Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1918 — SOMETHING NEW IN COLLARS [ARTICLE]

SOMETHING NEW IN COLLARS

Sort of Second Cousin to the One Made of Celluloid Has Recently Been Introduced. The separate starched collar was Invented about ninety-two years ago by the wife of a blacksmith living at Troy, N. Y., Who made one for her husband. Since then it has grown in popularity until there is probably nohas not worn a starched collar at some time or other. Now Its popularity is on the decline again, partly on the score of comfort and partly as a result of the war. The crux of the matter does not lie with the collar itself, though that is made from material which is useful for bandages. It’s the starch that Is to be saved —valuable foodstuff that ought not to be wasted on collars, says Popular Science Monthly. A permanently stiffened collar is being introduced which is not celluloid, but is a regular fabric collar treated with a kind of varnish that makes it possible to clean it under the tap or with a damp cloth. Automobillsts should be among those who appreciate this new fabric, for, in spite of road dust, It is always possible to ‘•feel clean” in a clean collar. A collar of this kind will last from two weeks to a month. > <-