Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Hello, everyone. Welcome, November! The proverbial gloves have been off for a while now with all the election stuff. Although, I suppose that many of you are getting your gloves out of their warm weather hiding places, with cooler temperatures.
Today, I’m putting the gloves on, but with elegance. You see, this time of year made me think of the novelette I finished about a year ago, The Dance of Discord. The setting is Washington, D.C., but during the Gilded Age. Gloves were important fashion articles then.
Curious about how much emphasis I might have placed on gloves when I wrote the novelette, I opened it up on my Kindle Cloud Library and found that I used the word “glove” seven times. I won’t try to match images to those scenes.
Frankly the images are hard to find, and Night Cafe was not cooperating with me for gloves, or for gowns from the early 1900s. However, I’m sharing a few that I was able to get from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, for your fashion enjoyment.
My favorite painter of fashions was Tissot. He was several years earlier than the era of The Dance of Discord. However, just because I love his work…
I also used part of a public domain image of one of Tissot’s paintings when I made the image collage for the cover of the novelette. Although her black gloves disappear into her gown in the image.
Thanks for sharing this moment of elegance with me. Wishing you an easy coast down the other side of this midweek hump. Friendly comments are welcome. Hugs!
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Of course, here’s the obligatory shameless self-promotion.
The Dance of Discord is a lighthearted tale of spies and intrigue. In Washington, D.C. of the early 1900s, Secret Service agent Milo Quick and Duchess Felina Gattone must navigate an intricate and dangerous dance of diplomatic maneuvering.
The Dance of Discord
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When I went to FIT in the 70s I was told that until the 60s the female students were required to wear gloves. It may have been just a tale, but perhaps not…
In any case, gloves do provide an elegance that is hard to find today. (K)
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Loved Dance of Discord! And I do remember gloves – we were still wearing them when I was growing up. I wore the elbow length ones with my wedding gown!
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Thanks for your kind words, Noelle. I’ll bet you were a stunning bride. Hugs.
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Everyone looks so elegant in their suits and dresses, unlike me sitting here in my joggers and rugby shirt 🤣🤣
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I have to admit, Fraggle, it’s the kind of thing I’d rather look at than participate in! LOL.
I actually am wearing gloves… those copper infused elastic fingerless typing gloves! 😀 Big hugs.
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This is a gorgeous dance of discord, Teagan! xx
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Thank you, Cindy. Hugs!
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Teagan, what a lovely journey into another era! I have always been fascinated by how clothing tells us so much about the times in which people lived. And James Tissot is such a wonderful artist to bring into this conversation. His paintings seem to capture entire stories in a single moment. I love the elegance of the gloves and the reminder that even the smallest details of fashion can tell us something about history. Sending hugs on speedy wings to your and the Scoobies. Wishing you a wonderful November!
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Happy November to you too, Rebecca. As I was saying to Robbie, Tissot tells so many stories in his paintings just by showing the way their heads tilt, or a detail of their posture. He doesn’t even have to rely on facial expressions because he uses body language so well. Big hugs back — and purrs from the Scoobies.
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I did just pull my mittens out for the upcoming season 🙂 Fun post Teagan and loved the images xo
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Hi, Denise. I imagine your magical forest gets quite cold. Enjoy those cozy mittens little kitten! Thank you again for posting your marvelous review of “A Peril in Unseen Frequencies!” I’m hoping for cool weather so I can curl up with your Christmas Wish book. Big hugs.
November Book Reviews! #KayeLynneBooth #MarshaIngrao #TerriSchrandt #JanSikes #StaciTroilo #TeaganRiordainGeneviene #DawnPisturino #writingcommunity #whattoread #mustread – Author D.L. Finn
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Even if you didn’t manage to get all the images you wanted, the post is wonderful, and I remember the story very well. I recommend it to anybody who hasn’t caught up with it yet. Every little gesture and action is important in the novel, and things are not as they seem. And I won’t say anything else. Thanks, Teagan, big hugs and love to the Scoobies!
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Heartfelt thanks for your kind words, Olga. And thank you for your review of this story last year! Hugs on the wing!
#TuesdayBookBlog The Dance of Discord: A Short Story of Gilded Age Intrigue by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene (@teagangeneviene) – Just Olga
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Congratulations, Teagan. Another delightful novella addition to your book family. The pictures you’ve share are gorgeous. I know this artist but not very well.
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Hi, Robbie. Thanks for commenting. James Tissot is perhaps my favorite. He did some religious paintings that I don’t like, but (I think) most of his work was of people of his day. I always loved fashions and he portrayed them is exquisite detail. But what makes his paintings so wonderful is how he captures the body language of the poses of the people, even in crowd settings. Their faces are expressive, but the poses in his work always tell such stories! I found this link with several of his paintings, however their photos of them are kind of blurry.
James Tissot – 457 artworks – painting
Wishing you a fulfilling rest of the week. Big hugs.
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Love gloves, and I adore Tissot!
These are all lovely images to look at, Teagan, thank you! Elegance is much needed these days.
Dance of Discord.. I know you wrote that. I seem to remember reading some of it.. here? Did it start out a serial?
Okay… sending massive HUGS and love bugs!
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Hi, Resa. I was thinking that you were another Tissot fan!
Yes, the original version of this novelette was my last Three Things style serial, posted here for free. Massive hugs back to you. 🤗 👾
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A lovely post no matter what day it is, Teagan. 😊
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You are so kind, John — thank you. 🤗 Hugs!
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Now that I think about it, long gloves could serve the more mature woman by covering up a whole lot of age spots on her hands and arms. I should look into that!
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Hi, Liz. It surprised me that gloves didn’t make a comeback during COVID. I guess that level of dressing is probably gone forever. Hugs.
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Probably, since these are the days of going out in public in one’s pajamas and slippers.
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