New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
ANCIENT GLOVES.
From The st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

From The st. Louis GlobeDemocrat
There is nothing new under the sun. The carving
of "A long glove has been found III mole where cave
dwellcrs once lived. when these strange people
existed has not been decided 9ut II was ,housd1cs
i, OF the shape as the many button ones worn
The glacial occupants of cave are supposed 70
nave been made of roughly dressed skin sewn with
mI'de, Of be.ur. hut they were worn Just the same.
and the general pattern remain, unchanged. There
is plenty o. other evidence that glove, arr oI NtIy
remote origin although none that goes back FAR.
The Anglo saxon. wore glove, M the seventh century,
but the men The one, then 10 o. serve the custom
the lAd.es covering their hands win the.r sleeNes.
If that country covered their hands. ana Ia NAM
places in the Bible the word " shCc' l. used "heA
scholars maintain IL means glove. ,,..,..- - cha
The glove trade j, uaeer great o5saons to- TIE l
TIE lprot and monks Of slthin unlimited rigiU OF
hunting: for mlhins t.er soveI ana ries 81 t ,o
skin, If the deer tlcy KILLED, and ais, for cover lor
their books. But gloves had more near connection
vItI the Church than The industry 81 the monastery
They hal distinctive employment IN the rlrN ana
The la.ty were expected 10 fake 81 their gloves N
church. while cccl~'a,ie, alone might wear them
The symbolism II TIE Church did not forget tie
glove a. -f'ed Win htcen sihrA@,e fp nen
o dcot, that the hands they cover should be cha'te.
clean and f.Ve from all mpnrltN. me cloves On
ncnt were of white silk, beautifully wrought WIN
pearls. Gloves are still used by Roman GatlioAc
sarc-. According 10 saint Charles Borromeo'
Bishops gIV b e Seen TV on tie cloves Of bishop
William Of Wykcham. preserved in New College.
toycs were. in l4is. often set with precious
STONES and sufficiently valuable As 10 BE- ier a. reg,
accs. The iewelled gloves Of i Martial were sag
bishop Gr7lveseud. worked with gold and enamel,
were priced at -, great H. suf M yellv eotbss
however. that love II luxury and of ves,ments
which then a. now. threatened 70 sap certain d.
vision Of the Church. led to the passing OF shinp,u's
rcd or SfrDtd neither ring br)OCn, OIlh-
mental cirdlc nor gloves Monks were not 10 wear
gloves Of dcorShn. bat We're to content themselves
With gloves Of >hecp>kin. But gloves were still made
II costly material FOR bishops and the higher ccrSy
who then adorned with jewels. in spite OF sump-
bishop Rculus. who died in ol3 left as an i'm i'm
portant legacy "A pAr Of gloves, and the earliest SILK
gloves on record were found on the hands OF rhomaS
Gloves have ever an accessory to the dress o,
ROYALTY They have place in the Saii n,r ana , Ss
road GI purple gl3yes 0rmamSn nsDed VEN. ensHs Of I'M
pcrial dignitlcs they so intimately connected
With kinkly power that mOnarchs were invested WIN
authority by the delivery of a glove -. l.,
rhe knights glove Or gauntlet has more that maj. IS
T9manc ana aScs f@ rSe carly French word CANT
meaning the hand. A. a distinctive article OF de-
until the thirteenth century. In the time Of Edward
leather glove coysri wA nal Wa ntr9dgc o. y Sra
Gxe.i 10 the knuckles The gauntlet OF Edward, the
Uork Prince was "A formidable affair. with It's steel
EoaG: on as 'E 70 81 uni terror e TIE S gloves
of trnmWcrs troopers were protected ri the wrist by
a metal scale WoIh NeIi Dbl d"HO" ~ O'N"h +" S"V'~
blow. ,. - ~, -.
Edward Nerp. Earl Of oxford, afto? his eNl and
ii, present to Queen Elizabeth of pair with EN-
hroidI,1l roses Is mentioned in history. But the 10
rnomrnt Of perfuncd gloves had been known for
three centuries I'm France before the days Of tho
Virru Ouecn and In spain the gloves were famous
for the scent impaired to them long before her dan
The luxurious court of Charles II used perfnmoi
gloves and those " trimmed and laced As hne ~
NcIl's" were mentioned in comedy. Louis NV
also issued letter patents of his "marchand' maltre
lgnticr, parfcumcur~" In Venice where The love OF
PRODUCED by a d"gcSs A. early a. 1917. ~. oorIv
Gloves of chicken skin We're In vogue IN the cur
part Of the seventeenth ccnturT These were u ~ az
night 10 give the hand Whltcnc~S and dcHctcN' .un
and delicate glove, first made At Limerltk they
thin that they cOdd DE pm" IN WARM" sicii.
Cough say, that glove, were not worn Nv an ,,,n
before the Reformation. But THIS Is nTs nn ~ M,
correct. for Chauccr speaks. I'm his TRANSLATION vi '
" Romaunt OF the Rose, Of ldlenesS
And for to keep her hands fayre'
or gloves white she had a pair
The ladies II the Court OF Catherine nc Menicls
carried their gloves in their hands, or tucked them
under their girdie>. , -, -
Mary. Queen OF Scots wore glove with richly en-
brn,lrr,l wrists on the morning of her execution.
giving them Ia a friend al the last moment lily
were made ~ "A light. cool. bur fooied "a'her tn2
with silver wire and silk Of various 'olors The roses
are Of pale ard dark hllc. ana TWO shauee ul NeIy
male crimson the foliage represents trees, and IS cou
no,ed of two shades OF aesthetic green. Diru !"
uight with a long tail figures among The WORK. Al.
rhc embroidered gloves FOR women OF me Sxteent.
century wcrc very beautiful. made OF the gtunits
shape and richly ombrOid red on the cun They were
of chevcril leather: Sd It said of man. he hath
and the white of eggs. Goatskln was the foundation