First let me say I am by no means any kind of an expert. Modern shooting gloves IMHO would be a no-no. Genteel ladies wore gloves whenever they were out. Working gloves were worn by women that worked at rough jobs, hard work. Carrying water, out in the barn or garden or rode horses, drove wagons that sort of thing- just like the men-depending on what they could afford. There were lace, hand knitted, hand tatted so forth dress gloves that one wore to church, out for a stroll, shopping- when in town. Ladies gloves were made of silk, cotton, wool, leather. Fine kid gloves would also be worn as dress gloves as well as would have been worn with walking suits , day dresses. It was considered a sign of lower class to have rough, work worn hands. Try doing laundry on a washboard, with lye soap, chopping firewood, hoeing in a kitchen garden and not have raw rough hands. Ladies did not have freckles on their hands or faces. Ladies did not have calluses. Ladies were not tanned. The length of the glove and the number of buttons were different for different use. There were four button, six button, eight button. Styles changed some. Some had no fingers. These are called mitts in my copy of the 1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. cataloge. The gloves were made to match the dress if it was a fancy event. There are books on how to make gloves if you would like to try to make your own. Celeste.