The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-11-12
TgSE REEB0N

y ribbon is a symbol. From the knot
which burns in The turban Of the Sybil TO
The simple bow Of blue on The forehead of
LA cruche casee, how ribbons appear in
art, in poetry. in history o. IN legend! a
ribbon fastened the crow u ei laurels around
the brow Of Caesar; a ribbon sewn with
pearls held the veil OF Ciotilde, the pious
wife Of Clovis. Chiyalry fought for rib
bons. Edith with her swan-like neck,
recognized her Harold on the field Of Hast
iBgs By the scarf which She had embroid-
cred for him. On the sword Of the young
warrior appears always the ribbon Of his
well-beloyed. A blue ribbon fell from the
knee of the Countess of Salisbury. 1t be-
came the order of tie Garter. A red rib
bon bound the cufls of 5ilie. de Fontanges.
Ii was changed to the crown of a duchess.
\ White ribbon made into a cockade on
the hat of Henry ~, gained the battle of
Iyry. Later on, these ribbons, red, blue
and white, became the French %eolors, and
went round the world as the s.tricolor."
The Renaissance is full efglorious ribbons,
given, lost and retained. In the history Of
past loves these little links remain when
years have changed, and after portraits
lave been effaced by tears and kisses.
Mary Stuart died for a black velvet ribbon,
which she gave to Leicester. which lie al
ways wore. Elizabeth could not forgive
that. Buckingham was a~ssassinated for
certain white satin ribbons with diamond
tags-the dear and dangerous present af
Anne of Austria. 4 rose and silver rib
bon carelessly detached from tue Kings
coat was found in the corsage cf Mile. de
la E~alliere; it betrayed their secret. Agnes
said to Arnople: 'Ife has taken the rib
bon that You have given me-" Perria
Daudia calls out in Lies Piaideurs:"
Each of thy ribbons cost me a sentence
Behold Tie cross OF ST. Louis, dipped IN
the blood Of the heroes of Steinkirk: Whist
the warrior has deepened and the sun of
Austerlitz has faded the ribbon, the red
which hangs the cross Of the Legion
Of Honor No age cherished rose ribbon
like the eighteenth century. Is not hat
The age Of Vatican. of lakes and moon
with levers, ~shepherdess.s covered
18th reses, white lambs led with blue rib
Tie age Of P~oInpadcnr. For men
the knot OH the shoulder and the sword
COMMUNICATED the tenderest stiperstitions
OF ehiyalry. The grand Gordon or even the
cross of the commander vas secondary TO
the bow in his laces.
What a variety OF ribbons. Fontenoy the
Antoinette, the Jean jacques, the
ribbon. the satin ribbon, the fig
ared, the lowered. the broeaded. The Chi
Itese, the American, ilie Turkish. The
mourning ribbon comes last, tying the
bonnet of the weeping widow or heart
mother. Messena marched to vic
tory with a ribbon Of Nine. Recamier,
she had taken from her ball dress.
He wrote to the beautiful giyer: ''This
charming ribbon, given by Mime. Reca-
nier, has been carried through many bat
by the General Messena; it has always
him victory" For a cockade
Paris has been on fire six times; during the
during the Frond, during the rev
under the Director, during the
Days. in the Three Glorious
and Tomorrow, perhaps. And
mingling war with pleasure,
Happy We who can put the cock
AIDE in the cap of Mimi Pluson." The rib
bons OF the CTimea and Italy manner the
uniforms of our gay dancers at bulls. To-
day we wear the ribbons of Tonquin at our
Il is cur latest victory. After all,
glory is not a vain work. We find our
Of to-day SO fascinated with the
gross OF the Legion of Honor that they are
v Hing to dip the ribbon which fastens it
in their blood. We bow before these young
who in an age of money getting
will give their youth, their pleasure, their
life to defend their country, asking no other
recoInpens thar a bit OF red ribbon. Like
the mel Of our past, they viii die for that
little symbol which means: III IL sweet
pleasant 10 die for ones country.