Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-09
WHAT GLOVES ARE MADE OF.

How the World Is Ransaeked for Suit
able Material to Cover Our Hands.
MANY Of the gloves that are sold in
this country under the comprehensive
title of kid, said a glove manufact-
urer, ARE really made Of goatskin.
There is hardly a country in the world
that does not supply some sort of ma
terals which are made up into gloves,
and many Of which pass for kid in the
retail stores. The supply Of kidskins
of the finest quality Is naturally limited.
The greater part j. absorbed in the
manufacture Of women's gloves. Mems
gloves, therefore. are frequently made
of fine lambskin, which is better than
the second rate kid.
The genuine. fine kidskins are main
" of French origin. and those obtained
from mountain slopes Of southern
France are world famed for their ex-
cellence. All the best conditions OF
climate, air and diet appear 70 unite in
exactly the degree RI luired TO secure
perfection IN this district. Nowhere
else are the conditions equally favor
able. although < Iskius Of great excel
lence. are produced throughout the
mountain u of southern Europe.
Their production l. tae principal indus
Try among the n-ouutaineers.
Great pair must be taken TO secure
the softness d delicacy of texture and
freedom fro blemish which form the
value Of the Kid skins. The diet is the
most important factor, and mothers
milk is rec ired TO keep the kid in per
feet condition. If the animal is allowed
to eat uass its value declines, as the
skin Immediately begins to grow harder
and coarser in texture. To keep the
skin in perfect condition the young kid
is kept closely penned and carefully
guarded against injury from scratches,
bruises and so on. As soon as the kids
have reached the age at which their
skins are in the best condition for the
glover they are killed and the skins
are sold TO travelling peddler, who bear
them TO the great center Of the tanning
industry at Grenoble, Anponay, Milhau
and Paris.
Fine lambskins are raised in great
quantities in southern Europe, and
throughout Hungary, Servia- Bulgaria
and Roumania. The American glove-
makers buy most Of their lambskins at
Vienna or Muhlburg.
London is the chief market Of all
the miscellaneous skins. Here may be
found the cape sheepskins, tough and
durable. from the Cape of Good Hope
colt and calf skins from Buenos Ayres
and other cities Of South America
hogskins from Mexico and Brazil; an.
telope from India, Brazil, Colorado
and Africa. OF late years many OF
these skins have been brought directly
10 New York, and American buyers no
longer find it necessary 10 go TO Lon
don. While fine lambskins are the
staple in mems gloves, coltskins are
rapidly coming into favor, and fine
calfskins are also extensively used.
Each has a grain peculiar to itself,
which, while not Visible TO the ordinary
buyer, can be inst Il = perceived by
the expert.
''Calfskins are good h Il = soft
and pliable, but are apt to cracG- Thi:
fault is not found in coltskins, which
are durable and handsome, and in
many respects make model gloves.
The wrinkles are Objectionable, but
these disappear when the glove is on
the hand. The jacks Of Venezuela
contribute the majority of deerskins al
present. The castor comes from the
antelopes of the west. Heavy leather
gloves are obtained from the elks
Hogskins are used 70 a moderate eX
tent. Patnas, or Calcutta OK hides, are
also used.
Every invoice Of heavy skins con
tains more or less curiosities, and the
kind of leather that will be evolved
from a stray moose, muskox, llama Of
kangaroo skin depends upon the skim
that accompany it. Dogsdns are oe
c~asionally made up into gloves, but
their use is very uncommon. Every
thing that goes by the name Of dogskir
nowadays is likely 20 be Cape sheep
Ratskin gloves are about as frequent a
rat sautes In Chinese laundries. n-Nep
York Sun.