Ice glove
Ice cream gloves or ice cream gloves are fine, white gloves made of ice leather .
History and use
Glacé gloves are worn by men with tailcoats or tuxedos . They have become rare at today's balls, but desirable at the Vienna Opera Ball and mandatory at the women's club dance ball . Ice creams are worn throughout the evening and are only removed for dinner or as a greeting.
From the middle of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, they were an indispensable accessory in everyday wear for women.
Cleaning and care
Ice cream gloves are washed with either soap or petroleum ether . You can also wash them in the washing machine at 30 ° C with shampoo . The leather gloves can later be whitened with talc .
Phrase
- Touching someone with ice cream gloves - treat someone with special care
literature
- Ludmila Kybalová, Olga Herbenerová, Milena Lamarová: The great image lexicon of fashion. From ancient times to the present. Dresden, VEB Verlag der Kunst, 1980.