High density tissue and process of making

A process of making smooth tissue paper, said process comprising the steps of:

• providing an aqueous dispersion of papermaking fibers;
• providing a water pervious Fourdrinier wire;
• forming an embryonic web of said papermaking fibers on said wire;
• providing a through air drying belt;
• transferring said web to said through air drying belt, wherein a first plurality of regions of said web are dedensified upon transfer;
• blowing air through said web
• providing a Yankee drying drum;
• transferring said web from said through air drying belt to said Yankee drying drum, whereby a second plurality of regions of said web are densified upon transfer;
• drying said web on said Yankee drying drum to a mean moisture level of about 1.9 to 10.0 percent to yield a multi-density tissue suitable for calendering;
• providing two axially parallel rolls juxtaposed to form a nip therebetween, said nip being suitable for calendering said tissue;
• and
• calendering said tissue in said nip at said mean moisture level to provide said tissue with a smoothness less than or equal to about 600 microns and a micropeak frequency of at least about 30 micropeaks per inch.