Transcriber’s Note:
The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
Most men, apparently, take their glovesfor granted. In these days the little refinementsof civilization are accepted amongus without a thought; but in so doingwe lose a great deal of enjoyment which wenever were intended to overlook. Least of allare our gloves commonplace. Mr. Chestertonhas something to say about TremendousTrifles. To my mind, he might have been talkingabout gloves. If you choose to think ofthem as trifles, then they are tremendous.
For thirty years I have devoted myself tothe practical problems of the glove industry,and my connection with one of the substantialfirms of master-merchant-glovers in the worldhas taught me how little gloves are known orappreciated by the millions of persons who buythem and wear them. The pursuit of glove lore—thehistoric romance of the glove—has longsince been with me a selfish recreation. NowI desire to share it, as well as the practicalknowledge, with all men and women who havemissed seizing upon the real relation whichgloves bear to life.
In the work of gathering together and arrangingthe material in this book, I wish toacknowledge my gratitude to Miss MarionSavage, who has collaborated faithfully withme, and has shared in no small degree my ownenthusiasm for gloves, past and present.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Why Gloves | 1 |
| II. | Ancient History of Gloves | 9 |
| III. | The Language of Gloves | 18 |
| IV. | How Gloves Came to Grenoble | 30 |
| V. | Glovers in the Eighteenth Century | 41 |
| VI. | Gloves in Many Marts | 52 |
| VII. | From Artist to Artisan | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |