White gloves: Yes or No?

[Rabbi_Pazo]

White gloves: yea or nay?

I agree with the opinion that using white gloves add a gracefulness, not only to the wearer, but the people similarly attires, This very elegant touch, is especially prevalent when gloves are made of pure Egyptian cotton (silk for ladies), but they may mot be suitable for certain ocassions. There are numerous types of design: with "ribs" or without them; with glosssy wrist buttons, eleastic band or draw strings. For Honor and Color Guards carrying flags of weapons such as rifles, swords of sabres, there are gloves fashioned with rubber "grip points" to facilitate the handling of the flags or weapons, as required.

When dressed in Formal wear, Military or Police uniform, gloves add a touch of elegance, particularly if the wearer is a member of a Color Guard or Honor Guard. On an earlier post, another member made elaborated on the protocol one should observe when using gloves. My thanks to the gentleman for his post: I encourage all readers of this read his post for reference.

As a bagpiper, I have three custom-made sets of pure white gloves with the last two joints of the finger tips cut off, in order to achieve a seal when playing the chanter of a set Great Highland Bagpipes (GHB.)

These gloves work remarkably well when plaing the bagpipes, including Piobaireachd (the Classical music of the GHB), which requires agility, graceful movements and deliberate execution of embelishments (including the now "defunct" Barlouth , a Piobaireachd embellishment movement that has thirteen grace notes (no longer used in competitions and many pipers). In other, besides offering comfort and an elegant touch, they do not restrict their use of your hands. Musically speaking, they aford you "the might of an ox and the grace of a butterfly".

In my profile you can find a photo of myself and California Governor Schwarzenegger, sharing hands, with said gloves. For a larger view, the following link: http://www.californiabagpiper.com/id64.html



Good luck!

Rabbi Dr.Raphael Pazo, Jr.
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