The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-07-30
NEW KID GLOVES.
Marks That Tell Good ousiity-How
to Put Them on--Fine Grain.
ed Wear Best.

Brown VIII be the CHOSEN favOrite
shade for gloves-brown in many
siues of golden, red and tobacco.
Glace and suede will find equal IA.
vor, the first skin being of some.
what more substantial quality than
formerly, although 1t will be quite
as soft and pliable as of yore.
In the cheaper grades of gloves one
rarely buys a pair made of genuine
kid, as the real skin is too expensive
TO be employed in manufacturing any
save the better kinds.
The best kid for suede gloves
comes from South America. while
France furnishes the first grade quail
ity for glace.
In manufacturing glace kid the hair
or grain side of the leather is turned
outward, while suede is made by turn
ing the skin side outward. Both
gace and suede gloves are made from
the same kind of leather.
Mocha is the skin of the Arabian
mocha, a small animal very much
like kid. but very little real mocha
leather is used and most of that sold
is of domestic manufacture and is
made from lambsl<in Most of The
chamois gloves are lambskin tanned to
initiate real chamois.
The new gloves will show clasp
that has been designed to prevent
tearing holes in the kidskin
1t fastens on the same principle as
the snap" with which we are famil-
lar but the top of the clasp is the kid
Of the glove, which has been pushed
over the fiat top of the button and
held in place by a metal ring To out
ward appearances the clasp is the
same as those which we are at pres.
cut wearing, except that 1t shows a
kid surface instead of the entire metal
surface and is much lighter in weight
Great variety in color Is shown in
samples, for the edict has gone forth
that gloves must match ones gown.
For long time black and white were
almost the only popular shades. but
they will have to give way now to
other hues. although there is always
steady demand for gloves in these
colors.
Automobile gloves are shown in
buttonless short mousquetaire, with
gauntlet effect. These gloves are
used also for riding and driving.
Some of the new shades for wear
are gun metal, sage green, Havana
brown, oxblood and Russian blue.
New and pretty shades in tans and
modes are also to be had. The gun
metal glove is real novelty. 1t Is
shown in glace kid stitched with
white and with three pearl clasps
1t is difficult to tell the purchaser
by what means the wearing quality
of glove may be determined. Ex.
perts who have been in the glove bus.
mess for years are able to classify
glove as soon as they have touch
ed 1t. but there is no given rule by
which the would-be glove buyer may
be guided. In examining a glove be
sure that the skin is soft, pliable and
of an elastic quality. Avoid buying
kid which. when stretched. has por-
Gus. wide grained appearance. This
applies to both glace and suede.
The proper adjustment of gloves
for the first time is necessary to
their future fit and will greatly aid in
causing them to retain their shapeli-
ness
Begin by drawing on the four fin.
gers by rubbing gently until they are
entirely without creases and the
seams run down in straight lines.
Then slip the fingers of the other
hand beneath the glove at the little
finger and draw down the kid firmly
to take out creases which remain at
the base of the little finger.
When the four fingers are encased
Slip the thumb in carefully and then
see that the stitching on the back of
the glove is properly placed. Smoc'h
out once more and clasp after having
stretched both clasp sides gently so
That they will fasten in the exact CEN
tor of the wrist.