New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-18
A FEW FACTS ABobT GLOVES.
NOT MADE FROM DOG SKINS OR RAT SKINS
urGHrR PRICES FOR KIDS.

NOT MADE FROM DOG SKINS OR RAT SKINS
HIGHER PRICES FOR KIDS
There arc many popular fpliacies concerning hP
and other hne leather gloves Some OF the most
sceptleal people, II their attention IS called to gloves
yui saw with tho utmost confidence "0h, they are
made OF rat and dog skins IN fact almost anything
but the skins OF kids" Many people think that oog
skins play a large part 10 the manufacture OF hu
gloves Tho fact of the matter IS that not one dozen
ou ~ thousand so-called dog-skin gloves are made
from dogsluus; dog skins do not make hrs gloves,
They cannot be dressed TO give them fno finish and
are thick and coarse 81 the rat skin falacy It need
only be said that there could no considerable number
OF rat skins DO obtained. and they would DC useless
tcr tho manufacture OF gloves Il there should BE-
The dappcr clerk In a geOtemans furnishing store
tells you: Now those are dog skin; they are war
rantcd 10 us by tho manufacurer AMI so we can war
rant them TO you' Tho gentleman tells his com
panon that 70 might as well buy pair Oh aossha
gloves and pay dog sldn price for therl; for Il 10
ssks for Mas no Is sure to get dogskns after paying
tho extra price The fart Of the mater IS that about
ont OF every hundred dozen pairs Of mems
GLOVES are mado OF sheep lamb skin. There arc
oro ,a made Of horse skin but these arc considered
sne and In fact cost as much or moro ttao Kids
Nearly The whole supply Of horse skins comes from
Russia. and when properly treated tho leather tans
q beautiful white snd is USED Tor the ppest men
gloves. Many Sheep, iehO "''~ 'N~ $3.50
south America but the natives down thee nave ""
learned the process OF properly curing the skins and
consequently much leather that with proper care
might be mado valuable IS practically spoiled in pre-
narl,r n for MARKET Tho finest kids como rom
r,ance altholrh a number of European countries
hrnisb large number Of good quality. Goats
mntlnly I'm numbers rapidly, with suitable care and
me neasants IN some parts Of Europe live almost esl,
,clv on roat meat and milk and what few vegetables
49, roIse IN their gardens A kid five or six weeks
ala Il said 10 make more palatsbe dish than lambs
No. Tho butchers IN some European countries
IN I'm and dress the kid for the hide They under
,and how 10 dies tho sllns and treat them so as to
ara tbem most valuable, and DO not blundcr as the
snntL Americans do by mailing them nPon mar sEr
facn and allow The broillng sun To burn all OF the
gos I'd am6 skin Is bette thar poor KID said
: NJ sslye tho sIrarntcndent OF the glovn depart
1mncp nj Of n s Jafray d Co.; and many lemo shle
gloves sold for KIDS Dnt ~, supply oi MUS Nm,
49, seon,s IN he no danger OF permanent Increase
go.bo n,ec although there has recently been an IN
s Of nom ten to twenty per cent In tho price o.
hs rs si @es ., plancd by large dealer by the fact
A. a ,bowsb there Is Theoretically no kid glove tlllst
bsra il What practically amounts 20 tho same tAlns
The business In Europe y " inc haHus ol ihvee y
2 an S market and control prices for time, BY
making an agPscment perhaps ferbai 10 hecp wv
nrce "a a certain pOiut. This eannotl be mantalnst
any great length O. e boSses no ,Sr haT Te spsSa
nv. HAS Win visit all of tho countries where the skin:
arc orS prodneed and buy them directly from the pro
nccs. The only dealers mat s arg ansc'eS p o nh
IN Stock 10 last them month two am
~. ty fheIr sock IS used up must pay thc incrcas
gamapded by the large dealers or stop their works