I try to only recognize when it is truly warranted . . when I was little women still wore dresses and worked hard on their hair and makeup before going to the market or to get the kids. A different world.
MY mom drove home the point that the girls put a lot of effort into looking nice. She also pointed out that if you wife puts out the effort and you haven't got the decency to compliment her for the effort you might spend the night on the couch. Took a few years before I figured out why sleep on the couch with the TV nearby was such a bad deal. Call me naive.
I recall women wearing gloves when they’d go out...