Word: marvella
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Dates: during 1932-1932
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...built the American Mills at Passaic, N. J., 30 years ago against the advice of experts who told him. that such woolens as his company made in Werden-on-Ruhr, Germany, could not be duplicated. He created Imperatrice and Beatrice (broadcloths) and most of the vogue-starting woolens including Marvella, Gerona, Charmeen and Chonga. He works alone in designing his fabrics and seeking colors from such sources as the plumage of birds in the Museum of Natural History. On his Kiel-built yacht Orion (333 ft., one of the world's largest) a radio keeps him in touch with...