Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-26

the imitation alligator, seal or porpoise
leather wears better than the real skin
of the animal for which it is named
American granting machinery is used in
the leather manufactures throughout the
world.
American shoes are recognized as the
finest in the world for general purposes.
Mary Garden took with her on her last
trip to Europe no less than forty-nine
pairs of shoes from New York In Paris
the American shoe is more in demand
than fhat of any other nation, and the
same is said to be true in Berlin and
Vienna. In England, also, there is great
demand for American shoes. notwith-
standing the fact that for many years
English shoes We're considered the best
in the world. The export of English
ued at $11. 443225, while the United
States exported 10.O79.76 pairs, valued
at $ll, 1863, 156. These figures indicate that
while the United States leads in the size
of its exports. the export shoes of Great
Britain are still of higher quality. The
high-class shoes made in America are
worn at home.
There are few materials used for cloth
ing the body that are so durable as
leather. In the
Durability of Leather museums of
Shown in Museums. Iondon ,sa,h.
er shoes are on exhibition which are
centuries old, and yet in such good con-
dition that they might be worn. Articles
of silk or cotton of that age would be
too frail to be handled. In Germany
lately there was discovered a buried
tannery believed to be over 200 years
old. A number of hides were found in
the old watts, which when taken out
proved to be in sufficiently good condi-
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reason leather is used for other purposes
than shoes. 1t is the most durable of
fabrics for clothing having hard usage.
The bucllskin breaches of the pioneer
have their successors in the leather gar
ment used by scouts and hunters in the
present day. Automobile coats and out
ing clothes of various kinds are largely
made Of leather. Leather belts are in
never-ending demand, and leather is
frequently used to a considerable extent
both in millinery and dress trimmings.
The United States is also largely in
terested in glove manufacture. and the
leather gloves made in America during
the past year Appropriated s20,v0tO0O
i'm value. Most Of the skins for these
gloves We're imported, comparatively
small amount of domestic sheep and
calf skin being used for the cheaper
grade. Practically all of the glove leath-
er imported comes from Europe, al
though the increasing amount of kid re-
ceived from Mexico will soon rival that
Comparatively few American gloves
are exported, but with the rapidly de-
veIoped in
Few American Gloves crease of the
Are Sold Abroad. nean demand
is sure to follow. There are several
new machines in glove making distinctly
American, which very materially lessen
the cost of manufacturing these articles.
At present the greater portion OF tee
glove manufacturing in the unlted
States is still confined to the state OF
New York although a number OF lac
tories lately have been opened in the
middle west There are 3S1 glove fac
tories now i'm operation in this country
with a capital estimated at S9,oyo,Op
The machine-sewed glove. thanks TO the
new American machinery. is much bet
ter than the old-faShioned hand-seWed
article. which was formerly most In
demand Many of the American ma
chimes for glove making are now In use
i'm European factories.
II used to be said that IL took three
countries to produce pair OF me gloves
Spain 10 furnish the leather. france
tn cut them and England to sew them.
During the paot five years. however
gloves have been produced in America
Of recognized quality, while those made
i'm This country from fine imported skins
will rival any of those manufactured
abroad