The effect of the paper raising is closely related to the structure and mechanical properties of finished fabrics. An investigation has been made to synthesize the evaluating method of the raising effect through the surface properties, i.e., surface roughness, coefficient of friction and color difference Eab*. The following results were obtained:
(1) By means of the regression method, an equation has been obtained to calculate the color difference Eab*:
(Eab*) =1.12X_i-1.94
where, X_iis a parameter of the paper raising effect, and the correlation coefficient is 0.83.
(2) The coefficient of friction by the paper raising effect is homogeniously increased for the sampling direction.
(3) The anisotropic properties of surface roughness (SMD) in the twill direction is decreased by the paper raising effect.
(4) The anisotropic tenency of fuzzing has been found on the paper raised fabrics.

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The interactions between the calcium ion exchanging capacity and zeta potential of zeolites in hard water were discussed using eight kinds of zeolite, i.e., 3A, three 4As varying in particle size, 5A, synthetic mordenite and natural ptilolite. The coagulation of zeolites and its deposition onto the fabrics of sharkskin, 40'S broad and lawn of cotton fibers in the laundering process were investigated by Terg-O-Tometer.
1. The ion exchanging capacity of three zeolite 4As were superior to the other zeolites, and the order were:
4As>3A>X>natural ptilolite-synthetic mordenite>5A.
The capacity of ion exchanging were not influenced by the particle size of 4A zeolites.
2. The negative zeta potential of zeolites having low calcium ion exchanging capacity (ptilolite, mordenite and 5A) were lowered in hard water. By contrast, that of zeolites having high calcium ion exchanging capacity (4As, 3A and X) were not lowered.
3. It was ascertained by a quantitative method that, comparing with the latter zeolites, the former zeolites tended to coagulate and deposit onto the fabrics in hard water, particularly onto the tight texture sharkskin. Similar results were also confirmed by the scanning electron micrographs of the laundered fabrics.

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In the previous study it was shown that the sublimaton fastness of heat transfer printed fabrics was remarkably improved by the chelation with metal.
In this paper, an attempt was made to treat poly (ethylene terephthalate) fabrics with sulfuric acid solution in order to introduce the hydrophilic groups. The moisture regain of the treated fabrics became higher with increasing sulfuric acid concentration. To investigate the heat transfer behavior of the treated fabrics, three metal chelate type mordant dyes and one cationic dye were prepared taking account of their thermal properties. The relation between hydrophile-lipophile balance of the dyes used and sulfuric acid concentration were studied. In the case of two mordant dyes and the cationic dye, the sublimation fastness of transfer printed products was improved with increase of the fabric hydrophilicity.

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The aim of this article is to examine experimentally the images which panels receive from the onepiece dress with striped pattern worn by two women. This study on the stripe of geometric pattern will be followed by those on designs with abstrat and concrete patterns.
264 kinds of color slide were prepared by using the color simulator and evaluated by semantic differential method. Then, relationships between color combination constituting striped pattern and their image were analyzed by the factor analysis, MDA-UO (Minimum-Dimension Analysis Unordered Class Belonging) method and e_ij-type quantification method.
Four factors, i.e., potency, activity, evaluation and warmth, have been recognized in the visual impressions of striped one-piece dress. Comparing the above four factors with the samples of color scheme, color combination containing pale color and that containing dark color can be divided into two groups showing a remarkable contrast as to their image.

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A questionnaire survey has been made of 600 salaried men, aged over 19, living in Kôzôji new town, Kasugai-shi, Aichi-ken. A statistical analysis has been performed to find out the salaried men's consciousness and behavior toward clothing. The following facts have been found.
(1) For salaried men who work mainly in the office, clothing has an important significance as the means by which they might gain companionship of their group, public trust and good feeling rather than express their individuality. The style of a businesss suit and necktie is favored and widely accepted as their regular working uniform.
(2) Based on the patterns of the response to fashion and norm consciousness, the data can be divided into five main types by the quantification theory III.
(3) The differences among these types are defined by age, occupation, position held, interest in life, how to spend leisure and regulation of clothings in the office.

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