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Show Mohair Covered Relics Have you a mohau'-covered chair inVSd and , Xs the richer for it The Py&m me H Sid Sci-message Sci-message fiom asldng for ;nf 'fltaung the oldest piece :1elp m l0CfnLiXtered furniture in Df mohair-upholsteied the W the re is' a possibility of reeis that the e is p itS bTl nf he sought for furni-Th furni-Th St,y its use o! non-use at the ture oi t important, Fair at Chicago in law. Pick of the Institute's offei is LnJed furniture and mohair rues have 'seen many years ui ha-d daily service, it is claimed that unless delroerately injured no instance has yet been found of a mohair fabric ever wearing HMtEpieasanterS who feel thai they 'have something of interest should communicate with Mrs. SI ace Viall Gray, Household Sci-ei Sci-ei ce Institute, 7 5. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois, giving the history of the Piece they have in mind and all facts concerning age, color, condition and other pertinent information. in-formation. Mrs. Gray will then decide whether tne article is the cn- ".-anted and make arrangements arrange-ments for shipping it to Chicago. History does not tell just when it was first discovered that mohairthe mo-hairthe long, silky fleece of the Angora goat made exceedingly beautiful and durahle fabrics. But this is known: monair fabrics are of great antiquity and have always al-ways been lookea upon as rare and valuable. Prior to 1881, when George B. and Louis B. Goodall of Sanford, Maine, perfected a process proc-ess for weaving mohair on power looms, tiie fanuiacture of mohair velvet was largely confined to Germany and. France, where it was made by hand. Especially tamed is mohair velvet or velmo as it it called for snort, as an up holstery fabric YpT"- " day in and day out b If YOU have the deep, rich dUb , " . j colors f 'elh and PLEC Ad lesj one wiiifmiy cutsT ' Many get : it is as nearly in.., r litr'' . . any woven maters ctruclr 0ne mVltatl is due largely to the f?J- f the rub and wear comes KrTi 7 top enas or loop, 0 "I .Volume XL fibres, whereas in smooth : materials the rub com sides of the individual so, because the moiair -! fJ smoctri-sunaced, Vhe dust 8iVl B do not easily collect ; on tl? O CL i usually a light hruZk ' is required to. keep and clean. Housewives' t: cent perfection of a Mi proofing process, that mat, "!;. hair fabric immune to rial these pests. aaBli8e Aside from its use m mohair velvet is the favot' v used in the upholstery v 1- . n mobiles, railroad cars, inl'- IflHPP ing of fine rugs, robes - lUlllV clothing and many other ar : |