"If the ladies of the U. S. would each wear one petticoat, instead of none, the cotton mills of the country would be prosperous," said President Samuel T. Hubbard Jr. of the New York Cotton Exchange last week, at the University of Pennsylvania; and found himself ably supported in his advocacy of cotton goods by the concurrent bulletin of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. This bulletin read: "Printed wash fabrics* are just now at the height of their popularity. . . . For hot summer afternoons batiste, dimity and organdy will...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
