The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-02
YOnr KID Gloves.

In the first place they're not kid, pro
badly, but lamb skin. Or, II they're
extra nice three button gloves, frou
Paris, they uudoubted grew on the bacl
OF colt. You see there are not kid
enough in the whole world to supply til,
glove makers, and that's why they wa
on LAMBS and colts.
| am afraid there wouldn't be many
colt skin gloves II they had to come t
America for skins. We Rre too fond o.
horses to kill colts for their skins. But
they get them easily fron Tartary, fol
the people Of that country eat their colts
as We do lambs. ...H-s
Besides kids, lambs and colts, sheep.
skins are made into gloves in Germany
and Italy, and sold in America for kid.
They have the advantage OF being cheap,
SO That Biddy can buy gloves for dol
lar that look as well at little distance as
yours that cost three dollars.
But whether sheep, kid, lamb, or colt,
the skins have to go through several
operations before they are put into snug
packages OF one dozen pairs OF gloves.
In the first place they are collected from
the ends OF tho earth, and sent to the
glove maker, we'll say in Paris, since al
gloves profess to come from that city.
The first operation in the factory Is tC
remove the hair. II 1t were o common
skin for shoes it would be taken of will
lime, but delicate skins require differ
ont method. SO it is soaked in wNtel
and Indian meal. What that does to il
I'm sure I don't know, but when The
meal is well beaten out the hair CONES
OF with perfect ease. ID r
The skin has next 10 be cut down I
little thinner, and Is then ready to bt
colorcd. For this operation il Is laii
right sido up on large, fiat stone, while
the color Is put on with brush, painted
as you may say. That's why gloves o.
whatever color are always white inside
Whenthe color is dry the skin Is ready
to cut out, and that is very fanny
operation. .ss5. h.. -n1-
Tho glove cutter has steel frame,
shaped like n pair Of open hands, and all
around the outside Of the frame is a
sharp edge. Having hid the prepared
skin on this frnmo lie takes mp clnb-a
droll club it is, too, all stuffed and pad.
ded so as 10 be soft-aud with it he gives
the 'stretchGd.out skin. one blow Tic
sharp edges Of course cut, and the glove
is ready for tile sewer. The strips ior
the inside Of tho fingers are cut from the
edges Of the skin, They arc tied up in
bundles Of dozen pairs, md seut ont
TO be Hewed. -Ni ,' rtH''
( ThiSi done in tho country, by women
at their own homes. Holes aro puuc.
tured for the stitches, aud that is the
reason why you eau never mend q rip in
glove and have II look as nicely as 1t
did when new.
After being sewcd they GO back 70 the
dealer who puts them upin tho packages
you've seenin the shops, dozen differ
eat colors in package. There are, for
ladies, ten different sizes mnde. Tho
smallest Is Ave and tlirco.oights, and tne
largest is eight, though the largest nun.
bers are not sent to America. II fuct we
use the smallest gloves made.
Doyou know how TO tell what size Of
glove you needP Take tape measure
and measure your hand around the
knucklc. The number OF inches aud
quarters OF IN inch that 1t measures is
exactly the size Of tho glove. That is, II
it is Ave inches and three.quarters
round, you want gloves No. 53-4.