White glove

GIFT
(unpublished story by Chekhov)

A young man wishing to make a present for his bride, after a long thought, decided to buy a pair of kid gloves.
He went with his sister to a women's supply store and bought one pair of kid gloves. At the same time, his sister bought ladies' leggings. Upon delivery home, the packages were mixed up, and the package with the leggings was delivered to the bride along with the following letter:
"My dear! I am sending you my little gift to prove that I do not forget your birthday. I chose them, believing that you need them! The saleswoman from whom I bought them showed the same ones that she has been wearing for three weeks, and they didn't even get dirty.
How I would like to put them on you personally! Of course, many will touch them before I see you. I asked the saleswoman to try them on herself - they look elegant on her!
I don’t know your size, but over time I will be able to judge him better than anyone else. Once you carry them around, they will be easier to remove, but when you take them off, do not forget to blow them out, because they may be damp from wear. Wash them more often without removing them, otherwise they may shrink. I hope you will accept the gift with the same feeling with which I give it. Wear them to dance on Friday. How passionately I wish to see you in them! The number of kisses that I have imprinted on them from the back is innumerable.
The saleswoman reminded me that the last cry of fashion is to wear them without buttoning, half-open, so that they dangle a little.
I kiss hard what is in them.