Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-03

followers in the temple garden. engaged In a
petty quarrel, in which the plucked u white
rose and the other a red, calling upon those in
attendance to take sides by pIucking roses.
The Plantagenet chose the emblem OF purity,
which be afterward emblazoned on his shield.
Let him tina: isa trne- born gentleman.
And stands upon the honor of his birta.
II he suppose that have pleaded truth,
From of this briar pluck white rose with me-"
Somerset retortcd as he gathered his red rose
of Lancaster:
ne nat HIN that is no coward. nor no a.t.erer.
FiucA RED rose from OF this thorn with INC. "
The outcome of this rosc-embroied war
proved the truth OF Warwick's prophecy as he
placed the white rose of York over his heart:
"lhis brawl today,
Grown to TINS faction IN the temple garden;
thousand sous to death and d,adly night"
The rose was greatly esteemed by the English
In the middle ages, as they were both rare and
costly. bushcl of roses was metimes given
for the yearly rental of house with farming
laud about It. and few ounces Of rose water
was among the New Year presents to Queen Mary
in 1856. 1t was considered princely gift
In Franco there was in olden times pretty
custom called La Rosiere. After fete and
religious exercises some time early in June the
young girl in the village who had the greatest
reputation for beauty OF character and general
excellence was crowned with roses. The custom
| is yet observed in Siency, and is said to be =
most Interesting affair. In France in ancient
times the father gave mis- daughter as 4 marriage
dowry naught bat wreath of roses. Among
the ancient sgnorial rights of France was one
when compelled each tenant to furnish a
bushcl of roses for the manufacture of rose
water for the lord of the soil. Another ancient
| custom obliged the dukes and peers of France
to present roses to the parliament Of Paris at
certain periods of its session. A writer thus
describes the ceremony: THE peer who was
chosen to do the honors Of this ceremony
caused all the chambers OF parliament TO be
scattered with roses and fragrant herbs and en-
tertalned at Il splendid breakfast the presi-
dents. councillors and even the notaries and
doorkeepers of the court He afterward went
into each chamber. accompanied by page with
O large silver basin which contained as many
bouquets of roses and other flowers as there
were public officers, with equal number Of
crowns composed OF the same flowers The
parliament also had its -cultiyator of roses,
called The Roster de In Cour, from whom the
peers could obtain the roses for their presents"
EXTEACrISG THE PERFUME.
The origin OF the art OF extracting perfume
from the rose is lost in antiquity. 1t was GER
tniniy known to the lovers of Helen Of Troy
and probably long before them. The Greek
sachet wolid be curiosity now. They cut the
top from II reed and then splitting it down in
serted rosebuds and tied the whole thing up in
| a nightmare to the rose cultnrists of today.
They thought that garlic planted at the roots
OF the rose tree added to its fragrance, The
ancients used rose water and essence in nearly
all their made dishes A recipe handed down
to postertv by the cook OF the King of Cicily isa
curiosity in gastrOnomy. This is what / call
potted roses, he wrote. ''nnd it is thus pre-
pared: first pound some of the most fragrant
roses In mortar; thcn take the brains of birds
and pigs wen boiled and stripped OF every par
81 Ia ~ Il
some oil, n little cordial. some pepper and
some wine; after having beaten and mixed il
well together, throw IL il a new pot and place
It over steady fire As he said these things"
so runs the story, the cook uncovered the pot
and there Issued forth most delicious fra
GRANGE, pertaining the whole dining hall and
overcoming the guests with delight
When JcAan-Guire WAS the guest of the Sal
tGna Mourmahal, IN the seventeenth century
among the ainuscments prepared for him wa6 :.
sail on q lake hlled with rose water peculiar
frothy oil was observed on the surface of tine
water Us the royal pair drf:ed about in their
ei!ken-aaiiea boat under the fervid skies and
on examination is was found TO be oil extracted
from tho rose wafer by the heat of the sum-
and thus. through luxurious lazincss altar Of
roses. the most exquisite perfume in the world
discovered. Altar OF roses Is as costly as its
weight In rare diamonds almost. and so peaetrat-
ing that to hold the closed haSon containing /.
III warm hand viii cause its fragrance to per-
meate the whole room.
Tho orieatGls made extrayapant usa of rose
water. II il related of Saladin that when he
took Jerusalem from the Crusaders in IlS7 he
would no: enter the mosque OK Amar, which
had been converted into e church by tho Chris
tians. until the walls and courts had been thor
oughlT purified by washing with rose water
brought from Damascus. Il took Ave hundred
cane!s TO carry the rose water used for the pur-
pose. BiDars. the fourth sultan of the Name
luke dynasty, washed ont the temple of Mecca
with rose water, and Mahomet III. after the
capture OF Constantinople. would not enter
the mosque of st. sophie until it had
! been scrubbed with rose water from
! dome TO dado. In Persia rose water
| Is put in the drinking water and all guests
sprinked with it. In Corinth it helps to make
the famous nectar of Morea. In Egypt it is
layisbiy used; they sprinkle it over divans,
couches ami curtains, and it is offered with
| fcctionerv to guests. No private individual
can distill roses in Egypt, ard those who cult
vatc roses are obliged to sell them at low price
| to the government.
| BATHING IN ROSE WATER.
Bishop Heber says of lis use in India that he
was shown in the ruins of the palace of Ghsze-
poor a deep trench round an octagonal plat
| form of blue. red and white mosaic pavement.
/ This trench was filed with rose water when
| Nawab and his friends were feasting in the
middle.
| The rose gave its name to the rosary of the
| Roman Catholic Church. When first given to
| st. Domlnick it Id said to have been made of
rose leHves Dressed hard into the form of roses,
| and when passed through the fingers emitted
| delightful perfume. Afterward these beads
| were carved from rosewood
! The littlo white Scotch rose is almost canon
lied by the Scotch, who sing:
''Of all tie day that's in the year
Tie tenth Of June love most d-ar,
When sweet White Roses d appear
For the SAKE Vi James the Rover"
Juliet sighed:
THAT which We call a rose
by anJ other name would smell as sweet"
But the rose has never tried to test the truth
OF this heresr. as it bears a,r1os: the same name
in every language. In French, Saxon and
English it is ''rose." In Latin. Italian Spanish
Portuguese. Hungarian and Polish the "e"
changes to ''a' and it is pronounced rosa"
the Germans call it "rosen.' to the Celts il Is
''rhos," the Dutch call it ''roose," the Slavonic
pronunciation is ''rosha,' the Irish
'ros' tho bohemian .sruoze~
and the Arabic "ouasrath." Then it changes
| its form to "rhodou' in the Greek .'nisrin' in
Turkish, ''gul" in Persia. and the Hebrews en-
| ployed most OF the alphabet in designating the
queen Of flowers. which for 5000 years has
welded the scepter.
Anacreou sang its primal birth,
Old Homer praised lis form of grace.
CatuliUS boosted OF its charms
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