Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-08-07 | Page 1 | Paper Suits Soon to be Worn Here; Order Samples from Europe

PAPER SUITS SOON TO BE WORN HERE; ORDER SAMPLES FROM EUROPE WASHINGTON, Aug T Pappr suits, much in YtfTue 1,1 Germany Ger-many and Austria, soon will niaUo tlx ir appi 'rmre in the United Unit-ed .States and if inquiries tb the department .' commerce can be taken as an indication of the probable demand, they may become even more popular in the lower-the-cost-of-living campaign than i was the" lov k overall a short time ago. ('aide nnliis for samples of the suits have been dispatched I by the departmenl of commerce, it was a&nounced today and when i l the samples arrive thej will be displayed not only in Washington, but also in the department's district and. co- perafive offiees lo-cated lo-cated in important cities of the country. Explaining its orders for the samples, the department issued this statement ; "This .i l ion was tul u because of the wide interest created by the publication of a recent dispatch from England that a largo quantity of such suits were on display in English stores. "The bureau of domestic and foreign commerce has received many inquiries from interested parties in the United States as a result of the publicity given the report. A good number of the inquirers were under the impression that the bureau hail a supply sup-ply on hand. One man asked for fifty. Several ordered from three to ten. Practically all stated the size desired. It is understood under-stood that the suits are supposed to retail at ab.ut 60 cents each