt they nro moro nrtlstlc or styl ish. Yet Amorlcn has tho brightest, most hustling business men In tho world. It seems absurd to supposo that they lot trado drift out of their hands hy making an Inferior nrtlcto. Tho use of Amorlcan products, In so far ns reasonably possible, would bo a movo of ronl part lot Ism. It would help tho homo cotton grower and manufacturer nnd mnkors of all American toxtllo fabrics, whoso lusl ness hns been upset by tho war nnd other causes. It would put bread into tho mouths of hungry families nil over tho country, nnd holp bring back n high rnngo of prosperity |