Tempered clothing--an investment in good appearance (1921)
The House of Kuppenheimer, Chicago. [from old catalog] · [Chicago] The House of Kuppenheimer · leaf 28
ooks like aplucked chicken; it is bare and harsh; allthe strands show stringy, and the patternis on the one hand too staring, on theother too foggy. The finisher puts onthe feathers, so to speak, softens the rudelines and builds up a fibrous matted surfacewhich not only improves appearance butadds… … COLD WATER SHRINKING PROCESS (I) Cloth passing through cold water vat (in fore-ground), then over rolls and into hot-dry-airchamber (background) sists in treating the mill product as raw,and proceeds to temper and refine it stillfurther. A merchant tailor said to a customerrecently, Oh, but we cold…
Clothing and dress
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