Bodyside cover for an absorbent article

A bodyside cover for an absorbent article comprising:

• a) a first material containing a plurality of apertures formed therethrough, said first material being positioned about the longitudinal central axis of said absorbent article and constituting a primary fluid-receiving region of said cover;
• and
• b) a liquid-permeable nonperforated second material secured to said first material and constituting a secondary fluid-receiving region of said cover, said second material being softer than said first material by having a lower value in at least one of the following parameters:
• bending, surface friction, surface roughness, shear, or tensile, when measured by the Kawabata Evaluation System.

A bodyside cover for an absorbent article comprising:

• a) a first material containing a plurality of apertures formed therethrough, said first material being positioned about the longitudinal central axis of said absorbent article and constituting a primary fluid-receiving region of said cover;
• and
• b) a nonperforated second material secured to said first material and constituting a secondary fluid-receiving region of said cover, said second material having a rewet value which is equal to a rewet value of said first material, and said second material being softer than said first material by having a lower value in at least one of the following parameters:
• bending, surface friction, surface roughness, shear, or tensile, when measured by the Kawabata Evaluation System.