The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-19
INT. AIRY THE HISTORIC HOWE OF THE TAYLoE FAMILY.

banner. Tho tri-color is reminlscencee
of the three banners which nao todleu
over victorious armies of France. IL was
retained under the Empire, though Va
polcon powdered 70 with golden pees'
The return of the BourDOns set IL aside.
and after the second revolution there
was "a movement 20 adopt the niood-red
flag but Louis Blanc turned the tide IN
favor of the tri-color by speech cele-
brating the past Victories OF rance.
The German nag was devised alter the
union of the German states, WAlch oc-
CURED az the close Of the Franco-Prus-
siam war The arms Of the H0honzol-
lerns and the famous Teut0nic Iron Cross
are It's most conspicuous features
The Italian nag. too, is matter or re-
cent history When Napoleon gave italy
her first taste of liberty he, DO his auto
cratic fashion also gave her flag which
suited him. and when later Victor En-
manuel was King OF free and united
italy his people chose for their emblem
the red white and green flag which Ma
pOIcOn had given them, but they added 20
il the arms of the House of Savoy.
Russia, Austria and Prussia all show
q trace OF the Roman eagles, though
modified iu each case by heraldic design.
Denmark has the oldest flag OF Europe
the first flag of the design having. so the
chronicles relate. fallen from heaven IN
answer 20 "a prayer OF King Waldemar,
when. in 1919 he was fighting against
the pagaus of the Baltic. whether or
no the flag came 20 the Danes ready
made. ~ does date from the thirteenth
century.
Switzcrlands flag IS as old as her re-
public. and the white cross on red
ground was adopted by the cautOns when
they united 10 night for freedom, because
they believed the cause OF freedom as
sacred as that which inspired the cru
sados. and as worthy CD use the cross.
The Spanish flag would De misleading
To one unfamiliar with history. The Inn
per'al standard originally contained the
arms OF CASTLE and Leon. but later those
OF Sicily. Austria. Burgundy. Flanders.
Antwerp and Portugal were added. Tao
design OF the stauard vas not changed
when sovereignty oyer those countries
ceased. and so the imperial nag of Spain
to-day is q striking record of the steps
10y which the country has sunk from
greatness 10 insiguilcauCe in the list OF
nations.
Greece. when freed from Turkish con-
troll adopted for her flag the l1.ue and
white cOl0rs of Bavaria. jon compliment 20
the Bavarian prince who was her first
king
gushing feature OF the Turkish flag.
was originally a popular device with
Christian nations: but when Mah0met Ut.
conquered Byzautium he assumed tho
crescent as "a token OF victory because
DO was The emblem of Diana. patroness Of
Byzanuum. and the device was imme-
diately dropped from all Christian ban
ncrs.
The dragon OF China antedates chroni-
Giles. Japau's flag bears "a bloOd-red sun,
in recognition OF the original name OF the
country Nippon. which means "the ris-
ing sum-" The white elephant on the flag
of Siam commentaries Nacca, the found
er of tho nation. VINO by Buddhist call
culauon. went through $1,000 changes in
the course OF mctampsychOsis, and, Do
the eighty thJusaudtn incarnation exist
ed as a white elephant From that bliss
ful state he was promoted 10 rank among
celestial deitics and tho white elephant
- since then been Worshipped IN siam
designing IS a branch or hera.dry
Is governed by irOnclad rules, OUT
W OF which there IS no salvation for
a nation. In heraldry white stands for
silver and yellow for gold and the strict
rule that metal must not be placed upon
metal. nor color upon color. governs the
the arrangemtn OF cOlors In flags. The
red. yellow and blue flag OF Nsnezuela
Be- "a oIaring offence against this law, as
is the red and blue dag OF Hayh, and
those two nations aro from are from a
haradlc point of view TN q very bad
way However. some remarkably COCA
frhtfng has been done under banners
that would make suckler Tor heralulc
law gnash his teeth.
In time OF revolution men do not calm
ia sit down and figure out flag by rule
and compass. They are apt 20 snatch
I'D the first thing that comes 20 hand and
use 10 as am emblem, or 20 ADOPT a oe-
vice thar apDcals 90 the hot heads and
hearts that fight under II though IL may
make hCraldry shudder. our own rallIe-
snake flag is q good example or tnft
but there was some very pretty nghuhs
done under that much criticised emblem.
porbons a certain amount of sentiment
that clrnp 10 flag folds Is lost IN this
d9v. when FLAGS are a part OF government
stores and regular pattern, ana are
turned out by the thousand By improved
: machinery. Flag making wasn't SO pFac-
teal i'm old days. but BE- was more IeIilaH
tic. and the women Wove ana embrc.u-
cred the standards under when the men
fouueht for home and 'feceom or TOT
conquest. The first flag "h.ch bore the
dreaded Danish raven was made ~ tne
dauehters of the famous Ragnor LODI
Henry VIII. in letter written 70 VOL
Sen at the time of war With the Scots,
excused herself from many words about
the war by saying:
NV heart is veray good TO II. but
am horrible besy with making stan-
dards."
After the Monmouth rebellion scores Of
eentlewomen I'm The west Of England
suffered in the Bloody Asslzes because
thew had made the banners under which
the Professionals fought.
The Covenanters IN Scotland, the sol-
diers of GaribaldI in italy, kossuth and
his men in Hungary the Poles In their
hopeless struggle for freedom. the Creeks
I'm their rebellion against tho TURKS. All
fought under flags made By ;ne women
of their party. and many o. the ctrN
American flags had similar origin, but
the demand IS too great to-day FOR ans
such source OF supply, and. too, oar
women are horrible besy about 80
many other things.
Flag etiquette 10 a complicated ehd'r.
and punctiious observance OF II is de-
manded by all nations; while aceiisrtal
offences against It have often led 10
most embarrassing situations 1t Is a