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long as mohair. One may crush the nap of a mohair 

 plush as often or as long as he pleases, but the pile 

 immediately resumes its upright position upon being 

 released. Then, too, the dust shakes out of a mohair 

 plush very easily. One rarely sees a dusty railroad 

 car seat, although the country through which the car 

 is passing may be very dusty. The rich effect pro- 

 duced by a heavily upholstered palace car is due to 

 the mohair plush. Nothing has been found which 

 will take its place. For furniture upholstering there 

 is nothing more elegant and durable than mohair 

 plush. The amount of plush thus used is governed by 

 fashion. In countries where large military forces are 

 retained there is always a heavy demand for mohair 

 braids. There is no braid made which has the luster, 

 combined with the durability, which mohair braid pos- 

 sesses. Here it may be stated that a coarse yarn can 

 be used in making braids, so that when there is a 

 heavy demand for braids there should be a propor- 

 tionately high price paid for course long mohair. Mo- 

 hair braids are always in demand, and will continue 

 to be used upon ladies' clothing, as well as for mili- 

 tary ornamental purposes. 



The variety of uses to which mohair is adapted 

 is almost innumerable. In the manufacture of hats 

 it plays an important part, and recently the demand 

 for long fiber for the manufacture of wigs, ladies' 

 hair nets and other toilet articles has been created, 



