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 Manners think of that ...

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 ...

Her name was Maryanne, she worked in what was then called a “sheltered workshop,” making gloves on an industrial sewing ...