, 1870-06-19

. | gallnntry had made its way from thn Eontf
and the knight looked upon woman az hi
Panon, aod CONSIDERED himself bound to o1e
himself IN her defence. At joust md tourns
nent tho presence Of ladies' encouraged tb
kmShta, WHO wore their favourB {ecnerally ,
nclly embroidered aleore), and received III,
pslzca from their hands. At the tourunucn
~ ta5.s in 1857, the ladies' met after suppe
succesufnl competitor was often allowed I.
A'ss the fai1est Of the ladies present,
MOI content with this, fair demoise,le O.
rAnk and wealth sometimes offered herself a,
me pr1ze OF the tournament Guarin de Me,a
N tMs manner Won the hand OF the fair Nc.
ton to boot. '>'A@e
The greatest accomplishment a young BACH
elor could possess was the art Of Composing
lo'e-FeIses upon his lady. This knightly love,
poetry formed large portion Of the Literature
OF the middle ages, and much OF it is preserved
Sometimes, when a lady had husband she t]id
hot IKE, she got another knight to challenge
him, and, if successful, accepted him as her
lover. ''' -Ae4
Dut notwithstanding the external ponp and
P5.ae OF the medieval castle, Mr. wright'a
faets prove that The degree or morality was
not very high. lllegitimacy Of birth was bari.
y considered diahonorable The first Of nnr
Norman Kings WAS William tue Bastard. and
one Of the most distinguished OF tho rotnsnce
heroes Has in similar plight
! 1Ac. &c ett1teeAtEA IN NldmlnaG0nB more
frequently spinning thread than in any other
occupation. During the feudal period, pro-
| perty which went into the female line Hss eaS5
to deacend to tho q"<5ouiue, Of distaff; Hence
I our word Epins1er has become the legal losic-
nAnon of woman who has not been married.
I Eotnan's chief occupation. In Queen Narr's
lsalteE4 in the British Museum, Eye
! ls rethesented spinning in Eden. Curonslv
enough, the mediRral ladies wcro the physi-
Gu; Glana, and often surgeons OF the household,
Their Hkil in these professions is often mon.
toned in romance literature.
Inc daT IN the castle began at sunrise. and
ended about 9 or 9 o'clock IL the evening. when
the household usually retired TO rcsi, TIC
Two chief meals Of the day were tlinner-about
tne mlddle q our forenoon-and supper, which
was taken about OF 5o'clock III tho afternoon.
Al later period, the hours become much
Later, and q second aupper, caljel fhe ,cra.
supper, IVES eaten. After dinner, knights and
ladies' rat round the table in the hall, or i'd
1onfned to q chamber near, listening to tho
Cabling: The Inst amnscment vas der;sed
from the old northern races, and con
sisted in utte1ing e1tsaragant beasts
o. o. tne e,, 1eats which each had dono,
oRcs GONG ''no, o,n.r, 90, and passing satiricai
AnEio-sa1on, means to joke or jecr, and
good Gabhec was great acquisition in faud.i
society. In the fourteenth century, sarcastic
ai' eaIsets5s were drawn upon rolls or yellum
one By chance. A like custom was Kent m in
tho EAzabethan period in tho roundels, or
1ruit-trenchcrs which wcre turned up after Tho
11u,t or confectionery had been caten, and tho
eau51eai i"s motto was supposed to apply to him
werc nassionasely fond Of dancing and games
81 skill, especially to tables and chess. The
former was Like our Backgammon. and was Of
great antiquity. Drdughts (or, as 1t WAS then
CALLED, dan'es) YVES also played Instruction
IN ehcss was always considered part Of lib
from the castle into tho garden, or into Tho
aelds beyond; Tho garden was often e1ten-
size, and adorned with fountains. and waa
usually placed 60 that easy 1ceess could
ne hA4 az from Tho apartments Of the ladies' to
it. The people Of tic nilllo ages had ureat
taste for singing binds and pet animals. thouch
tie cat must not bo teckoned among these
The favorite bird for the c.ge was tie mic or
magpic. Many stories Of its skill in talking
are told in the ronsnccs.
Eeud.l ladies' Of the higher class were very
careful ii keeping their interiors at = respect
ipl distance. and tho rules Of behavior wero
very formal Ladies' and gentlemen, whom
Walking out, held each other'a hands, never
.a1m,ln,srm. = In riding, lsdies frequently, like
tho 4s,. Wife Of Bath " II chaueeE,g Canterbury
illuminated manuscripts beforo tbs six.
teenth 'teentuty, is always rcpreeentod
sitting with her lega on the right side
OF tho horse, with her left hand towards its
ladies hide now. At an early period, mules
were in favor, but ks the ago OF feudalism ad-
vanced, ladies took to the pAlfrey. Carriages
or chars were seldom used, and we're clumsy
and iuconvenient. When 1sichsrd II. WAS roc
ouSled to the citizens OF London and ontcr-
cd London, two chars OF court ladies' wero in
the h2ln OF the Qucen. One az these Tas
overturned, Us Richard Of Maidstone e1ultiac-
y tells Us, IS he looked upon it Is . Judgment
q Heaven for such e1t1Avagance as tho use Of
accomplishment; and the earliest troatis,
English language gun 1ons Wss "issn Sy N p.ms sns
Jnliana Detncrs, Priorcss Of the Sunnery Of
soPswell. near ST. Adams. John Of Salisbury.
lAdiee followed the sport.* They were ais,
very fond Of hunting the hare, hart, wolf. and !
bear-thc four bensts Of rc7acie, Of hunting.
a hound Like our modern ono mas used tor
hunting thcse animals, the hare, and some-
times a deer also, being pursued with q grey
manuscripts. 1adies are represented frequently
shooting Or fcr1etiug rabbits. Mr. Wright s.ys
tho nse OF the ferret for this purpose il OF
great antiquity phny (Hisl. MAJ, iib vii. c.
~ sEeaks OF 1t as common among tho Romans
in Italy. An act OF Is Richard IL, prohibits
often pounds yearly value, to take Fabbjts with
fetrets, under penalty OF = years itnnrison-
ment- The Italian clergy wero in Tho middle
ages very fond Of this amusement An
illumination n Queen Mays Psalter repre-
senss !ady placing ferret In rabbits hole.
4he DOCKS of tho middle ages allow that hawk
ing was considered quite the province OF the
ladies' They even carried them into churches;
nat M 1ns "e cannot WONDER ~, when NO find
that eee!eaiastics u rank and position aaopted
The fsalion themselEes. though this was con-
oeMhoa W tne suacteS among fhem. The
Melhn WIS the lAaies hA~k. and tho hobby
tna1 1or = SounG man.. Inc hawking season
peEan WIN u1e month OK August, and tho
aoles rose caf1J ana sought Pa1tslu3es about
.''as a. non.1; E
loe perfumes aseo oy tue med.nFal ladles
were not o. Fe1S Ienncd MANIFESTATION ap-
pea5s ~ nASe neen Ine p1lneapa tne merceIs
so,n w., nSa1enMs .1;e ~. wlmplss Pe91amed With
e1uton- ladies' foon came to bo distinguish
GO iol eA!!saasAeance II ofesa; ana fashions
cnaneeo WIN tnE1eat1Apaol1s. Ghaaccrs ffTsone
lnseleha against thc Wild c1travsgancc
q - cpnteMpora1s Issnlons II dress; Nr:
MHsnt Potnta oqI that taefe "as no td!n OF
1asMon1 out each msh dame seems 70 have
enosen nci tAeuion ior nesset1, thouSh II any
Tho whole extent Of foudalism formed, in
rome respects, one great domain. In which
each fcudal castle was sort OF little State.
comrletc in itself. Al cartsin tirnes ths
ladies Of these caslcs went to the Eng's
;t;s. !, ~Ah 49, o." u,,;a,' tSas eaa peSm
- ;,,+-1.,,ae VIII uoy eStaeo nome'
~ tu4ouuee lnto Ael. OWE lesser court.
Ane u1esscs IN inc tnu1eenth centufy wore
often made OF rich nstcI1als, richly cmbroi-
dc1cd. Gorea vcro eeperaify vnrn. and Il