u00b1 5 cm u00d7 28 u00b1 5 cm and an average weight ranging from 0 9 to 1 1 g 1 00 u00b1 0 10 g the silicone polyether compounds evaluated had the following structural formulas the silicone polyether compounds evaluated for the purposes of the present invention are listed in table 1 the silicone polyethers listed in table 1 were suspended or dissolved in a 50 weight percent aqueous solution of isopropanol 2 propanol or water at levels of 2 0 0 5 0 4 and 0 1 weight percent samples of the nonwoven spunbonded polypropylene fabric were treated by soaking them in the water alcohol silicone polyether mixture for 1 2 hours followed by drying in a forced air oven for 30 minutes at 105 u00b0 c the treated fabrics having swatch dimensions of 22 u00d7 28 cm and weighing on average 0 95 g each were tested for hydrophilicity by pouring 100 g of water onto the fabric samples while the fabric sample was supported at a 35 u00b0 angle above horizontal with an absorbent pad directly underneath the sample which is known in the art as a run off test the absorbent pad was obtained by placing ten layers of commercially available paper towels one on top of each other the paper towels having essentially the same dimensions as the fabric test swatch any of the water that ran off the fabric and was not absorbed was collected and measured the treated fabric was judged effective or as having an effective hydrophilic coating if the fabric swatch and the absorbent pad thereunder retained 80 g of the 100 g poured onto the fabric i e 80 conversely if 20 g.