The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-12

. she was sewing. II you will cx-
anime . kid glove. this insertion of the
slit or gusset between the fingers will
be understood. Down then She went
with the seam 10 the inside OF the little
finger; and so on up and down fingers. !
until she reached the top Of the fore
finger. where she turned and went !
back TO complete the outer seams Of
tho gusscts till the top Of tine little fin
ger was again reached. The sewing OF
the thumb piece and thumb gussct was
an after process.
''Now she has done her part Of the
glove" remarked the f~orcwoman,
How many pairs does she sew IN q
dayP"
IL think she and all the smart girls
can sew six or seven dozen pairs .
day. The stitching on the back Of the
glove Is made by another machine"
The next group Of sewers made a
different seam in the gloyes-a tlat
seam. II was stitched By another kind
| Of machine; and there were still other
kinds, all for fine gloves for gentle
mems and ladies' wear. The finishing
ut the top, whether OF binding, pink
ing or with gauntlcts. was all done BY
| separate wurkwomen. as well rs the
putting on Of buttons and fastenings.
Thus n completed glove has passed
| through the hands OF five or six per-
sons before it is folded and packed for
sale.
GLOW many kinds Of gloves do you
makc?"
..Oh, so many said the cutter.
ssrhere are heavy gloves for warmth.
both gentlemcn's and ladies'-coarsc.
thick affairs they are; there are the
driving gloves. the gaunticted gloves,
now so popular. and the visiting
gloves. Then there are leather nit
tens. lined with the wooden and topped
with the fur, and the castor glove and
all the undressed leather gloves ofboth
yellow and black. All, there are many
gloves!'
:. How much does the ordinary
gloyc-maker earn pei week."
I" From &lO to SIS. Some Earn go;
but usually they get go in the month.
and the demand for the labor is
greater than the supply. Little girls
that do nothing but tie the ends Of the
threads on the coarser kinds Of gloves
can earn SIS per month. Alb, it's the
good business. 1t is not the heavy
Kind. II makes no back TO ache"
Later l learned the process Of pre-
pairing the skins. The domestic. that
Is. the American skins Of different
kinds. and the imported. both lin this
raw" are placed in q cask, seventy
five or eighty at . time. to receive .
salt pickle; they are then washed and
placed in an alum bath, in which they
remain twelve hours. Then they arr
stretched by a thin. round-faced iron
70 remove wrinkles. and then arr
fastened to a frame to dry, either II
the sun or by steam. They are mex
sorted for coloring. the best being re
served for the lighter shades. Agar
they are washed and put in an eg,
bath. the yelk alone being used. Afte
the 2 bath. the skins. being now
pure white, arc laid flesh side dowl
on zinc or lead tables, and brushes
over with liquid dyes. composed @
! wood. citron. redwood. lignum vita
. Brazil bark, ETC., according TO ia
: colors desired.
|, y Is this the final ~proccssf" ] asked
/, s.Oh. no. said the proprietor OF tn
mill. THE color must bc set, and to
, this q mordant Of some kin
: il nscd-that is. the skins must b
! brushed with a preparation Of alum
I coppcras and blue vitriol. again dried
! then dampened and rolled up in sepa
] rate parcels, flesh side out. and packe
I in barrels TO season; that IS TO rcnds
I every part alike, and equally soft an
!. pliablc. After the seasoning they AZ
shaved; that is, a sharp knife Is passe
\ over the flesh side. and every littl
!. bunch or supcifiuous particle Is r
: moved. making the surface smooth an
soft. The last process is to polish Il
I grain side Of the skin with a pad mad
\ 81 flannel. making it still softer an
: more pliablc and ready for manufac
Z ure. The finest white skins are r
: served for white gloves. and are rubbs
Y and rerubbed with the flannel pad
" what a slow process
Eyes. and one requiring great car
! Deer skins are the most difficult topr
Il pare and the tanning Is somewhat, p!
81 not essentially different. a y IN Il
q smoking e. which they are subjcctc
4 They are placed in ~ smokc-house
dry, the smoke also darkcning ther
II on. there's work in II, plenty Of wor
hard. careful. po.tcring work. but II
= good business and Al enduring one
The question Of economy in GLOW
tc would seem to be a difficult one. wi
= the ladies especially. There Is. i a
In pears, no substitute for a kid glo
either in wear or in appearance; thrc'
cs and silk gloves are q delusion and
pc snare. Tho dogskin glove outwca
IN two or three kids. but It costs more.
ps begin with; it looks well. but q on
cr be worn in the street. The cheap 4
" glove hardly has enough endurance I
er = street glove. though . cheap, ma
buttoncd giant de suede. II one y
fortunate rs 10 find q make that y
RI can be very well worn for occasions
III half dress. as, for instance. a dinner
a reception. where the hands are y
nd much used. or the gloves rcmovcdca'
" in the evening. One can find su
gloves for from sixty to eighty cents
as PAIR. and they will serve many 81
no occasions. Al a dancing party, no
IN ever. they are exhausted IN an cvenir
r. Perhaps Il may not be considered Z
ral Of place to advert here TO a remark
u, common occurrence, bearing on I
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