[Sca-cooks] Drakey's latest accident story...

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

> >'Lainie commented:
> >> Not. Drake- do not wear gloves. It will make a statement that I don't think
> >> you want to make.
> >
> >
> >Why? Men did wear gloves in period. I suspect if you look you can even
> >find nobility or Royalty in jeweled gloves and such in paintings. Even
> bending
> >a bit past 1600 might be acceptable in this case.
>
> You missed the point Stefan- yes, men wore gloves in period. *But not while
> swearing fealty!* Wearing gloves while swearing fealty... expresses
> disdain, contempt even. You won't even *touch* the lord? Don't ever do it
> unless you really mean it. And even then, it really is bad form and
> courteous folk don't do it.
>
> Put on the gloves later. But don't wear them while you swear.
>
> 'Lainie

Oooh, a thought! Wear the gloves, and only take them off while swearing
fealty. Talk to the Royals, and maybe you can do the between-the-hands
variety instead of swearing on the sword of state. Take the gloves off
right before you swear, and then put them on right away afterwards. Then
you'll be minimizing the amount of time that other people will see your
green hands. ;-)

Margaret, who has had blue (indigo), grey (faded black ink), yellow
(paste color) and red fingers (cochineal or paste color), but never green