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...Woolen underclothes," snapped Dr. Gerald Gibbens in the Practitioner (London), "are expensive, difficult to wash, and are water-repellent, so that when we move with any energy at all we sweat and stay wet and itchy and smelly for the rest of the day." His remedy: "dishcloth underclothes," knitted of cotton yarn. Just as warm as wool, he says, easier to wash, softer-and cheaper...
Textiles. American Woolen, despite a 16% rise in sales, was hard-hit by the slump. It did not report its actual losses, merely put them at $895,000 after tax carrybacks, v. a profit in the 1951 quarter of $1.1 million...
...White Suit (Rank; Universal-International) spins a colorful yarn out of whole cloth about a research chemist (Alec Guinness) who invents an artificial fabric that will never stain or wear out. The result is top-grade movie material with the quality of good British woolen, the frothiness of fine French lace...
...stock market, which has felt weak in the knees for some time, took a slight header last week. It was pushed down by American Telephone & Telegraph Co., which announced a $500 million issue of convertible bonds, and American Woolen Co., world's biggest woolen firm, which passed its dividend. Since A.T. & T.'s new issue would dilute the present stock, traders rushed to sell. A.T. & T., normally steady, dropped two points. American Woolen dropped three points to 30; for minutes, trading had to be stopped before a bid could be found. The unloading of stocks spread...
...French soldier: "Up there it is cold and everyone is tired. Voila! One sees Mile. Pepita. She is as cold and as tired as anyone else, but still smiling." Pepita's uniform, like her rank, is unique: she wears tailored, olive green slacks, a white blouse beneath a woolen khaki jacket and a cerise scarf. In her small tent, which was sieved by mortar fragments last October, there is a salvaged dressing table littered with a dozen perfumes, powders and toilet accessories. Hanging from the tent pole is a Paris wardrobe. "For Tokyo," she explains...