Correct Treatment Of Gloves

New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 99, 16 May 1941, Page 43

Correct Treatment Of Gloves

LOVES are an expensive item in the wardrobe. Correct handling, however, will give longer life to a new pair, and many an old and shabby pair may be renovated by careful washing and mending. : As with stockings, the putting on and taking off of gloves is an important point. When drawing on gloves, insert the fingers first, and leave the thumb until last, slipping it on finally. Gloves that are inclined to be tight, willtbe less troublesome if put on in this manner, and a light powdering of the inside of the gloves will also be of assistance. Gloves should never be pulled off by the finger-tips-a habit which’ causes split seams-but rolled off inside-out from the wrist downwards. An old pair of gloves which is no longer usable for "best" occasions, may be put by for use when driving the car, as the handling of gears and wheel is particularly hard on gloves, and ruinous to a new pair which has not yet been broken in. A neat little glove-holder may be made from a narrow band of linen, which is slipped round the wrist of each

separate pair of gloves and attached with a snap-fastener. Any confusion of pairs is thus avoided, and incidentally, a set of such holders makes a novel birthday or Christmas gift, Washing and Drying When washing kid gloves, squeeze them gently in suds, changing the water until the last soapy water is quite clean. Wring without rinsing and hang out, stretching them into shape as they dry. The colour may be restored to faded chamois gloves, by washing them in water in which orange peel has been boiled. This, too, makes them beautifully soft and pliable, with a soft, new appearance. Cotton gloves are easier to wash if put on the hand and scrubbed with a nail brush. Iren them before they become quite dry. Woollen gloves are washed in the same way as any other woollen article, and the same applies to silk. Dry gauntlet gloves by drawing them over two bottles previously filled with sand. Place the bottles out of doors, and the gloves will dry with a professional finish, and peaked cuffs will be avoided. Patching is necessary where large holes occur, but otherwise, fine darning is usually unnoticeable when worked in a matching colour. Seams must be stitched on the wrong side of the glove, and are made more secure if done by machine. Remember to fasten off securely,