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How go to the opera
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If a woman wants to go to the opera in
areal upper class style then she needs to wear gloves besides
a lovely evening dress. Following Rules apply to wearing gloves
at a society event:
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Your gloves should be kept
on when shaking hands in a reception line or when dancing.
Gloves may also be worn while drinking, though care must be
exercised not to spill liquids on them, especially when the gloves
are made of kidskin or some other delicate leather. |
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It is better to remove, or partially
remove them when practicable When you sit down to dinner,
you should take off your gloves, and put them back on when dinner
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If you remove your opera
gloves, you should not take them off in a way that calls undue
or seductive attention to the process You can partially remove your
opera gloves in this fashion:
unbutton the mousquetaire wrist opening and pull your
hand out through the opening.
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The empty glove hand can
then be rolled up neatly to wrist level, either tucked under the
wrist or under your bracelet, if you are wearing one.
The basic rule as to length of gloves may be defined
as follows:
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The shorter the sleeve,
the longer the glove.
Opera length gloves are therefore, properly worn with
strapless, sleeveless, sleeveless with spaghetti straps or
short-sleeved gowns.
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Six-button (approximately
14") gloves, also known as three-quarter length or coat-length gloves,
may be worn with just about any length of sleeve.
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With longer sleeves, such
as those made popular in the 60's by Oleg Cassini, are correctly
worn when the arm piece of the glove is tucked in under the
sleeves.
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