Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-06
THE ETIQUET OF THE GLOVE.
Customs Vary III Different Countries
BeIgium's King and the Prince of
Wales.

The euquet with regard to the wear
ing of gloves varies with almost every
Countrywide general rule that holds
good in all, however, being that men
should never shake hands without bar
ing their right hand, says the Chicago
Times. TO omit doing SO, especially
when greeting or bidding adieu to Il
woman, is just as bad form as re-
tanning ones cigar on the occasion. IL
is somewhat hard Jpn men to expect
them to throw away Il good cigar when
stopped and addressed on the street
CT in the park by ladies with whom
they are acquainted and it is likewise
troublesome. especially on 4 warm day
to have to remove tight fitting glove
from the right hand. But these are
the penalties of being popular With
women, and failure to conform to these
elementary rules of courtesy indicate
bad breeding. Gives should be worn
not so much as an article of conven-
tiOnal dress us for the prtection Of the
hand, and it is amusing to see people
often taking far more care to preserve
their gloves at the expense of their
hands than their hands at the expense
of the gloves.
In Belgium, which may be regarded
as the country where the finest gloves
are made the king distinguishes him
self by never wearing gloves, not even
when in full uniform during the coolest
weather. Strict Oh the subject of ct
no "a
misunderstanding and his aids-do
camp shall be irreproachably glOved.
The majority of the members of the
Mobiles club and other similar institu-
tons at Brussels follow the kings eX-
ample and go ungloved.
In England, on the other hand, the
prince OF Wales is invarieably glOved,
and extremely well gloved at that.
He wears gloves whenever he stirs out
of the house, and in the evenings at
the theater or at private entertainment
his hands are always enveloped in well.
cut, single button, pearl gray kids. He
retains his give when shaking hands.
but the person whom he thus grects
is expected to bare his hand before ex-
II.
by the prince on behalf of the queen
at st. James palace the ushers and
other functionaTies of the lord chamber
lain's department who are on duty
ae CAREFUL see that each man before
entering the royal presence has his right
hand barred and left carefully gloved.
In the middle ages the etiquet with
10 f.,,, tfriy,
gent than it is at present. Fo instance
no one was permitted to entr church
wearing gloves, it being considered
out of place as it would nowofdays be
remain in any sacred edifice with n
hat on. Nor were the great officers
of the royal and imperial courts per
mitted to wear gloves while fulfilling
in France for the coachmen and grooms
to enter the royal stables without
gloves from their hands. CuriOusly
enough, gloves went out Of fashion
almost entirely during the latter portion
f the eighteenth century, and only re
appeared after the great French re-
volution 100 years ago. The first
those mentioned in the histOy of the
Roman war against the Gauls. The
liter, we are told. had their hands en-
veloped in coverings made Of skins of
animals in order to preserve them from
the cold.
One Of the peculiar features of the
madness OF the Inflated eX-Empress
Charlotte of Mexico is that she requires
a fresh pair Of pearl-gray two-button
kid gloves en- rising every morning
Throughout the year. If, by any mis- |
hap, there is no fresh pair at hand, |
and an attempt is made to furnish her
with gloves that are not entirely new, |
her insanity assumes for the moment |
4 violent form and continues until she |
is appeased by a fresh pair.