Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-13
hBlyreIin9 Register
,oNANCE OF THE GLOVE
10 Part il Has Played in the
Worlds History.
o,s Hundred Thousand Years Ago,
,,d liz 10 the EIbow---lts part in
Ceremonies of Love, Marriage
and War;
Rksgs Herald

.zufi9 hJuoOi % - -,
IL many lover has since ATdently re-
- the wish Like hand and glove u
S.,SSS 90 expression tor the most per
yg...onsl Ger gsniSlity, and the hters-
y. Every - svsry language is full of SMILES
,,-,ioy The glove. The fair readers Of
>,i,-sIS sho remember their Scott will
Z = 5os old Simon Glover, IN The Fair
- Of Perth, grows eloquent over the
:, a token of affection, pledge OF
4 - and a. q gague OF battle.
IONS custom is shown By Shake
a.sip Coriolsnus, where the matrons OF
- firg gloves upon the hero as he en-
-. inpsrisl city, Just as the little girls
T,sptoa srewed flowers before Wash !
ION hundred years ago. There is a
-, 5ssi in Shakespeare about the glove.
- Merry Wives" Master Slender
..,s by his gloves, as does Broa IN |
-, ,,or Lost" In "Crolious and /.
4 s,siSs" Helen swears BY Venus glove,
q in "Tiuon of Athens Alcioiades
rss MIA glove as pledge Of protection,
,bsrs are inmusrsbls other passages /
- cloves are spoken Of as pledges and
- Truth snd trust seem to have
:. :, eysmpH6ed in gloves that they
lrs 70 De sworn upon as though they
T. --.ic, Of holy things This association
Is,.5.sily a,oss from their being the
-, OF the most sc;iye aud potent
,,,--s Of TIE boiS The strong right
e s,n and mva'sinei p0Esr. con-
L. ay,esmsn's slj dealt out rewards
!, ,.o.sam .u,,. sid 1hs glove was
sYvs,LlCAL o. The HAND
T5s y.ogs as q portion OF our costume is
! src,.nt that its inventor IS not now
3 ,n o., II seems quite certain from The
a -. ms, s.ovsl came into use as soon
Il .},,s In tr0-e rude aud pnmstiSe
"a called Urs-l,s,orc, when lovers did
e s53rDg a..l cluo, and q young gen
Il Ina, s,ut,ug q wife vent out dad knock.
= c~s down be put on his gloves first,
80 what some eminent sciea ISIS think
Il .,g tla cave nsn wore gloves, aud
II cav. rnen st7 supposed to have lived
"a aundrad ;hOG Fsud years ago. Pro
IL % D, :, iirs 10 h'7 So:k euUtled "EAr-
=, 70 Britain" says thu cave men aud
- wore gloves, no. only Of ordinary
,!. r=achtug even 70 tho elDoSs. thus
"A, ,s-ug nv u1gold ages To- fashionable
Il r.,g-,ln-i gloves Of uGr era The
~ : o., tho o Al 7oom l. dccolle,e dress and
Il nv 5..r,or4d kids ~ hardly aware that
- only c1pyiug alter some prehistoric
msii or m.trOn SaO EaS wood SSd won
-, and ages ago, bur our leaned geolo-
slrs I'll ~ that such IL the fact
h. con.ro i..'ar u 3ss concerning which
III i, nnr rr..s ~q-E. there SCENE 20 have
- M, IN Ftsa g,'g-3 vera not wOcu.
II. So, nsr.llacd 10 the B6.s, dad in
IL oldest literature TIM; has come down to
81 rhav we're hrsr ls-i a. q protection
"a . % ..rl weS- thought 10 be
OBJ. -4-m,uancy SOM of the early
n &c. ;ova'gsei strongly against
.s .... IA clothinl
-l.r. s,>5. IS SOFT COVERINGS.
....... ...as isom that day to this
IL ..-. .5.a.nt against fashion. But in
"a .a. a.,u1. aad o.ber clergy got to
"a ....., ,apr1s-ly-s aud the monks
al su,sg- ne earl,es. glove makers Of
Al ~ gloves also bore part in
Is IL n,-.ial cac-n r0iNls At tia
=. ., ,f h, k;lg4 nt France the new
hk.3fn.a 81 n.rca revived fcOn jaa
IA ai the oAi.l.t..g bishops a pair OF
e ~ p-svi1a-iq h'a,set By ths church
Tai r. ..ald = L-E sovsraign receives a
fb..g.ri .lJye. AID via :, tas sceptre OF
N'h''"N
'F-. 30 o. - n'' .'hs a I'Vori'e 'oIn
- Isar t..5 nua ~eddi0g gltt' Shuto
n1z" me p.-.r1. moe valaAo'e money
~ '"a..3E~' CIV .n n ~ glove nr
- - No '''' W. h' - ousu'e,,oS
Hi'.1l. w. " 'T''.'1 =" = p'''', s'i I.I
"a 2''n GOA. '' 70 = az - Sei'"S OF mus MS
81, IA "I'." '-''r o. "a" u'G ,.'s ue
70 ne 49, - T. On, 'hf'' Hh'N2 you
" -, y.- r. gu.rsb -,
10 To. -.','' ''u -i'
=, $500,
''- o.. prog -! - 'u''uu r. e
" 'Huu MY. wy ".." ! '"1" u II =.
~ p--r. "'.'" ~ 4" ""''- PH,, VI go
- 80 r'. . '.'o'' W - -
- 60
y " ' ,.''' r's L.' o1u
",, - axe ',l'o SIi;o .I
II w. - -. 80
Il '' .''''-''' ''' - IS '''' ''''' ~ WV
LAVISH GlFr$ or "LoTSs
VI nsle a7 go rj-rys nsn en1 CHESTS.
Id ,hl. cv....,r 5... i-rg 5aap a,sniorel
Mtris s.,,I maintained ~ fursrsls and
81 important cccs.i.ns the underwater
al G.- .,,r.. So c,a,!,r.5Is item, par.
IA ..fr .s,.u .. 80 -, ~. - 90
NJ aai no5lss v-ra buried With their
d ~ o. in the old times. aud a remnant
q. r. custom nav s,ill b. observed among
- Sh-a cav ,lry soldier il buried His
! 4, vi,h his ,g3ri and hat ore pl,osd
\ IN big colin
d. 1852 o, tho ,I,vs 90 svnb,I If def
"a q, cbsllsn, =. 49, -, :, $3.50. oo - ma
m Iun-morisltimps sad thoughin this
r'Afe7 modern world, the custom 10
'.i'y unknown. ye: Il Is associated
20 much That IS tlli ofromRutic inter,
,". r. s'lil gives picturesque ard
'7.n'.- .oiha language o. Nutssouism.
'.'.'-Nrsia use 10 express challenge