The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-21
THE GLOVE.
n Is Feature of Modern Rather Than
Ancient Civilization.

y Is a Feature of Modern Rather Than
Ancient Civilization.
The prevalence of the glove Is q feature
nj modern rather than of ancient civiliza-
ton. Musonus, writing in the first CEN
tury, says at Is shameful that persons IN
perfect health should clothe their hands
and feet with soft and hairy coverings.
It was undoubtedly the spirit of Luxurious
fashion that gradually advanced the glos
To its present position. For every thousare
gloves now worn as protection from cold
many thousands are worn simply as an
adornment of the person.
The symbolism of gloves grew up Slow
" under medieval fostering. The traces
of this symbolism that still remain may DC
seen i'm the white gloves worn at Weddings
the white gloves given at maiden assi2e'
the black gloves of funeral ceremonial;
With the clergy the glove became symbol
of their office, its purity and incorrupt-
,bilitv. with feudalism 1t became synony-
n,ons with kniChtly honor The last rest
mo Mace of old customs is generally 10 pe
found in popular phraseology-as wheh
we sneak of Throwing down the gauhe-
| LEFT {" Even now at the coronation Oh briu-
| ish sovereigns the glove is thrown down
| In Westminster hall by the armed cham
Mon of majesty, and it is remembered thao
at the browning Of George III an uhknoWh
| Iocobite came forward and raised the
| .,loye ON behalf of tho exiled Stuarts' 10
was a plucky though foolish action. IN
| the davs of the Plantagenets III appear
| rat the kings were not only crowned WIN
| ,Ioves on their hands, but were buried
| with them.
when the tomb of King John was open
al an 1907. il was found that his hahus
were ployed, and the remains Oh Fowaru
,,,oro discovered in the same condltioh'
Tho glove had long been symbol OF III
yestiture. and possibly the kings were tnus
buried with some grim idea OF lnVes.ine
them with the rights of the grave-tnei'
regnl rights having passed to their success
sors At the coronation of French kings
The roval gloves were blessed by the pisnol
mo offioiated. In some parts OF Chris.en
A., hisbops themselves were inducteu y
their dioceses by receiving a glove invest
. - t,a,, yy itb temporal as well as splritua
1ne mo glove became so assoclate'
81 o,,isconal authority that at dlHere'
- ibo wearing of gloves was aosolute
,','roIiIited 20 the lower clergy. Whii
| one council lssutV Wis 49, ..
clored that monks should only presu' iro. !.
,.aor gloves of common shecpskin' Fps
coral gloves were often richly adorne ~, a
wc may gather from tie fact that blsnV
GccalCus. dying in the year 9lo' pequeat,n
81 AIR of gloves in his will. for u.
worn glove it would appear that wo a ',s, - :
dohte6 70 tho Iceland!c elof AS CIV
o,axes wosn nnrk Of the highest honol
q token Of investiture, con'eilin ~,
q trnsf 50 The delii,el OF a person g'oy w
- sion Of the Goorost DEGRADATION, "
r"~d Of tie Eall OF Carlisle, ccnuenlns
- o. dic rs n traitor in the reign OF Euw wv
; IT ~ ,trt his "srms were cut Oh WIN
ho,elet. rrd his gloves and shoes WEI
!. 'as." r c,' another sense to lose the glove
iafv at tourney vas deep ulsf," s
Hn,ebts wore their ladies dainty n'1l'
ne tie most prcciors OF ipsign'u, a "N I,,t
90 s, ~ ,oy ,red his lady's honor necd ll,.
, %n for h,r smiles. The practice CT el.n =.
oIoves TO Tie judge at mai"en sss,ao pa pa
: ahiv lad it, origin In the fact thot = ;uul
Q a ems met supposed to wear gloves wn'ie %
Q ,he bench: to present him WIN p'
|, ."T signify that be was now Tree W
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