Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — How to Put On Gloves. [ARTICLE]

How to Put On Gloves.

The length of time a pair of kid gloves will wear depends very much upon the way they are put on, especially the first time. Never put on a pair of now gloves in a hurry; take plenty of time and keep . cool. It is of great importance that the hand should remain dry and cool and be perfectly clean. It is well to dust it with a little plain rice powder to this end. Work the fingers well down before you put in the thumb, work the thumb in slowly, and then the rest of the hand; begin at the second button and ascend, then return to the first button, which will now fasten easily without breaking or stretching the buttonhole. Your hand will frequently be moist with perspiration when about to remove the gloves; in this case pull 1 them off wrong side out, so that the | moisture can evaporate. When quite ! dry, turn the fingers and smooth the j gloves into shape, laying them in a box or other receptacle long enough to receive them, except in the case of | evening gloves, which may be folded ' half way up the arm. Another way to make gloves last is to buy them large enough. A glove that is too tight presses the hand out of shape and makes it red, and is always in bad taste. Bracelets should no more be worn over gloves than should rings.—Albany Cultivator. Satan never could have brokpn into the Garden of Eden with a man on watch.