The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-11-01

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4 correspondent olthe Bo, ton Adj
vcrdser says hepe seme Of your
readers ayailf a themselves ofan iuijma-
ton contained tn a recent letter. that
owing "a the disturbance TO French in
dustry the price of hid gloves would
probably advance. On tho sth, ladies
gloves With enc button were advanced
one dollar; aud on the 10Th another
dollar; aud so ia proportion for ether
STYLES, The largest manufacturer for
this country is Alexander, who supplies
one house in New York with between
sixty and seventy thousand dozen pairs
Of six gloves per auuum As his prln,
cipal factory for cutting is iH Paris. his
shipments have stopped, and his house
states that ticir resumption will de-
pend on the contingencies Of the war.
Mr Muller Who stamps his given
name Of Alexandra upon the gloves,
when tiFst known 10 Mr. Stewart, was
in humble circumstances. needing cap
ital 70 enlarge his industry but his
merit being discovered, the want was
supplied, aud an enormous establish
mcUt is the result,
Mr Muller owns a hotel in Paris for
a winter residence, and possesses La
Grange, with its sixty bedrooms aud
fifteen hundred acres Of land, distin-
isl cd ia former years as the home Of
Lafayette. Ills hospitality corresponds
with these important dwelling, He
manufactures his own champagne,
claret and brandy, each of a fine quality.
On q isit to me some years ago, he
gave me the history OF this manniac-
turc. The opinion was then quite com
on that rat skins were used, which he
disposed Of very summarily Besides
other OF ections, said he, it is enough
to mention that they would be much to
short for the hand. In order topurchase
kid skins he sends oat his agents as
carly a. February, to Italy, and they
follow the mountain ranges, keeping
pace with the opening spring until they
reach lhe plains Of the Baltic. Fields
which will carry sheep arc not used for
the goat in focks. he goat is driven
/ up L nearly the snow line Of the noun
tains to feed on the tender branches Of
shrubs and treea and they teaded and
ufill.,j ~ = ~i~~ - - s.ssssss, y,
| this country. In walking up the Alps
| have found tic interesting focks. y
The horns Of the animals supply han
dIes for knives, its hair is used for
cloh Il. its milk for eli cse, its flesh for
| food that Of the young kid being ox-
cellent and the skin is displayed on
4 fair hands in all civilized countries 1t
" II be years before this entire industry
will be introduced into the Uni ed
/ States. ! should not be surprised Il
| Prussia availing herself OF the opPor-
tnnity which the disturbed industry OF
| France offers, should become di tin
guished iu this manufacture
The compensation for sew Nc is too
small to enlist the regular and perma'
ncut industry of women, and IS resort
ed to somewhat as knitting by hand Is
among Us, at intervals in ordinary labor
THE oycmcnt Of the needle is guided
BY the notches of steel clans held by
tile sewer, who presently arrives at the
Experience which permits the work t(
Ibc done while conversation is engaging
mart Of the attention, and indeed whiil
Ithe eve is directed TO different quar-
ter Ii is owing somewhat to this iaci
Iitv that slight reward for the labor l.
cxactod. Tic sewers are distributed
all.oyor France. aud receive the mate
rial. cut ont with precision. and pat NJ
in bundles Of a dozen pairs
lu rider 60 conduct the distribution
or the gloves here with advantage, thci
form. color, and shade are fixed upol
here Colors which re in demand {
wear ago are rejected now, and other
have taken their place, The closest st
tontion TO the probable variations IN th'
bubble taste must be observed. lol
:. would be surprised TO see the fampl
.bo, K of shade furnished for the purpusu
OF preparing colors. They represen
= every tint which our knowledge OF ia
ture aud ant supplies No one Is com
, peteut to say when this branch Of in
dustry in Paris will be fully resumed. -
THE yicissitudcs Of war will not reacl
/, .it To the extent Of damaging the con
sumci, sa far as the manufacture OF \
Hcxaudfe IA concerned, for his glove
! are not used at home. 1t may thor for
, he rapidly restored on the cessation
: hostiltirs. English gloves have no
advanced.