Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-13

How the World 4 Hansaeked for suit
able Material 10 Cover oar Hands.
MANY Of the gloves that arc sold in
this country undor tho comprehensive
title u Kid" s,id a glovo mnnufhct.
urcr. "arc really made Of goat.l,in.
There Is hardly "a country in the world
that does not supply some sort II ina
tcrials which are qqdc up into gloves
and nanny Of which, pas Tor hid in tho
rctail stor'N The supply Of kid-klns
Of the finest quality isuaturally limited.
The greater part Is absorbed In tho
manufacture Of womcn's gloves Mems
gloves, therefore, arr frequently made
of fuo lnmbshin. which Is better than
the second rate hid.
Tho genuine. Hno kii.klns arcmnln.
~ Of French origin, aud tliuso obtained
from mountain slopes Of southern
France are world famed for their OK.
ccllcncc. Al the best conditions of
climate. mir and diet appear &, unto In
exactly the degree required 20 sccur
perfection In this district Nowhere
cl-s are tho conditions equally favor
able. although kidskins Of great excel.
lcnco aw produced throughout tho
mountain ranges Of southern Europe
Their production 4 Tho principal indus.
try among the mountninucr.
Great palms must h. taken 10 secure
tho stiffness and dclicncy Of texture aud
freedom from blcnish which form the
value ~ tho Md skins The dict Is the
most important factor. and mother.
milk Is required tn keep the hid In pcr.
feet condition. n tho animal l. allowed
to eat gmss IT, value declines ~ the
skin Immediately begin, 10 grow hanlci
aud conror In texture. no keep tho
skin IN perfect condition tho young lid
l. kept closely pcnucd and carefully
guarded against Injury from scratches
bruises aud ~ on. ~ soon NJ tho kii.
have rachrl tho ago ut which their
skins ao IN the best condition for tho
glover thcy m, killed aud tho skins
hro sold totnycling pcldlcrs, Who bcaT
them 10 the rrcnt ccnirrs NJ tho tanning
Industry ut 6pnoblo. Annonay, Milhau
and Paris
Pine lnmhskins nrc riisci In great
quhniiticf IN southern Europe. and
throughout Hungary. Soryin. bulgaria
and i,ounania The American glove
makers buy most Of their lambsl.ins a.
Vienna ~ Muhlbur;.
London l. the chief market ~ m
The miscellaneous skins. lloro may be
found tho capo shocp-kins, tough aud
durable, frum tho Caps Of Good llopc,
coltand calf skins frun nuonos Ayns
and other elite. Of South America T,
hopkins from McNico aud Brazil, an.
tclopo frlm india, Brazil, Colorado
and Africa. OF late year. many u
those skins have bccn brought directly
10 New York, and American buyers no
longer ilnd Il necessary 10 go To Ion.
don. While ino lnmbakins AZ the
staple In mons glove, colt.lSins arr
rapidly coming Into favor, aud tine
calf,kins arr also extensively usc,l.
Each has a grain peculiar 10 itsclf.
which, while not Visible 70 the ordinary
buyer can b. Instantly 40 clycd by
the expert.
"Caliskins hfc gooi looking. foit
hnd pliablc. but nru apt Ia crnck. This
fault l. not found IN roltskins. which
ao durable and handsome. and Ia
many uspocis make model gloves.
Tho wrinkles aro Objectionable, but
thcsc disappear Wien tho glove .. on
tho hand, Tho Jacks Of Nrucmela
contribute tho majority Of dccr.kin, ~
present Tho castor comes from tho
antclopcs Of tho wet. Heavy leather
gloves arr obtained from tho clks,
ilos-kins nrc u-,i 10 molrmtu cS.
tent patnas, or Calcutta on hides, arr
also used.
EVERY invoice of heavy skins con.
talna mop or les curiositics, and tho
Kind of heather that will bo evolved
from a stray moose, inuslsoE, llama ~
kangaroo skin drpgnd. upon tho skins
that accompany u. Dogsl.ins Aro 90.
caslonally made up Into gloves, but
their uso i very uncommon. Every
thing that go,s by tho naino of dosskin
nowadays l. likcly 10 10 Cape sheep
lAtskin gloves arr about ~ frquont n-
nut sauto- In Chinese laundrioi'-N
York sun.