BE KIND TO GLOVES
You can tell a lady by her gloves, said our grandmothers, priggishly, states The New Zealand Herald. We don’t agree, but we do think it’s a pity to spoil these useful articles for lack of a few hints, such as that the appearance of fabric gloves is improved if, after washing, they are put through a thin starch and then ironed. A few drops of olive oil should be added to the water in which chamois leather gloves are washed. It helps to keep them soft and pliable. Adhesive tape may be used with advantage for mending kid gloves. It should be applied on the wrong side, to hold together the edges of small splits or worn seams. The glove should then be turned right side out again and very neatly darned with silk of the same shade. A glove finger may be comfortably held for darning if a pencil or a fairly thick penholder is slipped into it. For darning doeskin or chamois leather gloves fine wool is better than silk or thread if the skin is very soft. In order to make a strong repair it is advisable to buttonhole round the edge of a hole before darning it.
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Southland Times, Issue 22991, 10 September 1936, Page 15
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205BE KIND TO GLOVES Southland Times, Issue 22991, 10 September 1936, Page 15
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