33 the web may be wound up and after treated according to any known or developed method relevant to the desired end use of the web the invention will be described by reference to the following detailed examples the examples are set forth by way of illustration and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in the examples all parts are part by weight unless otherwise specified a web a a blend of 25 2 dpf 1 5 inch polypropylene staple fiber and 75 1 5 dpf 1 9 16 inch rayon staple fiber is made and conveyed to a card a web having a basis weight of approximately 1 oz yd 2 is produced b web b a web is formed like web a except 3 dpf 1 5 inch polypropylene polyester sheath core bicomponent fiber is substituted for the polypropylene fiber c web c a web is formed like web a except 3 dpf 1 5 inch polyethylene polyester sheath core bicomponent fiber is substituted for the polypropylene fiber d web d a web is formed like web b but is subjected to different bonding conditions as described below e web e a web is formed like web a but is subjected to different bonding conditions as described below 1 condition 1 web a is conveyed at 7 ft min to a calender bonder having one textured roll and one smooth roll the textured roll is operated at 140 u00b0 c the nip pressure is 38 kpa cm the calendered web is then rolled up the tensile strength and elongation in both the machine direction md and cross machine direction xmd and the absorbency of the web are measured all measurements are made according.