The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-13
THE HON E.
Gloves.

Inc Er6ncn woman Q 1u6& Oh UfeSs Is,
of course, perfect i'll all its details; but
if she must practice economy she never
neglects her shoes and her gloves, "Bien
cause ct bien gantee'' is her motto. and
she lives up to this. Her gloves are
proverbial. She chooses them With art,
she puts them on with art, she carries
them with art, she takes care of them
with art, and, finally, she mends them
with art. She always puts on her gloves
In the houss, and buttons them as care.
fully as any other article of dress. She
never would be guilty of pulling on her
gloves ludely in the street or in street
Car, or of squeezing her hands into gloves
several sizes too small and buttoning
them with a hairpin. This would be
considered great improperly. Many
people cram their hands into gloves
which are so small that the glove looks
stuffed, and yellow kid on pudRy
hand reminds one of nothing more poetic
than @ ham in its yellow bag. Even peo-
pie, especially ladies with large hands.
ought to buy gloves which are larger
tuuH eOCh ACOCbcNiy ulBAo 6AO'SS,
like tight shoes. always make the hand
swell and increase In size by years OF
such injudicious treatment. Tight
gloves are always responsible for redness
Of the hands and for wrinkles. Women
who care to preserve the wniteness and
beauty of their hands and arms always
wear loose gloves Ellen Terry, for ex-
ample, who has large hand, so large
that it is somewhat masculine, never
congresses it in tight gloves, but selects
a comfortable size which gives her hand
ease and full play.
Now, after selecting gloves-nice stout,
loose ones for street wear, and others
little closer in fit for calling and for
evening wear-there il n way to put
them on. If there is anything that mars
woman's appearance 1t il glove with
the seams twisted and all the fingers
awry. The first trying on of glove is
the most important, because this gives
the glove it's set. First SHAKE some pow
der into ench finger of the love. Then
place your elbow firmly on a table with
the hand upright and the thumb extend
ed toward the palm. Draw the body of
the glove over the fingers and, after see
ing that each seam of the glove Is
straight With the line of the finger, coax
each finger into the finger of the glove.
Be sure, in the meantime, that the
stitching on the back of the glove is also
straight. Now insert the thumb, and
lock once again to see If the seams are
alI straight. If not, pull the glove off
ana begin again. The ssam at the tip
of the thumb should be in line with the
middle Of the thumb nail. Smooth the
IL fn1 %hN hs7f
ton first. All of this may seem tiresome
but an expensive and well-ftting glove
is worth the trou BILE of putting it on
carefully, for 1t will wear twice as long.
In removing q glove skin it off quickly,
turn the fingers, put Estle powder in
them, smooth them neatly and place
them in glove case. They will keep
much nicer in this way than II tossed
in drawer.
Never throw old kid gloves away.
They are nice to use, for they save the
hands in many ways, for example, in
gardening and busting, and, indeed. IL
one moistens the hands with glycerine.
or cold cream, and draws on pair of
easy, old gloves for an hour, the hand is
made astonishingly white. smooth. soft
and flexible. Ano thef use for old gloves
is to cut the backs for penwipers. and to
keep the fingers for stalls for cut fingers
or burns or any accident to the hands.
There is also a proper way to mend
glove. Glove needles can be procured at
any shop where ordinary needles are sold,
and, unlike the latter, they do not split
the kid. Ii the seams break or rip, sew
ND the seam on the right side of the
glove, MS much like the rest OF the s6iten-
ing as possible. and II the seam breaks
between the thumb and palm little
network made in the button hole stitch
will replace tho little kid hinge, ii one
may so call the three-cornered piece of
kid. IL the buttenholes break away it is
easy enough to replace the binding, II
you examine the method by which 1t
was originally put on.
Gloves may be cleaned at nome. OF
course the white channels skin gloves
that are worn in summer are easy enough
to wash by slipping them Oh the hands
ana rubbing them in lukewarm water.
fillef! with suds made from ivory or other
pure. white soap. White kid, and even
Suede, may he cleaned by gently rubbing
them all over with pumice stone powder.
Another way equally good is TO brush
them with benzine or gasoline, ana hang
them out in the air. One must be care
full in this latter operation to avoid being
near a fire, or near fame or heat, on
account of the explosive quality Of the
gasoline Another method is to put on
the gloves ana wash them in a basin of
spirits of turpentine.
White gloves may be dyed good tan
by wettine them with saffron and water,
which have been boiled and standing ten
or twelve hours.
Gasoline will also clean white kid slip
pers and make them as good as new.-St.
Paul Pioneer-Press.
To Remove Grease Spots.
Benzine, AS a cleanser, is sometimes
remedy worse than the disease. as it
often happens that no care Gan prevent
it from making a marked circle around
what was once grease spot. The cleans
ing fluid given below has stod the test Of
time and experience. 1t has never been
known to fail in taking off grease spots
nor to leave trace on the most delicate
fabric of muslin, lace, or wool:
One quart of deco orized benzine, one
ounce Of alcohol, one-eighth ounce of
bay rum, one-eighth ounce of ammonia,
ope-eighth ounce of chloroform, one
eighth ounce of ether, one-eighth ounce
oil of winterareen, oDe-third dram of
borax. These mixed make rather a large
bortleful of the fluid. but half the guam
+t+y or ovep quarter of it, might he