It could be simply because they're such pretty accessories, or it could be to protect fingers from sticky tea cakes.
We can't provide the staircase, but we sure can provide the gloves so that you can reenact the scene for yourself! Product DetailsLook as polished as a debutante at her first society ball when you wear this pair of Extra Long White Satin Gloves for Women! Women's White Satin Extra Long Gloves | Costume Gloves The gloves end just above the elbows.Don't ask us why. Always Elegant It's a beloved scene from a hundred different movies and stories: The heroine enters the ballroom at the top of a long, curving flight of stairs.