, 1870-06-19
WOMAN IN THE MIDDLE AGES
From Chambers Journal,

HUMAM In The MIDDIE AGES
The Iesrned antho- ~ nas:s.... ,,.
and Seusiment, siuTino Me te W;ssS,s .aaaneT' a.r
History Of Cnrienf,,na =, IL IE.aae1 oR ages, "a,
other Ike ynlnmes h,s sa,y -aa" aMo arr ana
world Listnrv Of fbo NO aon,ie. ~ s!sGn y, 70 the
Europe.~ NJ. Wright il aonsI - - ~ esss1n ss,1
Of m.nkind IN xyh;c1, ~ Ss. Iasa ~ tne ofFlsion
most interestinr narts ~ tha ro,.,1 Une 81 M Iae
picture or vou,su.s i;fo n H. T9 oiusus u Ihe
which has only lean h,;ao, ne .tte tsuaM c3stie,
other writer's, but which ss NJ p,ee Wtlas,. ~
MARKS, l,as Contributed inore th,n nsnt ,snt, re-
among iiln,n;n,tad 1u, thoroughly at home
| cles. iyory carrnTa on,i,oot, quaint chrom-
thing Which can sleii Nv " ii,i. ~ snort any
called "dark scea." - "ea' W tne To-
To slew tho excellent domestic character n,
NECESSARY to st.tc. tiat .it,onnf H. nS - Gully
husbands had almost unlimite1 NOVA ~ =;
vorre, tie first occasion an which Il .s " a ~
c1sed is ssid TO have occurred re hnrS@5 9aea WI
twenty years after the Foundation ~ Ro.n" mn
At the tine of C:rsar's Invasion hare a"e;si
and i are to believe hin, the nst;vea .rnr,
no clothing, meroly dyesng their boaies b,na Suao
lsonAn costume was, however. soon sdontsi
III tins country. The Romano-Bsit;sh iafiv
wore the tunic, gtola and tho MALTA. in,t w
the !somAu ladies' Of pompcii wore them:
discovered aye all Roman A gepu.cIrsI mon.
ument discovered at uk1ey, Yorkshire. con-
memorating family named OGcana. and ,
statue found at Chesters. Northumberland
the site OF the Roman stationpf Cuuruuul
show well tho custom at this period The IL.
Sa 1s ,sa sssip spqs iaassaR sseo
Al CAryoran. Noman site on the line Of tho
Wall, Aurelius Marcus, q centurion. erected a
monument as = Testimony Of love Tor his
moss holy wife, who lived th1ty-t1,reo years
without sinele stain.n 4 wo,n.,,
is frequently spoken Of in Ane,o-s.1nn
poetry under word mean;nr :. -
weaver Of peace" Al first fha n,t-A
archal spirit existed in fnll forco among fh,t
people, the father being absolute rnaster n h;s
family, dispos,ng of his children at viii. ia
cold lus daughters, tho pr7co being oenor,lIr
20 many head of cattle, Their facliyg >. war,
seldom consulted. Even vhan chr;st;,";ts
IVES INTRODUCED. it WA m nncon,1cor th;,,,. -,
father to dedicato ona ~ hia iisnn,,tane ~ ~.
monastic Life when she vas Tnere shi,I ~ a
The early marziageccrcmony among tho
Anglo-Sa1ons was Of rery nrimiiro c16s.r.co .alo
,er: i! consisted merely Of fhnad
Ee.hsna), or taking csch other hT tbs hsnd
add pledcipg love and affection In tha ,-as
encs OF febds md rclatinns Ths h,;dssFp,,o.,
paid tho f.thor a suru Of moncr r.7fn3 !.
Ia,Isr-tedn. or naymrnt for nnnr;shnr -
istcs period, the eally en- cns:om @ % ~ ssn,nas;s al
Was reduced to reculsr sya,en, and r. inro
en- VIA reo,,ired In 9ivc M ~ sacut;te ~.
tho performance II lis contract. bsnca our ~,
word ,cedding. Under the intiucnra nv Te,;"tl ~.
ianity, the bride mas allowed to have % Toico
forn tar tsntt ".a ua.r ~ - 9n .aa nc contract be
Wv ~ retn1 Anu ne AAtneF nAo
fbe joro- ~ ~ tha nioneJ ingJ palu by
rcfuse before be, twelfth vesr tho f.thor bsJ
TO return the money. or NV tine n th;s u
mesue. father conld esnoa.a 1;s dae Y e
seyarai inrers oStsninr ;ha;s ra, nas %
gundlnr her t. cancel tSe contr.e, - ~
GOOD SAW the imuTnnr;ctr NJ tI,;s .nd ~ oedorsI
ciIl who t.d refused tbe hnsb,.nd ~ nrar;dsd
for her, to retire into \ cnnynnt f,thar =
ha1ab measure. The clcsSy eoon introduced ]
The Ansio-Sa1on hr;lcrrno,n ~, : T;n. =,
the n,aiticn's r;,;,,b b.nd ~. i 2n
Il the m,r4;,ca ttas a 1n a. tnS esponaass; Wn1eh
tLo ,st nrer Tie f.tcr ,t t,o as a,1,n Is, t;na %
delivered ia brdc;s shoe ~ IA 1,r;dnnrno1,, e
to shcT h;s sntho-;tv m Th;s er"nn S au WI 4;
,,1asn-rsd ,,a.n - ~ A1o esieuoay - sua
an,, shoes W., ~" - 1ae aepspun custom o1 tasoT
has 1,oen sr.t,ossi1 ~" t%s; ~ euurle.
- ia o,;c;n ~ th,t ~ @ s. " ~ .ne snee
ueek Of nT;soner NJ s1.Io srT Tho .o91 rno " soo
-Stn- ~ !pp.rr;sSa A. NO nosuuS
49, 49, ans t.,l III i1ee, I4e hnsoano presented
.u ~ WIG WIZ ta!u"ae present, called he
,r.a mosntnsf MS: 1n9 IN ia'ef umes, the amonnt
~, W. ssaRuIAtea .n nS1ole tne ceremony. Al the
III, An esi.ta - rsi.t;a5' ng LAay Msnnna
ha;1 henn T,er rn,-n;ns.' 1otaGn' Muen sne etatcs
s;ster E,Sriti, ~ AL. Mnet Atncihtans
Ga111,,ns 1's -.,.a III - o!ho, Emperor OF
~ lar r;nrrinT.e;tt Ae' LILO eaS5 VI AaaeeoofS
IT. NjdoW Tmssr;ca .,,;,, ,-:.,,;.
her bn.h.na.. ae.th az ta-,n;sad seAi o.
iess o ~ ~, tseia ,.vn H. nL,or ogu aoao.
= ve,r be1oro msrn;nr = se.;n W. ~ WIoht e M
no,nia o,t ~. 49, ,os;t,as. - a..... ".asn.
he nanes T,s eo,nn,fst;ve1r r; toaoI ~, I'1u n
hsd actns,ly 11cbt hT ,.y p ~ c,,xtnd,. -
Ler h,sbsn1's kcSs TIE Anrio.s.4on 9emslsa
Of lie consinct;on ~ c,neh;na @ WA nnn =;
the;r hsnia' T'ha Prn;sert;s9a ~ Thacdo-a
OF canterbury (seEenth conturE) forb'ds wou-
sheep on sunday, william os x1.incs-
bury eays tia. tho daughters OF
ninTed ,Iernsa1vSs IN ths 1,tn,,. a. ~ s.or Sm
m tha nce.11s Tho S So-.,en. y. ~ ule.an ..
stmck uith ti,n ho.nt. - ~ s,,a ns'" aacn na,a
49, v,.;ei, ~. ~. ssa ~ tao ea19n ~ neease
inr te Daoruaiay fsooI Ai5x5 . J.r,sos s>hsn ha1a
lsntis At HsIIiey DnrIr c;rcn hor hr 81 GoS. 1oI
vim for tcacb,,s his Gsnc,,,s- Ia Il s-,,,ro;d-
sr eo'N
Hccor5inv n A5ha,,n ths hsar,,o.s.~,a...a,.
en- loved r. drck fhe,nsnlras III ,3r.-a ~
lrarrlrts. r.nyicd fhcir hs;r .rJ aras 49,. H.:a
chccks With st;bium. Tho 1r.nnsrrnt ii,n1,;n.
stious which hsys como to ns .ho1 X, uaqnar
cioli,ed in rerT ,nolast w.nner. -. Fse+ III.
thn fsre and hands anne.r r. ho nncnysro.{ ~
They wore Tho cnni,1T fa ne.t the Sin tSsn ~
tuuic. the cuTfel 1kirtis,' and orer III rnsniio
Vii ie,d.ra;, ~ t. %.s o,Tisd liz eo1osea aex
nn.nnscrintx The h.;r - ~.;a.~s .,.,a LA
IL n-ab,ha IA III 1o.h - pa.na a o.ue, eaa =
their hair Bffore m&ffinco 4 Girl vore hcr
hau lnnS, hanging down; but after, it WAS cut
shorter OF bound up. Gloves and stockings
wera-worn he I,oth aa~os tbn tn--1 h.n1 .Lno.