The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17

yreen or striped: "neiiber ring, hfoJ ., or
namentai gir,lle. nor gloves" Monks we're
lnot 10 wear gloves " iieerskin. but ~cfs ~
content themselves with gloves 81 rbseT-
skin. But gloves were still made Of costly
material for bishops and the higher clergy,
who were then adorned with jewels, IN spite
Of sumptuary laws.
Bisbop Ricnlfs. who died In 3I3. left o.
an important legacy pair 81 gloves. ana
the earliest silk gloves on record were iound
on the hands 81 Thomas A. Beckett.
Gloves have ever been an accessory 10 tnc
dress Of royalty. They have place ~ the
regalia. and we read Of purple ylOyes orns-
mericd with pearls and precious stones,
which were deemed cnsigns Of imperial dig
mites. They were so intimately connected
with kingly power that mOnarch~ were IN
vested with authority by the delivery OF
/ glove.
The knights glove or gauntlet has more
that IN romantic and :, mbolicai attached
than all others. The word comes FROM TIE
early French word CANT meaning the
hand. As "A distinctive article Of dcfen-N q
dress. the gauntlet did not come into use
until the thirteenth century. In the time OF
| Edward l. a leather glove covered with
mail was introduced. and during the reign
| Of Edward III. spikes Of steel were fixed 10
the knuckles. The gauntlet ~ Edward the
Black Prince. was a formidable affair. with
its steel goad. on the back Of the haDd the
very appearance being calculated 10 inspirc
terror. The buf gloves Of Cromwelrs
troopers were protected at the wrist 10y
metal scale work, well arranged 10 freak a
sword blow.
perfumed gloves were brought from Italy
by Edward We're. Earl OF oxford, after his
exile, and his present Ia Queen Elizabeth OF
a paIr with embroidered roses il mentioned
in history. But the refinement Of perfumed
gloves had been known Tor three centuries
in France before the DAYS Of the Virgin
Queen, and in spain the gloves were famous
Tor the scent impaired 10 them long before
her day. The luxurious court Of Charles II.
used porfumed gloves. and those ''trimmeL
and laced as fine rs Nell's" were mentioned
in comedy. Louis NV. also issued letter
patents Of his "marchands maiircs gantiers
parieumers.' I'm Venice, where the love oi
dress was conspicuous, Icrfumed gloves
were introduced by dogcss ~ early as
lO7l.
Glsyes OF chicken skin were in vogue In
the early part the seventeenth century.
These were used ut night 10 give the hand
Wilderness and dclicacy. Thin and delicate
gloves were first made at Limerick. They
were SO thin that they could be pit In "a
walnut shell. Cough says that gloves were
not worn 10y all women before the Rolofma-
ton But this Is not absolutely correct, for
Chaucer speaks. in his translation Of tho
"ROmaunt OF the Rose" Of ldlenc,s:
And for 10 keep her hands fayrc.
OF gloves white She had pair.
The ladies OF the Court OF Catherine de
Medicis carried their gloves in their hands.
or tucked them under their 4 les.
Mary, Queen Of scots. wore gloves with
richly embroidered wrists on the morning
of her execution, giving them 10 a friend al
the last moment. They were made of a
light, cool, buii-cOl0red leather, the elabor-
ate embroidery on the gauntlet being
wirked with silver wire and silk Of various
coiors. The roses are of pale and dark blue.
ana two shades OF very pale crimson; the
the foliage represents trees. and is composed
Of two shades of aesthetic green. A bird in
hight with long iail, figure, among the
work.
The embroidered gloves for women Of the
sixteenth century were very beautiful. made
~ the gauntlet shape and richly cmbroider-
ed on the cum. They were Of cheyeril
leather; so IL was said of a man. he hath
Il chcNeril cOHscicncc"--one that would
stretch easily. Cheyerl was made of parch-
ment, bN the use OF alum and the white Of
eggs. Goatskin was the foundation. ST.
Louis Globe-D,mocrat.