Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-26

Gloves, how poets and novelists have
raved about the faint, sweet perfume and
memories that Enger around an old glove,
especially if worn by soft, white hand; but
a long-haired individual OF the poetical
type or build would have a hard time
finding glove that had been worn long
enough to gather round it any. halo of
memories in this city, at least so say the
merchants and commercial men. Pitts
burgers are extravagant in gloves, more are
sold here than in any other city of the same
size in the United States. Ladies are more
lavish in their purchases than gentlemen.
At present the suede mousquetaires in
cloth shades are the most popular for street
wear. Black is always worn, of course. by
the more elderly ladies, and is affected by
some younger ones. The English walking
glove, which is dressed kid, heavy quality,
and last fall was considered the proper
thing, this year takes back seat. The
"Jouvin," the glove that took the gold
medal at the Paris Exposition, is a Jour
button dressed kid, and its peculiarly is
that it is manufactured in three lengths of
fingers, so that my hand may be fitted. It
is to be had in cloth shades, and shares the
popularity of the mousquetaire to certain
extent as street glove. The wide stitching
that some months ago was to be found on
every thing in the shape of a glove. is a
thing of the past, and the finer and more
delicate the tracerv on the back the more
stylish the glove is considered.
Very Frenchy gloves are those In the
boreal shades and extremely stylish, but not
adopted largely by the conservative peo-
pie of this burg. For opera and theater the
beaver shades in the suede mousquetaire and
also grays that vary from greenish tint to
an eifel blue are worn by society ladies.
For full dress occasions the long gloves,
varying from 16 to 20 buttons, are in tan,
mode, pink and pearl, but invariably in
suede.
PAIR DAY FOR HER.
Gloves can be cleaned very successfully
by professional and so made to do duty on
several evenings, but one young lady in
this city, the daughter of prominent iron
manufacturer, would scorn to wear cleaned
glove, so during the season she averages one
pair day including street gloves, and they
are all of the very best, too. For driving
the ladies use gauntlet dog skin in pleas
ant weather, and in severe cold the seal skin
glove is Just as essential as cap and
coat of that ever priced material.
Twentv-four pairs of gloves constitute the
proper amount of "glovery" for bridal
trousseau, and it is certainly trying or
deal when the young lady insists. as in one
instance, that they shall all be fitted. Some
ladies have a regular penchant for having
gloves fitted. They say the rubbing on Of
the fingers has soothing mesmeric effect
upon their nerves.
n e. al, IL. l.
walking glove for ordinary wear, and as
rule retain them in service much longer
than the ladies do. Some of them, however,
are very particular regarding the encasing
of their hands. Whenever they become un-
usually cranky and insist upon a very
snug glove, the announcement of
their engagement is looked for by the
indication. For full dress white and pearl
are the popular shades. Toward the holi-
days the seal glove is a necessity with for
tunes favorites, while colored and natural
otter are largely used for real service.
REDUCING THE FUR GLOVE.
As the fur glove Of any kind is inclined
to magnify the size of the hand a continual
effort is being made to manufacture them
more neatly. Averaging up for increasing
the size of the hand they decrease the size
OF the pocketbook from eight to thirty dol
lars. .27
The Scotch gloves in woods are also great
favorites with certain class who look for
comfort. They come in fancy patterns of
mixed grays, whites and browns, and as they
sell from 80 cents to 81 80 pair, economy
and comfort are both represented by them.
The sale Of children's gloves is continu-
ally Increasing, and the little masters and
misses are getting to be connoisseurs on the
subject. A little boy, no matter if he is Of
the Lord Fauntleroy style, will not tolerate
anything in his gloves that is at all border
ing on the efeminate. They must be an
exact facsimile of papa's in cut and make,
the color doesnt matter SO much. The
smallest glove in regular stock is to fit g.
year-old child. Little girls wear the suede
and dancing school miss,
no matter how tiny, must have her gloves.
1t is amusing to watch these little dolls, ac-
customed to the qualification of every whim,
select their own gloves The color and the
buttons are the first thing looked to. A
queer conceit is the wearing of black gloves
BY these little ones, and an expensive one
too, as but very few were manufactured at
first for an experiment; but they have
proven so popular that great many will
soon be on the market. These also are min
iature mousquetaires in suede. CONNER
cial men consider this city the best market
in the East for the sale of children's gloves.
DIED UNDER A MISAPPREhENSION