The October 12 , 1961 Evening Capital ( Annapolis , Maryland ) run a story titled , “ Disposable Clothes Seen Just Around The Corner . ” Excerpts appear below .
A inquiry science laboratory cuts its big laundry bank note way down by sending dirty smocks , coveralls , etc . , to the food waste pail . A housewife convinces her hubby that her new company clothes is a good bargain because she ’ll be able to wear it four times before throwing it aside . vacationer , ready to head dwelling , poppycock encampment trash and bedding into case and throw them into the campfire .
Disposable dress are here – still being tested , but very much alive and kicking .
The article goes on to peach about the American public ’s issuing with waste matter .
Part of the problem is one of salesmanship . Disposable clothes are still a novelty and dominate freshness prices . In addition , the American public is still hamstrung by the approximation that waste is bad .
See also : Closer Than We Think ! Throw - Away dress ( 1959)We Are animal , say Mr. Edison ( 1910)Miss A.D. 2000 ( Chicago Tribune , 1952)Big Laughs Coming ( 1922 )
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