Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
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GLOVES AND GLOVE FITTING.

Marks-Good Glove Filters in Demand.
"Why are gloves stamped with vari-
Gus alphabetical lettersp' inquired a
gentleman the other day as he was be-
ing fitted to pair of gloves. Il OBJ
serye,'' he continued, ''that there ap-
pears to be no regular system in this
lettering. Sometimes notice one let
ter; sometimes two or three on the in
side of gloves. 1t may be G. or A, or
M, or all three, or some other letter.
1t may appear on the thumb, the back
of the glove, on the wrist, or up in the
fingers. What is the significance of
those cabalistic signs?' o#
'.Oh, I don't know" replied the in
telligent glove-ftter. a''ar
"Those letters" said young lady,
one of the few persons in America, out
side OF the agents, who understands
the glove business, when the question
was asked her, ''are either the manu-
facturer's private mark, which is put ON
all his skins as soon as brought into
the factory, or one of the marks which
he uses in his establishment to show
the grade of the different qualities of
skin. Sometimes the buyer for some
one manufacturer secures an over-sup-
ply of skins. When they are delivered
at his factory they are all branded with
his private mark. But, as he can not
use all, part are disposed of to other
makers, who, in turn, putcon them
their marks as well as those grading
the skin. Consequently a pair of
gloves frequently have two or three
letters on.
There is no branch of the dry
goods business in which there is more,
| almost said IS much, ignorance
among buyers and sales-people respect
ing their goods as in the glove trade"
she continued. II learned all l know
of the glove business right here in Chi
cago In State street store, and am
now employed by an Eastern house at
a good salary. l hear considerable
talk about the 'under-paid shop-girl.'
That may all be very good. but I'll tell
you one little fact: A good glove-ftter,
one who knows something of her bust
ness, can always get a position, and
at least a fair, living salary. The
trouble is girls will not take the trouble
to learn the glove business. 1t is too
hard work-to much like trade
They think because they stand behind
the counter and put on such gloves as
lady selects that they should receive
fine salary, whether they are able to
tell a kid from lamb-skin or not.
And / foil tha,.a r.
saleswomen behind the glove counters
who can tell whether a glove is gen
uine French kid skin or not A woman
who is conversant with her trade, for
it is trade, ought to be able to tell at
glance the size and style of glove a
hand requires. There is continual
call for first class glove filters, and no
one to fill the iemand 1t requires
time and work to learn the trade YOU
see. Most girls want to get good pay
as soon as they begin to work, without
waiting to learn how tomake their SER
vices valuable. / am told there are
many girls and women out of work,
waiting for and seeking positions.
Well, know that l have been trying nv
best for the last three weeks to get a
first class glove filter, and have not
found one to answer" A.'''
SIS it true that better gloves for less
money are to be found in the Canadian
market than herep" svt.osl 7.a io
II think not. I have bought gloves
in Montreal, for which I paid just as
high price as | would for the same
grade here. About the same grade of
gloves are sold all over. There are
times when sales of lamb-skin gloves
are made here for fifty cents a pair.
But a good glove will command its
price. Five large importers in New
York supply the American trade. The
identical same glove is sold by every
first class dry goods house in America,
but usually each large establishment
puts on its private mark, gives the glove
some peculiar name, and brands it as
our special importation, or our own
special make when the very same
glove from the sef-same factory. inn
ported by the same jobber, is being sold
next door under different guise.