FASHIONS IN GLOVES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 90, 9 January 1908, Page 3

FASHIONS IN GLOVES.

Gloves and sentiment ever seem to go band in hand,',(.writes: ''A :S6ciety- Butterfly" in. "M.A.P;")".'! lri''olderi ; days, the trustyknight;, wore, his ,lad'y!s. glove 'on his-helmet,-and even iii this prosaic age a box of gloves' is often sent to 'a pretty woman by hor latest , admirer. But-gloves have-been a terror to our.purses during the-last.dccade. This has been-chiefly on account of the craze • for elbow slewes, arid.is'; also oiving to' our modern standard of- perfection.'. Long 1 sleeves .will-/mean-"shorter- gloves,- but there is'-no ohanco that we shall save on the .transaction. Gauntlet. ; glpves.will,bo worn, at any rate, with taiilor-made frocks, .arid are to be lined inside to', match' the costume'. Arid these gauntlets ' are of-, suede kid in- pale , shades, , and ; have :a' taffetas. lining. in- blue, .'-green, or straw colour. Violet is to. he much worn'.in the near future, arid this' will .mean tan'suede gloves'lined to'correspond. Grey will be another favourit-o tint,' and withthese our Handschue'n—l like ..the quaint German word—must show a lining of rosered or perhaps" of yellow. Black suede gloves may have a white-doublure, and these will, of coiirso, appeal to the economical. Sleeves of evening-gowns seem to be shorter than ever, so wo shall still buy gloves of six-t-een-butt'on length. - 'There are, however, signs in the air that we may turn from kid to suede.leather.

; .The ne\i;. gauntlet gloves will mean money, so most of us. mil go in for the - old ' stylo with/which we are too familiar. '• Now, 1 ' mistakes '.are; often made in this direction. Wo are apt to think that dark gloves show economy, and that' white' should bo reckoned as the sign of the spendthrift. But- this doctrine by no means stands the test of.experience. Black gloves turn rusty, and greys and browns come'back from the cleaners-in a sorry condition. White kid. gloves of. a good quality prove far and away the most economical. They look sniart; can bo worn with any. gown, and will clean creditably 'again and again. . But brown or grey gloves, to match a frock, are. often a necessity, and, in'that case, they should■; be of the - best suede; and dark colours are, of course, more durablo. All white gloves in kid, and all coloured'in suede—that is the rule that makes for, success.

A careful 'woman will, put on and take off her glove's"with much precision.. A new pair of : gloves.-should bo first stretched; by means of ivory glove-stretchers, and'their insidos dusted ovor with, violet powder. Then they ought to be slowly drawn on, each finger worked-well into place, and each button securely fastened. And this same prudent ..woman would put away, her gloves neatly, and lay them with care.in a scented sachet. Long gloves must be made to meet the short sleeves, or rather to disappear beneath them, as a bare elbow and bit/of arm —possibly red!—marks one as a dowdy, or worse—a sloven. 1 Several ingenious devices have been invented to keep long gloves in position; and smart women wear jewelled clips or a pair of jade bracelets. The latter strike one as heavy and also, most unreliable; so many of us use-the simple elastic bands of everyday life, and these, seem to answer the purpose to perfection. But thin, narrow bands should bo used, as thick elastic may mark tho arms. By the way, the averago Englishwoman has a way of wearing '.'long" gloves that aro far too short—but this sounds an Irishism. As a fact, the sixtcen-bntton length is needed for elbow sleeves; for a glove should lie on the arm in countless small folds and wrinkles—a style always observed by Parisienncs and Americans. Four-button gloves would be worn with the new, long sleeves: and, for rough wear, these should bo. browu or tan and of tho leather persuasion.