The phenomenon was completely unanticipated by the museum, though credit for the idea must go to Miss Huang Pao-pi, a secretary to Mr. Chang, who conceived of making a skirt and blouse from the material. The result got rave reviews, and when the story was reported in the newspaper, others soon came in search of the cloth for clothing, pillowcases, sofa covering, and whatever.
昌副院長的秘書黃寶碧看上了桌巾的花色和質感，就買了兩塊，裁成圓裙搭配短上衣的套裝，頗受好評；一經報紙報導，這塊桌巾受到不少人垂青，有的準備買去做襯衫，有人做長褲，還有人想做沙發套、椅套… … 等。