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Show First Flngerless Gloves. How early did mankind think of the convenience of the flngorless clove"' Little was said of gloves In ancient ' times, but In most cases it Is obvious thar. they had fingers Those worn by , the cecretary of the younger Pliny, UE4d when he visited Vesuvius, so that he might keep on jotting down, notes In spite of the cold, must havo bon fingered, no Ie38 than those cf the glutton In Anthenaous, who woro gloves at table so that he might handle han-dle the meat whllo hot and get In advance ad-vance of his bare-handed fellow din ers. |