The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19

show the very first sign of wear or
tear and mend them, by the way, with
cotton rather than silk. Ordinary
rips are easy enough to manage, for
the needle is put in the same holes
and gently drawn together, and the
only Drecaution that must be taken
is to see that you do not draw the
seam to one side or the other and
make il crooked.
Mending a tear is rather a ticklish
task and one that is in itself quite an
art Occasionally a small piece is
torn from the inside of the thumb
while the rest of the glove is per-
fectly( good. If it is very small the
best thing to do is to buttonhole the
edges of the tear and then draw the
buttonholed edges together. This is
strong and neat and it very seldom
pulls out, whereas you might draw
the kid together any number of times
only to find the hole yawning impu-
IDENTIFY as soon as the glove is on.
When piece of kid is set in. the
tiny glove needle, which is only about
two-thirds as long as an ordinary one,
Is needed. and. in fact is almost es-
sential for some needles do far more
harm than good, and instead of draw
ing hole together seem to take a
vicious delight in making it grow to
astonishing proportions.
More depends, too on the way
gloves are kept than the average per-
son realizes. Nearly every one has
drawer for ribbons, gloves and laces,
and all are thrown in here, there and
the other place, regardless of color
and with happy disregard as to
cleanliness as well. Never make the
mistake of keeping white gloves with
any others. They soil quite too cas-
lily as it is. and it is folly to let them
rub against darker ones, which are
ff.1 1,a 1rc~e 1rx1
if ii is practically invisible. Instead
put them in a box by themselves and
wrap them UP separately in tissue
paper, and then and only then are
you perfectly sure that they will be
fresh and dainty when you have need
of them.
When they are soiled try to clean
them yourself, for you can do it withs
out rubbing and ruffing up the kid,
which seems TO be more than profess
sionals can do. If they are very dirty,
and it is n shame to let them get too
awfully black, put them on and wash
your hands in a basin of gasoline, TAX
ing care to see that the very finger
tips are quite clean and white in the
seams. After this rinse them quickly
in some clean gasoline and rub them
dry with a soft, clean white cloth, for
they are very apt to dry in streaks if
hung up on a line, and even at best
they sometimes stiffen more than is
pleasant.
When you take them from youg
hands put them in a clean towel in the
window to sun and air. for there isn't
any one thing more disagreeable and
distressing than the ordor of gasoline
permeating one's clothing.
Ii there isn't any sun and you want
to wear the gloves in the evening, I'll
tell you trick that will rid them of
their odor but remember and be care
ful. In fact, you must always remem-
Der TO be exceedingly careful Of gaso-
line or naphtha, for both love to get
into mischief and never miss an oppor-
tUnity IL they can help it.
After the gloves have been in the
open air an hour or so and retain a
very faint smell, put them in the oven
and let them stay there for a time
and you will find that a most vigorous
search will be absolutely without re-
ward. But be sure to hang them in
the open before going near the fire
with them and never under any con-
ditions clean any articles, much less
gloves on your hands, near lamp or
fire of any kind. It is far better to
go without gloves one evening than it
is to wear scars all the rest of your
days and TO suffer all sorts of tor
ments in the bargain.
Every woman has a fad when il
comes 10 perfumery and generally In
dUlges her whim to the utmost in this
line. So If you have a perfectly white
sachet or even a scented face powder
sprinkle a little in the palm of your
hand and rub 1t gently over the gloves
Two things this will accomplish. The
fragrance Will permeate and the shine