esent invention are obtainediwhenother polyhydric alcohols are employed inthe sizing composition and therefore such materials as dextrine, inannitol, glycerine, polyglycerine, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate, cliethylene glycol or mixtures thereon-andthe like, may be employed in place of polyvinyl alcohol as the polyhydric alcohol component .oftheoomposition embodied in this invention. 1.;