More Etiquette for Gloves and a Royal Glovemaker for Downton Abbey
Wearing gloves while eating or drinking is a violation of good manners. Back in January, I blogged about a query I received from a tea specialist (more of a lament than a query) on etiquette and gloved hands with drinks in them, on the popular period drama, Downton Abbey. She was lamenting the fact that they were so incorrect with their glove manners on such an otherwise great show. I had told her that I gave the show a pass on that particular faux pas, as they get so many other things historically accurate, and I then quoted Judith Martin, who once wrote, " The only place where it seems to be traditional for ladies to eat or drink with gloved hands is in costume dramas. In real life, it was always considered crude, not to mention yucky, but in every period film, television show, play and opera, it is evidently intended to add a touch of what passes for 'class.'" Another etiquette violation in period film: To not wear gloves while dancing in the Regency E
