The sun., 1908-12-27
FANCY GLOVES NOT WANTED
AMERICAN WOMEN SLOW TO
WELgOME CHANGES.

ornate kand Coverings or the XVII.
. Ceutury--White Hid RIitts fer Che
/ Opera Embroidered Cuffs . Novelty.
A New York woman is having made at
a we'll known glover's pair Of white
kid mitts eighteen button length for
evening wear. II the mitts are satis-
factory and her friends like them the
wearer will have duplicates made in
oolors to match other evening gowns.
As may be surmised, this woman has a
magnificent collection OF rings. sufficient
TO cover the fingers of both hands. and to
hide this collection under her gloves.
supposing abe could stretch the gloves
over It, or TO carry around in pouch
ten or dozen rings, supposing she wants
to sup away from home after the opera
or to dine at a restaurant after the
matinee. is far from satisfactory.
Unfortunately stylishly made. well
fitting glove ought not to be worn over
any but small fat rings. consequently
for some years it has been the custom
for women arriving from a place Of amuse-
ment at hotel or restaurant to take dinner
or supper to visit first tho dressing room.
delve into a hidden pocket. or oftener
into q bag carried openly in the hand.
for rings representing maybe thousands
Of dollars and to slip them on after taking
of their gloves or rolling them back as
far as the wrist After finishing the meal
the rings are put back in the bag.
This Is the main reason why nearly
every day the newspapers advertise lost
handbags containing jewelry and that
in nine cases out of ten the jewelry con-
sists of rings.
SO far no woman Of fashion has had the
courage to discard gloves at the opera
OF at any other evening affair held in
public. According TO an accepted history
OF fashionable modes. an attempt was
made in Europe about thirty-five years
ago to abolish gloves in favor Of clusters
Of rings between the joints OF every finger.
each hand to bear fortune But the
historians add hopelessiy: AS this was
the fantastic dream Of some fine lady,
it was not realized
Perhaps the New Yorker referred To had
this historic example in mind when she
compromised on mitts There is nothing
fantastic about mitts. On the contrary
they are associated with emin ,ntly
respectable and old fashioned persons.
What is more. a glove maker says that
kid mitts viii be unbecomng to any but
a small shapely hand. Immediately add
ing, however. that undoubtedly with "a
fortune in rings to look at the shape Of
the hand isn't noticed much.
Another New York woman whose
wardrobe contains many of the recently
revived Empire. Directoire and other
quaint models Of gowns and wraps has
had made to wear with one and another
afternoon costume kid gloves OF medium
length terminating in a sort Of cuff about
four inches wide This cuff is not attached
but is Of one piece with the glove and
lined with silk orsatin. and thegloves are
not unlike those worn by very rich per-
SONS in the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries. only far less ornate,
Describing a pair Of pearl gray kid
gloves thirteen inches long. the cuffs
lined with crimson satin, worn in the days
-when gloves were the outward and
visible sign OF faith in woman and the
touchstone Of honor in man" a fashion
historian says;
The magnificent embroidery on the cuff
description or in colored print. Every
flower. the columbine and pink in particu-
lar, the butterflies and even little gold
finch in the middle of the cuff are done in
natural colors with such skill as to make
them veritable needle paintings. The
work is wrought with fine silk, the shading
is eloquent OF the skill of the early dyers.
The raised gold work and stitching OF gold
thread is of a quality TO remain for years
in excellent condition. -
Another pair. made OF slightly heavier
leather and intended for street wear, Is
described as having cuff lined with
leather OF contrasting color, scroll
stitching at the base Of the ngers on the
back done In red and gold, narrow gold
ribbon marking the top OF the cuff and
pinked design between. Through the
pinking showed the scarlet lining.
The trimmings OF two tan color doe
skin examples, the one having cuffs lined
with red silk turned up trifie over the
edge. the other cuffs lined with white
kid, were respectively trimmed with
small appliquGs Of embroidered red satin
sewed down with gold thread and with
conventionaliZed heartsease In natural
colors Offset with gold fringe. Gloves
with broad ruffles Of costly lace both
black and white and gloves adorned with
tn6 unebt Ol kOlu anu III anu
embroidery to match are also mentioned
by the same historian as among the neces-
saries OF the fashionable wardrobe of that
day. Here. Glisson, wear this for my
sake said Queen Elizabeth TO DR.. Glsson,
taking OF a glove OF Spanish leather
richly embossed with gold thread and
finished with gold fringe. and presumably,
as the custom Of the time was, DR.. Glisson
wore IL on his hat or his sleeve.
The fancy gloves ordered by the New
York woman are much less decorative
than any Of these. For instance one pair,
of taupe color kid, have simple loop de-
sign Of embroidery done with silk in a
paler shade of the same color at the base
OF the fingers on the back and the cuff In
covered with similar design A deep
mauve pair are embroidered similarly
with three or four shades of mauve. A
pale beige pair introduces yellow into a
silk embroidered leaf design which sbor-
ders the cuff There is no embroidery on
the back Of the hand. However, in several
pairs OF gloves made recently at the same
place for stage wear the maRniflcence Of
some Of the earlier gloves has been repro
duced. and this. one importer thinks, will
help attract the attention of American
women to the fact that Of all the appurte-
nances Of q fashionable wardrobe the
glove is the most ordinary. Among the
gloves In the regular stock Of this inn
porter are examples trimmed on the
silk three inches long, nearly quarter
of an inch wide, the kid first being pune
tured to admit the strands. Some street
and evening gloves are thus trimmed
with self-toned and contrasting oolors
hlt mora quite nlain