the apparatus 100 may be used , for example , for dyeing a flat cotton web of fabric with direct dyes . the textile web 1 first is conducted through a foulard 10 that forms the first applicator 10 . applicator 10 comprises an immersion trough 2 which , given a textile web width of 1 . 80 m , contains 30 to 60 1 of a salt bath 3 through which the web is passed , in the manner shown , over a guide roller 4 . from there the web is then guided vertically upward and squeezed through the rolling gap or nip 5 formed between the squeezing rolls 6 and 7 to a moisture content of 70 to 90 % of the area weight of the dry textile web 1 . after being loaded with the foregoing moisture content , the textile web 1 then is deflected vertically downward over a guide roll 8 and conducted into the gore applicator 20 that forms the second applicator . the gore applicator 20 comprises mutually opposing walls 11 , 12 that surround both sides of the textile web 1 . the walls 11 , 12 are substantially planar in the illustrated embodiment and are slightly inclined relative to the textile web , i . e ., the walls approach the web 1 in running direction of the web . at their distal ends , the walls 11 , 12 are joined together outside the edges of the textile web 1 such that an upright , funnel type vat 9 is formed that can be filled with a treatment liquor 13 to a predetermined low filling level . at the lower end of the vat 9 , mutually opposing , elongated cutouts 15 , 16 are formed to open toward the textile web 1 and extend across the width of the web . inflatable pressure hoses 17 , 18 are arranged inside cutouts 15 , 16 . when inflated , the hoses 17 , 18 sealingly abut against the textile web from both sides with a gentle uniform pressure over the web width to close off the bottom of the vat 9 . external of the edges of the textile web 1 the hoses 17 , 18 directly abut against each other to seal the bottom of the vat outside the region of the width of the web . the textile web 1 is slidingly pulled through the gap 19 formed between the hoses 17 , 18 . in this process , the treatment bath 13 received in vat 9 , which may be a dye bath of direct dyes , is wiped off the web to produce a total web moisture content that is predetermined by the pressure in the hoses 17 , 18 . this total moisture content ranges from about 100 to 200 %, i . e ., in the second applicator 20 at least as much treatment bath is added to the web as had been applied previously during the first application . the opposing sides of the hoses 17 , 18 may be coated with a material to facilitate sliding . in this regard , especially successful results have been obtained with use of thin sliding sheets of corrosion - proof steel that can withstand the stresses cause by the bur or ridge found on the welded edges of the backs of carpeting . the filling level in vat 9 is kept very low . for example , given a web width of 1 . 80 m and a corresponding width for vat 9 , 4 to 8 lt of treatment bath 13 may be contained in vat 9 . this quantity of bath would suffice for treatment of only a few meters of textile web 1 because it would be rapidly absorbed by the web . for this reason , the treatment bath 13 is continuously replenished by a feed system 14 that ensures a constant , though low filling level in vat 9 . in this manner , a substantial changes in the concentration of the treatment bath 13 due to treatment medium being absorbed by the textile web 1 can not occur . especially advantageous results can be obtained if the vat 9 is filled with a quantity of treatment bath 13 that is not greater than the amount of both absorbed by 30 m of the web . except for very small waste runs on the order of 3 to 5 m , the total length of the textile web 1 is dyed uniformly with the apparatus of the invention . the textile web 1 , after treatment in applicator 20 , may be conducted immediately into a steamer 30 and thereafter into a washing apparatus 40 having several compartments . ( a ) a flat cotton web having a weight per area of 200 g / m 2 was treated according to prior art in a foulard , without addition of salt , with the following dye bath and subsequently steamed in the steamer for 2 minutes : ______________________________________3 . 0 ml / l wetting agent2 . 0 ml / l padding aid1 . 0 g / l oxidant0 . 5 ml / l deaerator7 . 7 g / l direct blue i2 . 3 g / l direct blue ii______________________________________ the bath application was 85 %, the working rate 30 m / min and the web width 1 . 8 m . the result was a blue - dyed textile web that had end waste runs on the order of 100 m , which were unsuitable and had to be used in other ways . ( b ) next , a similar textile web was dyed to the same blue color in an apparatus constructed according to the invention with the addition of salt . first , application of the following salt bath was effected in foulard 10 : ______________________________________3 . 0 ml / l wetting agent3 . 0 ml / l padding aid1 . 0 g / l oxidant0 . 5 ml / l deaerator30 . 0 g / l common salt______________________________________ the salt bath was squeezed off the web until a web moisture content of 85 % was reached . the textile web 1 then was immediately conducted into a gore applicator 20 of the invention containing a dye bath of the following composition : the hoses 17 , 18 were inflated to a pressure p = 0 . 5 bar . this resulted in an additional bath application of 100 % such that the total moisture content of the textile web 1 after the gore dyeing apparatus was 185 %. thereafter , the textile web 1 was steamed for 2 minutes and cold washed in the washing device 40 in six compartments with overflow . the same blue color as in example 1 ( a ) was obtained , but the waste run was only 5 m . in addition , the dye process of example 2 ( a ) was achieved with a smaller dye concentration , i . e ., instead of , as in case example 1 ( a ) 7 . 7 + 2 . 3 = 10 g / l dye , 4 . 2 + 1 . 2 = 5 . 4 g / l dye sufficed . with the addition of salt the absorption of the dye was enhanced such that a much greater proportion of the applied dye was actually absorbed on the fibers , or conversely , to obtain the same degree of color it was possible to use 37 % less dye with the method and apparatus of the invention . furthermore , the dye losses and the pollutants discharged into the sewage by the losses that would otherwise be washed out , in particular the heavy metal ions , were reduced accordingly . thus , the invention achieves both a reduction in the amount of waste run of the web and an improvement in the amount of pollutants generated . ( a ) a flat cotton fabric web having a weight of 250 g / m 2 and a width of 1 . 8 was treated according to prior art at a rate of 45 m / min in a foulard containing the following dye bath : ______________________________________3 . 0 ml / l wetting agent2 . 0 g / l complex former14 . 6 g / l sulfur black9 . 0 g / l sulfur brown1 . 8 g / l sulfur red20 . 0 g / l glucose35 . 0 ml / l naoh 29 % 3 . 0 ml / l sodium borate3 . 0 ml / l wetting agent0 . 5 ml / l deaerator______________________________________ the web was squeezed off to a moisture content of 85 %. after steaming and washing , the web had a gray coloration and an end waste run of 100 m was produced . ( b ) a similar textile web 1 was treated in the foulard 10 of the invention with the following salt bath : the web was squeezed off to a moisture content of 85 %. the textile web 1 was then introduced into a gore applicator 20 of the invention containing the following dye bath : ______________________________________2 . 0 g / l complex former11 . 1 g / l sulfur black6 . 8 g / l sulfur brown1 . 4 g / l sulfur red20 . 0 g / l glucose35 . 5 ml / l naoh 29 % 3 . 0 ml / l sodium borate3 . 0 ml / l wetting agent0 . 4 ml / l deaerator______________________________________ the bath application was 100 % such that a total moisture content of the textile web 1 of 185 % was produced . thereafter , the textile web 1 entered the steamer 30 and washing then took place in the washing apparatus 40 in six compartments as follows : ______________________________________1 . 50 ° c . overflow2 . 70 ° c . overflow3 . 95 ° c . oxidizing 15 ml / l textile aid4 . 95 ° c . oxidizing 1 g / l soda5 . 50 ° c . overflow6 . cold overflow______________________________________ the result was a web having a gray coloration and a waste run of approximately 5 m . in the process according to example 2 ( a ) the consumed quantity of sulfur dyes was 25 . 4 g / l , while the process of the invention according to example 2 ( b ) used only 19 . 3 g / l of sulfur dyes , resulting in approximately 13 % dye savings for the same degree of dying . a cotton fabric web having a weight of 150 g / m 2 was provided on a foulard with the following bath : ______________________________________6 . 0 g / l naoh solid , as alkali2 . 0 g / l alkali - stable wetting agent6 . 0 g / l organic stabilizer1 . 0 g / l complex former______________________________________ the web was squeezed to a moisture content of 80 %. the textile web 1 was then introduced into a gore applicator 20 and provided there additionally with an application of 80 % of the following bleaching bath : this process achieved very good bleaching results with good utilization of the treatment bath .