FoodNet

A manual of home-making

1919

Page 183

Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Mmri. — A waved or watertxl cfTert prfxiuc€d on plain or ribbed silk* It is used for drosscB, trimmirigK, and linings. Panne,— A name appUod to velvets when tho pile is presHod down giving n higb lustex. It ia u«ed for coats, evening dreasi-s, and n^illinf*ry. Pmn de sde, — A heavy, soft-finished silk inateriaL It is 8o woven that line close ril>8 m&y b<* acH'n niniung with the filling. Better grmleH urc tho same on both ^ides. It is iisetl for dreflSCB and coats. PiiMf/*,— Iviing-piled fal>ric resembling velvet. It is used for H'mpfl wid dreases. PtmQte. — ^A soft plain unblcaehed waahable silk. It \a used for waists, dreases, and coats. Poplin. — A ribU'cl mati^rial resembling cotton poplin. It w used for dreaseSf waists, and i}uit>i. ^arcenH. — An ojjen, plain, rather stiff silk resembling cotton nuill. It ifl used for hjii linings. Saiin. — A silk material with a very high finish caused by the Roating of silk threads over t he surfare. There are many qualiti€*9 and variations of this material. It is mcd for drewwcs, linings, and trimmings. Taffeta. — TafFrta is either plain or wfiven in lint^ so fine as to appear IK»rf(>ctly plain. It may be (>i4ainc*d in a gn^at nnmlwr of ornamental patterns sueh a.H fancy eurds, piaidi*, and stripei^, both printed and wnven. It is used for dresses, suits, and trimmrngs, Tulte. — Oijenwork silk net. It is uf*e<i for draperies and evening dreases. Veitfet. — Material so woven that the surface is covered with projecting fibeni. The better quali ties arc made entirt^y of silk. It ia used for dresses, coata, and suits. Vebeteen. — A material woven in imitation of velvet, but made wholly of ootloti. It is used for dresses and suits. ARTIFICIAL SILK For years cheniists of Ainerira and Europe have endeavored to make a filler which would compare favorably with silk. A number of so^cralh'd artificial silks have been made sy^ithetieally^ but each has lackecl some desired eharacteristie. One has not withstood moisture, another lacked strenjictht it third was not suffieiently pliable, and so on. It is only recently that a satis- factory filxiT, which can be manufactured at a reasonable price, ha« lieen developcHl. The artificial silk now commonly found on the market is a eollodian-likc sulistance, made from cotton or wool filjer, put tbroygli capillary tul3c«, hanlened in the air and TEXTILES 325 I so treated that it will withstand rnoisturcv This fiber may be nianufaeturpd at a cost below that of pure silk, and has the promise of u great future.* m The artificial, or filu^r, silk is used in many knitted sweaters, f scarfs, dress braids ^ fancy ribbons and is combined with both pure silk and cotton. It may always lie detected by its bril- h'aney and stiffness. If the burning te^t is used, artificial silk is found to burn with ahiiost explosive rapidity. It also dis- inteia:rates if it comes in contact with water; but this deficiency is being gradually overcome by science. RAMIE