The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-12-27

uui CutncuTui, severely reDukeu the
dean for having so thoughtlessly laid
on her cushion. as token of love
ana respect, n prayer book, richly
bound and full of splendid Illustrations
of the apostles and martyrs, at the
very moment when tho sovereign had
issued stringent laws against "superstl.
tlous images and pictures"
On that festival, too, foreign princes
In the course of their travels were ex-
pected to officially attend the reception
OF whatever court they then happened
to be visiting, A glimpse of the parade
surrounding such formaltles Is given
In the description OF the equestrian
procession OF the Swedish prince. who
In 1869 presented his respects to the
virgin queen In all due ceremony Cor
geously apparcled himself, and his
steed not less so, the royal visitor was
accompanied by a large retinue, clad
IN velvet and heavy gold chains, the
guards carrying halberts.
Truly, one wonders Mt the trouble
and expense incurred by the noble
travellers In those days OF slow commu.
''''Ne tAi'lutNtt anu lluRHIll-
cent display As family gathering
NaU Va" -i..-a-v- --,-r,--, % tf4o,Ni tla4 aos-
caslon for renewal of friendship and
reconciliation Who does not remem-
Der, for Instance, the anecdote of the
Prince of Wales, son of Henry V, who,
anxious to appease his lrrItated father
and to show him how unJustly he had
been slandercd, appeared In court, on
the grand anniversary OF universal
good will, In his blue students robe,
pierced round the collar with eyelets
corresponding In number with the
years he had spent at the university.
From each tiny hole hung needle and
thread. by this mute and original
pleading, varlously interpreted, the du-
tiful son Is, however, credited with in
tending TO clear himself from the i'm.
putation Of being n spendthrlft. Had
he not carefully and obedIently kept
the needle and thread given every year
by the bursar to oxford students with
the fatherly advice, Take this and be
thrlfty2"
Tho unfortunate Mary, queen of
Scots, eagerly awaited herself of this
opportunity 10 propitlate her cousin
Elizabeth, to whom she sent cunning
headdresses OF network, likewise col
lars and cuffs, knitted gold hair nets
and rare and beautiful embroderles.
Among the latter was conspicuous n
basqulne, or Spanish coat, which, when
worn with the mantIlla. wrapped the
figure much after the style OF the
Turkish female garbi Many Illusions
TO special money for her New Years
generosltles are found In the august
prisoners correspondence.
No doubt the great characteristic OF
the eventful day was the lavlshness
with which gifts were distributed In
every class of society as tokens OF
love, respect and gratitude. amounting
sometimes to bribery. Indeed this del
icate way of securing tho favor Of
Judges and high officials became such
source of abuses that In 1900 II had
to be forbidden by law. Yet even as
late as 1888 james III himself still ac-
ceptcd such tokens from his subjects
AS an example of these offerings from
successful sutors may be mentioned Il
pair of gloves containing 30 angels, or
half sovereigns. presented on New
Years day by n Mrs. Croaker to Sir
Thomas Moro In recognition Of his de-
cslon In her favor In n suit against
Lord Arundel. at would be against
good manners" said the chancellor
ito forsako n gentlewomnn's New
Years gift, and | accept the gloves.
The lining you will be pleased to be
stow elsewhere" In fact, during this
festive season gloves were customary
gifts In tho sixteenth century, but on
account of their cost money was often
given instead; hence 1t became known
as glove money"
Tho purchase Of two pairs of lined
gloves for Queen Anne OF Denmark
had 80 exhausted the savings OF the
beautiful but poor Arabella Stuart that
she was reduced TO knit purse as
humble but dutlful New Years offer
Ing TO James |. Lady Mary Grey,
more fortunate, had been able In 1913
to present her beloved Queen Marie
Stuart not only two pairs OF sweet
gloves, but four dozen gold buttons.
| with seed pearl In the center OF each
Occasionally, too, presents embodied
some nllegory or hidden meaning only
understood by the giyer and receiver
The quaint though unattractlve Jewel
affecting the shape OF n dark lantern
sent IN Scotland by Harrington to
James, carried with II the long expect.
cd news that bis accession to the Eng
l