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Bradford which are now probably the largest in the world 

 devoted to this manufacture. 



Dr. J. L. Hayes (author of " The Angora Goat : Its 

 Origin, Culture, and Products," 1882) says : " Mohair 

 is not a substitute for wool, but occupies its own place in 

 the textile fabrics. It has the aspect, feel, and lustre of 

 silk without its suppleness. It differs materially from 

 wool in the want of the felting quality, so that the stuffs 

 made of it have the fibres distinctly separated and are 

 always brilliant. They do not retain the dust or spots, 

 and are thus particularly valuable for furniture goods. 

 The fibre is dyed with great facility, and is the only 

 textile fibre which takes equally the dyes destined for all 

 tissues. On account of the stiffness of the fibre it is rarely 

 woven alone; that is, when used for the filling, the warp 

 is usually of cotton, silk, or wool and the reverse. It is 

 not desired for its softness in addition to silkiness such 

 qualities as are found in Cashmere and Mauchamp wool 

 but for the elasticity, lustre, and durability of the fibre, 

 with sufficient fineness to enable it to be spun. . . Its 

 lustre and durability peculiarly fit this material for the 

 manufacture of braids, buttons, and bindings, which 

 greatly outwear those of silk and wool." 



The chief use to which mohair is applied consists in 

 the manufacture of Utrecht velvets, generally known as 

 furniture plush, and largely used in France, Germany, 

 and the United States for the linings of railway carriages, 

 also for sofas, chairs, and table-covers. A great propor- 

 tion of this Utrecht velvet is made at Amiens, in France, 

 the mohair being previously spun at Bradford, the centre 

 of the mohair trade in England, which, indeed, supplies 

 the mohair yarn for the whole of Europe. Of late years 

 Angora wool has been extensively used in the manufacture 

 of ladies' light dress goods, known as " brillantines," or 

 " lustres," producing a fabric which, as the names imply, 



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