Commodores and fashion

Grandma was a military wife -Navy. When she was still married to Grandpa they would attend the occasional balls. One time, she was talking to a friend at one of the parties when the commodore made a grand entrance: he pushed open the double doors, marched in and asked loudly "Where is she?". He looked rapidly around the room, spotted Grandma, approached her, took her hands and proceeded to examine her nails. She says she was very flattered. He always wanted to see her nails since she had a habit of painting each nail a different color. Perfectly manicured. Grandma loves being the center of attention so it's always fun to have her retell this story.