At dinners, or formal teas, women should remove their gloves at the table and place them in their laps.
At dinners and formal teas, when the women have retired to the drawing-room, they may resume their gloves or not, or follow the example of the hostess.
At informal teas or "At Homes" the hostess need not wear gloves.
BREAKFAST. Gloves should be removed at table.
DINNER. Women may remove their gloves at table, and it is not necessary to replace them. They should be laid in the lap. The hostess generally determines by her own actions whether the women should resume gloves or not.
MOURNING. Gloves may be of black kid, suede, or black silk. In the evening, black suede or glace, or white suede should be worn. White gloves with black stitching should not be worn in the evening.
BRIDE. See BRIDE—GLOVES.
GROOM. See GROOM—GLOVES.
USHERS. See USHERS—GLOVES.
GODFATHER. A man asked to be one of the sponsors at a christening ceremony should reply by a written note or by calling in person.