DEAR MISS MANNERS: If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from ...

Aside from protective gloves worn for tasks like waxing your car or dyeing your hair -- during which, presumably, you don’t socialize -- gloves are now chiefly worn for warmth. Greeting someone ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from shaking hands or appearing rude for refusing. GENTLE READER: Why didn’t Miss ...

Removing gloves before eating is a strict rule. But if you have a glass or a canape or a fork in your hands, that is an obvious and polite excuse for not shaking hands. Just practice the regretful ...

Maryanne was earning a few cents for each cotton glove she successfully sewed, but she would not qualify for a factory job – and much higher pay – until she reached a certain piece-rate that, as I ...