Tokyo, Mar. 17.
Well-dressed Japanese this summer will wear linen suits made from gunny sacks if the tailors of Tokyo have their way.
When rice was imported recently from French Indo-China and Siam for the first time in many years an enterprising tailor noticed that the bags containing the grain looked as though they could be made into foreign style summer clothes. It is estimated that two of the gunny sacks will be sufficient to make a two piece suit and the tailors declare that the oil and dirt can be removed, making the material as good as new.
Some of the tailors have already been to the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry negotiating for the purchase of the bags. The Ministry, however, has not yet given its consent to the plan.—United Press.
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