New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
GLOVE ETIQUETTE.
WHAT THE PRINCE OF WALES WEARS.

Tho etiouctte with regard 10 the wearing OF gloves
vares with almost "ve:v country. the one general
rule which holds good In all however. being 'ha' men
.bouId never shake hands without barring their hight
hand To omit doing 20, especially when greeting or
,iddng alden 10 woman IS Just bad form a. retain
ing ones cigar the OCCASION II Is somewhat "ru
npon men to expect them to throw away g'"d
,c,r ,xb.n sopprd and addressed the street or IN
,he mark hy ladies' with whom they are acduaht"h
and n is likewise troublesome especially on Il WARM
a, "a have 70 remove II tlght-ntting glove from the
right hand. But these ar" III" pchhlh's Oh "'"B
nopuIar with women and failure TO conform I" THESE
elementary rules of courtesy indicates bud breeding.
covcs shouId be worn not much rs an artici" OF
conventional dress rs for the protection of the Manu.
and II Is amusing to see people OFTEN taxing lar "i
care TO preserve their gloves at III" expense Of 'hcr
hands than their hands ut the expense oi the gloves
In Belgium which may bc regarded aa The country
whore the finest gloves are made inc hlhs ol,,
,ngusles himself by never wearing gloves, NOV gym
whrn I'm fun uniform or during th" coolest Neiu i,.
strict on the subject 0 etiquette ne, howeNeI; [
,tnt NJ gentlemen in waiting ana ms Aiu's u''"hP
should be lrrrprCac"lEy F" Sb and md other similar
INSTITUTIONS at brussels follow the KIM example anu
,s imyariTbly govrd, and extremely we'll slovrd at
that lie wenrs GLOW, wrn,D'T % , or 1 a, private
Entertainments his hands are always envelopes u,
well cut single nttcn G Eas pcr ne whom
h ~, Inns greet |, expected 10 bare hi, hama peiore
extending H. Thus al the l"Ners hria o' WI he
| an hrbuif OF the Queen AT -. Jam"ss raiscs .ie
u.bers and Other functonari's OF Tie Loru ~, -
niu,s Department who are on duty are csIcui W ~.
hnt each man before entering the royal press.e mas
10" rrht hs nd barred his left carcfuy sloNeS .
" In the Middle Ages the etiquette WIN !es'in
o,oves was far more stringent than II Is az pInh,
For ns,aLcr. one was permitted 10 c' &C ont Of
yearing gloves which were considered !st W. ou. d
,i,re ~ II woud nowadays he 10 remain III aiM % ~,
Pdioco win q lat on Nor were tLr great oior,s W
me royal and imperial courts permitted 10 wcd
M fuldIluc their ofcia due>. IL wa TOT 49,,
tn France for tie coachrnrn aud gFoonls 10 rcI Wv,
,nvai stables without previously removing me Ut
,r1rn their hands CuriOusly enough gov. many
rt NJ fas hIon almost entirely during ne Ia p".,
U . ~ Tho eighteenth century. and emily reapPenI'4'
| rer IN. great French Revolution ~" Nel'" 10.
tn ART gloves that ever heard "I ar ~,
nantinncd I'm the history Of tie Roman Whr fnIs
| ,n Gou,s The latter are ;old had htr na,I
an,o,onsd I'm coverings made II the skins oil ""i"'
| In order 10 preserve them from The coln ~ u, tho
" ono ~ the peculiar Textures oi The 49, sh.
an ,atcd OK Empress Charlotte OF Mexico y , n" Id
anuires a fresh pair OF pearl gray, two, ~" rear
49, nm rising every morning throughout n ND
- 10 ,ny nisLap there f. no fresh rar al NM th,f
o,tempt il made to furnish her win CIV, or The
arc no, entirely new. her insanity hssn,u shc is an
| Moment A violent form and continues nhti sH' " VI
| ueo ed by a fresh pair.