The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
WOMEN AND GLOVES.
The Fair Ones Insist Upon Having Them
Several Sizes Too Small.

Sc'erai Sizes 100 shnai'
An old draper, writing in the Drdpers' REQ
ord Qondon) says that between a growing
inclination on the part OF customers TO bring
back damaged gloves for exchange and the
evident intention of Wholesale houses TO keep
returns within as narrow limits as heretofore
tho unfortunate retailer seems likely TO have .
bad time of it What with extended stock and
closer cutting Of prices, the department has un-
derronc within recent years a decided change
for tho worse and now frequently fails to return
a fair profit, while it would generally not BIO abls
to bear tho loss that more exchange would bring
upon It. Yet IL must BIO admitted that Gus
toner he's a right to expect a good and wearable
glove when she has paid an adequate price for
IT, and il would be absolute folly to run tho risk
Of losing her future patronage by sending her
away dssa tisfed and in a hull, rather than
replace a pair Of which one has ripped without
showing marks OF rough treatment What can
be done7 1t has been interesting TO follow the
methods adopted during recent years by our
American cousins for dealing with these difficult
ties. They have in some cases given away glove
stretchers with every pair above a specified price,
and may. probably. in other instances have added
packets Of chalk well. They have been ready
70 mend gloves. and hnvo advocated the install
ment Of a glove-mender in the house by giving
one OF the young ladies q complete outfit and
plenty Of encouragement but apparently With
cut contemplating any increase Of her salary.
They have tried 70 promote homemending by
keeping for sale in the department glove-darners
In the shape Of small sticks with oval balls O;
different sizes-ono for the thumb and the other
for the hngers-at either end and by providing
at popular prices dainty haberdashery cases
containing. special needles, silks and buttons
for glove repairs But people are not likely to
do fprt hsrne hat for ham,
and 80 a policy Of fitting on gloves before pur-
chase taken up, and is still htfully, but not
enthusiastically followed. The plan would
work well enough if sweet reasonahisness in
all customers could be depended upon
With all Difference. II has always seemed TO mo
that this matter is not taken at the right end Is
Is like commencing a subject in the middle TO
assume that women generally krov how 70 treat
properly pair Of new gloves BY all means
lot US exchange readily a pair OF gloves that
either in tho skin sewing is faulty. but let
US Try TO secure indulgent and wheeling adap-
tation Of tender untried skin TO the peoularities
OF the hand that has TO DO put within II somehow.
II 10, perhaps. TOO much 10 hope that women will
ever be brought 10 wear gloves big enough for
them They will probably always insist upon
getting their gloves one two sizes smaller than
they ought 70 be, in spite OF tho fact that easy
fitting gloves will twice as long and really
look infinitely better than when, as famous
academician once said. the fingers are made 10
look like 30 many sausagea 1t would DO safe
70 declare that not ono woman In a hundred buys
gloves large enough for her, and probably not
another out of the remainder will be wise enough
and careful enough TO give the gloves a fair start
IN wear We can fall back on a consular report
for the calculation shat raw skin must pass
through 219 different nanipulations before Il
becomes a glove. and the 22Oth is often strain
Ike unto tho first stages Of hearty meal In Q
boa constructor. Glove stretchers and gIatuitous
powder afford little help, unless they are followed
by muscular moderation, and the best way Of
preventing split gloves is TO teach glove wearers
The best way of impartine this instruction would