The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
KID FOR GOOD GLOVES.
Finest Kids Come from Mountainous
 Districts of France.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Iniladeiphla Inquirer.
 manufacturer, that most of tho gloves tha are sold in this country under the comprehen There is hardly a country in the world tha does not supply some sort of materials whicf are made mad ,, Sp into gloves. and many of whici "Ths sSRply y, of kdskIns of the finest qual., Mems gloves. therefore, are frequently made of fne lambslxin. which is better than the are mainly of French origin and % thoss ask1hs obs tainsd from the mountain slopes of sunny France are world-famed for their excellence
 All the best conditions of climate. air and diet appear to unite in exactly the degree required to secure perfection in this district. vorable. although kidskins of great excellence are produced throughout the mountain ranges of Southern Europe. Their production is the principal industry among the mountaineers.
 'Great pains must be taken to secure the goftness and delicacy of texture and freedom from blemish which form the value of the
 ''The diet Is the most important factor. and Enothers milk is required to keep the kid in
 "If the animal is allowed to eat grass it's 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 Euarded against injury from scratches bruises
 ''As soon as the kids have reached the age tt which their skins are in the hest condi- o., skins aro sold to travelling peddlers who bear them to the great centers of the tanning in . hustry at Grenoble. Annonay, Milnau and Paris. v
 ''London is the chief market of the miscel . laneous skins Here may be found the Cape bheepskins. 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; antelope from India, BraZil Colorado and Africa
 "Of late years many of these skins have been brought directly to New York and m Gnh Nt to go to London. While fine lamhskIns are the staple in mems gloves. colt-skins 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 instantly be perceived by the expert.
 Every invoice of heavy skins contains more or less curiosities. and the kind uf leather that will be evolved from a strong moose. musk OK, llama or kangaroo skin de pends upon the skins that accompany it Dogskfns are occas ionally made up Into gloves. but their use is very uncommon. Everything that goes by the of dogskin nevada ys Is likely to be Cape sheep.
 "Calfskins are good looking, soft and pi- able, but they are apt to crack. This fault is not found in coltskins. which are durable and handsome. and in many respects make model gloves.
 '.Ths wrinkles unobjectionable. but these jacks of Venezuela contribute the ma jority of deerskins at present. Heavy leather gloves are obtained from elks Hogskins used to . moderate extent.
 'sFins lambskins are raised in great quan- titles in Southern Europe and throughout The American gIovemakers buy of thelr rambskins at Vienna or Muhlburg."