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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

~ ONE time ago an unhappy wife
\ wrote to me that her husband hated
women and tnsulted her in the
presence of her friends, and never
~ spoke kind or pleasant word to
her. 1 advised the woman to go
away from such man and make peace
full home for herself and children.
I have no sentiment for a marriage tie
which binds quarreling people together
in a bond of hatred 1t is wicked and i'm
moral relationship. Children reared in
such homes are worse than orphans.
MY advice to this woman brought the
following violent protest from man
whom one cannot help but suspect may
be the woman-hating husband. He says:
Before giving this unfortunate woman
such 'damnable' advice would 1t not be
we'll to try and find out her husbands un-
usual hate toward woman and company ?
He is certainly O. brute; that is evident in
hitting a woman; but the fact of his be-
ing non-drinking man is in his favor.
tell you, Nine. Wilcox, a man after his
days work is entitled to some quietness
and respect from wife and children when
you consider life in a fiat. The women
nave too much to say. In order for a hus-
band to meet your requirements he should
say nothing but support. Respectfully,
WILLIAM B. STEWART"
Extreme as this correspondent is in his
remarks upon my letter, he touches upon
a point 1t is well for wives to consider.
Women who live in apartments and who
chum with their neighbors ought to con-
fine their visiting and receiving hours to
the time Of the day when their husbands
are absent. t4,-4 q. t,
After hard days work, as my amiable
friend suggests, man wants his home
TO be palace Of peace and rest. where
he can read his evening paper and relax
his mind, undisturbed by the chatter OF
a lot OF gossiping neighbors.
have in mind two or three women of
my acquaintance whose incessant talk
about nothing would cause any man
obliged to live near them to become a
woman-hater.
woman's first thought, aim, amh-
ton and consideration should be for the
comfort. happiness and best good of the
man whose home she lives in. If the
author of the letter quoted above had
read this column with more care he
would know how constantly 1 have tried
to impress the idea upon the mind of
complaining wives. Over and over 1
have urged woman whose husbands
were faithless or unkind to study their
own conduct and try and see If they
cannot find cause for the first false
note in loves harmony in their own
failure to keep in tune.
l caused a flood of furious letters to
descend upon me once upon a time by
saying in print that almost invariably
when a man proved to be bad husband
had found the first fault began
with the woman. Careless housekeep-
ing, personal untidiness, extravaganza,
disregard of the husbands tastes and
wishes, irritability, frivolity and Lack of
patience are some of the small foxes
which spoil the domestic vine.
The woman who makes her husband
the first thought Of her heart in every
way Will overcome all these faults If
she possesses them, and she WILL eight
times out of ten, keep her husbands love
If she ever had 1t.
But there are out Of the ten cases two
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dence Of the bridegroom's sister, 1888 Oak
street on Sunday evening, April g. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. NJ. S.
Levy with all the rites of the Jewish
church: Charles Agner was best man and
Miss May Carsten was bridesmaid. The
Misses Ray and Gussie Barron were the
maids of honor. Mr.. and Mrs. Barron will
Francisco and reside at 1888 Oak street
Mr.. and Mrs. Perie entertained the
members Of the "S:16' Whist Club at their
home, $40 Castro street, Oakland, on
Wednesday, March 29. Those present
We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Roach Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckinley, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Dorsaz, Miss E. Short, Mr..
Amsden, Miss L. Botters and G. w. Dug
dell. The first lady's prize was won by
Mrs. Perie; first gentleman's prize by Mr..
Dugdell and the consolation favors by
Mrs. Davis and Mr.. Perte.
The Lyceum Dramatic Company will
give an entertainment and dance in Mis-
sion Turn Nerein Hall on Friday evening,
April Il. The comedy drama, "a Noun
tain Wait, will be presented by the fol-
lowing members: Miss Fannie Ososke,
Coleman, j. L. Stanley, John E. Reyn-
olds, w. G. Sass, Lee Fuller, Harry Will
kins and Frank Roberts. Miss Mae
Keene and ]. w. Sullivan will appear in
"A Little Game of Destiny" Dancing
under the direction of w. N. Dingle will
follow the performance.
Last Wednesday Miss Elsa LANCER en-
tertsined a number of her friends at her
home, 1856 Mission street, on her birthday
anniversary. Those present were: Miss
May Berard, Miss Jennie Berard, Miss
Sophia Cordt, Miss Freda Cordt. Miss Isa-
bella Sample, Miss Clara Pherien, Miss
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A S mple Spring Hat.

If my muse is propitious I'm going 10
sing
OF a very remarkable sort of a thing:
'Tis the structure the women this year
call a chat:
1t might be most anything, so why not
that
And If any woman who's got half will
in her
Would like to know how she can be her
own milliner,
And thus possess one Of those wondrous
She has but to follow these simple d.
rections
First. take for the groundwork what's
known as frame
(The shape doesn't matter; no two are
the same),
bows,
Wide. narrow. red. yellow, mauve-every-
thing goes.
Next scatter these ribbon bows over the
crown,
In front and behind, wrong side out. up
side down;
If you put them on blindfold you'll get
1Hdl luo lSeOGIS Oh WILL CRY -
correct"
Then gather gay garlands Of marvellous
hue,
Green roses, pink nlacs and noppies of
blue,
And place them in punches wherever
there's room,
TIL you've built up bower of fancitul
bloom.
The hat, If you've carefully followed my
words,
Is now ready for adding occasional birds,
Two wings, few feathers, a pompon,
some lace,
And three jeweled hatpins to keep IT in
place.
You now have headgear that no ons
would know
Was not a creation of Madame Virotj
And If you've good taste you will hide it
away,
And buy a neat "sailOr'' to wear every
day.
H. G. PAINE, in Harper's Bazaar.
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The New Monogram Glove.

Mrs. Caroline s. Baker of Washington,
D. G., was married at noon Wednesday
to Lieutenant n. c. Twining of the bat
St. Stephens Church, the Rev Edgar
Lyon officiating The bride was given
away by her brother-In-law, b. W.
J. Fox Of New York. Chaplain F.. c.
man. The bride was attended by Mrs.
Levin T. Jones of San Francisco. A wed
ding breakfast followed at the Palace.
apartments at the California, where they
Will remain until the Iowa sails.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Ethel Dickson and Cecil ]. Holcombe,
who was for several years connected
ent the cashier of the Royal Exchange
Assurance Company of Chicago. Miss
Dickson Is the daughter of Robert Dick
son, who was general manager of the
The engagement has been announced of
Miss Gertrude M. Campbell, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Campbell of Oak
land, to Dr. David Shoemaker. The we'd
ding, which will be a very quiet one, will
take place April 10 at the home of Miss
CampbelPs parents, 1014 Sixteenth street.
the Eastern and Southern States the
young couple will make their home in
Truckee, New, where DR.. Shoemaker is
stationed as railroad surgeon.
MI. dIlU MIS-. fTdlClS CarOlan are In
New York, and were among the guests
at the Fair-Vanderbilt wedding.
Mrs. Seymour Cunningham of Wash
ington has been the guest recently of her
mother in Oakland.
Gordon Blanding is in New York.
Mayor James D. Phelan expects To
leave soon for a trip to the southern part
of the State for the benefit of his health
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sloss have returned
from Paso Robes.
The Colonial Danes held their last
meetings for the season at the home of
Mrs. Augustus f. Rogers, 2510 Broadway
Mrs. Rogers was assisted In entertaining
by her daughters. An unusually large
collection of portraits and other
heirlooms made the occasion most
attractive. Mrs. Seldom S. Wright,
The Danes present included Mrs. Henry
Gibbons. Mrs. E. w. NewhaH and Mrs
C. 'Elwood Brown. Officers: Mrs. S. w
Holladay, Mrs. S. NJ. Van Wyck, Mrs
George L. Whitney, Mrs. T. q. Brakeman.
Mrs. George Barstow, Mrs. Louis Aldrich'
Mrs. Charles H. Hedges, Mrs. Heryey
Darneal, Mrs. B. c. Dick, Mrs. Cameron
G. Cambron, Mrs. Frank Winchester.
Mrs. Samuel F. Leib and Mrs. Pedro NJ
Lusson of San Jose, Mrs. Thomas Flint
of San Juan, Miss Elizabeth NJ Jones.
Mrs. A. Brooke Rose Miss Emily Raw
mond and Florence E. Mason of Alameda.
The marriage of Charles Barron and
Mrs. Lena Silver took place at the resi-
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The main use of the coverings at night
is to give the body the warmth that Is
lost by reduced circulation of the blood.
When the body lies down it is the in
tention OF nature that 1t should rest,
and that the heart especially should be
relieved temporarily Of dts, regular work.
So that organ makes ten strokes a min
ute less than when the body is in an up
right posture This means 600 strokes in
sixty minutes. Therefore, in the eight
hours that a man usually spends In tax
ing his nights rest, the heart is saved
nearly 5000 strokes. AS 1t pumps ounces
of blood with each stroke, 1t lifts 80, 900
ounces less of blood in the nights session
than it would during the day, when a
man is usually in an upright position.
Now, the body is dependent for its
warmth on the vigor of the circulation,
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ELLA WHEELER WILCOX DISCUSSES LOVE


I men whom no woman can keep loyal or
kind. These are men who are utterly sell
fish, cross and tncorrigible.
Such man, I judge, was the woman
hater' whose wife I advised to go away
and make decent home for herself and
children. Such a man has no right to
ruin the life of the children he has caused
to exist. He should live alone and have
leisure to study himself.
Chicago has "Non-sentimental Club"
It is composed of women who pride them
selves of being free not only of senti-
mentalism, but from sentiment also, 1t
seems.
One of the women, an officer, 1 believe,
married during the recent Spanish war.
Her husband was good fellow" whom
she admired. OF course she would not
think Of loving any man in sentimental
manner. The bridegroom was ordered to
Cuba the day of the wedding. The wife
did not weep nor ask to follow. She
stayed at home and attended to her busi-
ness. OF course she is business woman.
After some months her business" called
her to Cuba. She violently asserted this
fact, lest any one should think she wished
to go to Cuba in order to be near her
husband.
Now, Of all the silly and obnoxious
phases OF the "Womans s movement lnlS
club is the acme.
Fortunately 1t can only be regarded as
a farce, and I doubt If 1t expects to be
taken seriously by any one. But even as
a farce It seems to be a failure.
1t is not even funny. The woman with
out sentiment and romance In her nature
is as unnatural as juiceless orange. She
is a picture without perspective or lights
and shadows She is a book without plot,
motive or style. '"z ~
Sentiment is TO woman what perfume is
to the flower.
A man without sentiment is an unfortu-
nate being, a woman without 1t is blem>
ish on the face Of nature.
Instead of educating sentiment and ro-
nance out we should educate 1t into
people. ~
It is the keynete to life-to happiness.
The best wife, mother, daughter and
sister is always a woman Of sentiment.
1t is only when the thorny brtars of
duty are made to blossom with the flow
ers of sentiment that lifes hard tasks be-
come endurable.
The best wife is the woman who ideal
ICES her husband, who surrounds him
with a halo of romance and sentiment,
which in nineteen cases out of twenty
causes him to become the very being she
imagines him.
know a mother whose constant ideal
fzing sentiment toward a selfish and de-
plorably commonplace son resulted In his
Transformation into thoughtful and ap-
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U. s. N. are in Annapolis, Md. where
Paymaster Ray will be stationed for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vincent Wright
have closed their home in San Jose and
are now living in this city.
General William r. Shafter, U. S. N,
accompanied by his aid, Captain E. H.
Plummer, left here for Washington on
Bishop and Mrs. William H. Moreland
have gone to San Mateo, where they
HfEs Hon. 'aor Harold V3S Sewai a left on Friday to
visit his father in Bath. Me. He will be
away about three weeks and will then
return and accompany Mrs. Sewall to
The d'Accord Club held its final assem-
bly, and hop at Cotillon Hall on Thurs
day evening, April 8: Among the mem
Miss Tude Crooks, Miss Alma. Harder,
Miss Lydia Malowansky, Miss Alice Dor
gan, Miss Hermanda Joost, Miss Emma
Becker, Miss Josie. Fratinger, Miss Doris
Joost, Miss Eta Becker, Miss Emma
Falsch Miss Clara Klemm, Miss Viola
Kleinberg,. Miss Ida .Precht, Miss Elsa
Prieber, Miss Zeta Rippon, Miss Alice
Flynn, Miss E. Stanley, Miss Meta VOL
ters, Mrs. Whitney, J. P. Whitney, P. C.
del, A. K. Harghall, H: F. schIichting,
Leavy, W: Kells, c. j. Hittell, P. ].
Heuer, ]. NJ Hayes, H. E. Gates, Otto
Falsch, J. E. Britt, A. H. ANTI, II. Aldu-
nate, R. Arroyo and Emile A. Groezinger.
The fifty-third meeting of San Mateo's
literary society the Fortnightly, was
held on Thursday evening in the parlors
of St. Margaret's School, over fifty per-
sons being present. Mrs, Phil M. Roedel
presided The following were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Palmer, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w Dickie, Mr.. and Mrs. Phil NJ
Roedel, Mr. and Mrs. d. F. Walker, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Doane, Mr.. and Mrs
George c. Ross, Rev and Mrs. George
Wallace. Mr.. and Mrs, D. W. .Donneliy,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Potter, Mr. and Mrs
Henshelwood, Mr.. and Mrs. N. Greathead,
Mr. and Mrs. 2. l.. Noisat. Mrs Paul
Scott Mrs. B, p. B. Cole, Mrs. c. M
Morse, Mrs. c. II. Kirkbride Mrs Lin
coin, Mrs. Sisson, Mrs E. S. Hunt, Mrs
Lawrence, the Misses Minnie and Hattie
Edwards, the Misses Olive and Edna
Goodhue, Miss Henion, Miss Dakin, Miss
Lou Scott, Miss Isabel Dennison, Miss
Paulin, Miss Myrtle Kirkbride, L. H.
Fuller, w. d. Read, c. L. Dresbach, s.
A. Maclure, William Diclxie, c. N. Kirk
bride. Mr.. Fuller, Mr.. Wallace, f. Dicke,
Charles Roedel and DR.. Sisson.
Among the Californians who sailed from
New York Thursday last for Europe on
the Hamburg American liner Auguste
Victoria were: Lloyd Tevis Brecxinridge
Miss Florence Breckenridge and maid Of
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players who cannot manage 10 raise their
KITES Will after a while be rescued from
Lne1r predicament and helped out. Then
WIN WIN dozen of these unwieldy boxes that
tihg at the same moment in the air, gvra-
,,,ll rIllg iantastically, the picture is one Of
once up aloft with these kites the great
problem is to keep the candles aIie6t A
tnird or half have their lights suddenly
tXtl eXung99ls,hed, gu and the beauty and strange
uess t,s OF these great floating glowworms of
Lle ar Is partially at least lost. 1t is an
nour OF delightful uncertainty The turn
OF fortune with perfectly managed kite
may nj see It's light go out; badly control
pulled to the ground; but. on the other
hand, misadvised jerk may end that
Ikltes klte career for the night and leave u
hanging, black mass, in midair
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Novel spcrt That Is Coming Out of the East

ciety Is flying on these parties, but kites
of goodly size, and box kites at that of
the elaborate sort made so popular in the
recent scientific experiments.
These parties are generally given at
country houses particularly we'll situated
for this sport from being either upon or
close to a hill that somewhere commands
the country, or at houses In the center of
broad, level plain, or at houses on the
seashore, for 1t is essential that all the
circumstances and surroundings be favor
able to kite-ffying, especially since the
kite-fyers of both sexes are very new al
this game
A fine breezy night is chosen, and the
party marching forth separate into
couples. There are half as many kites as
there are men and girls. and at the start
kite is assigned to each couple The
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rules and regulations are that two men
or two girls shall never be working at any
hlte, ana this is strictly adhered to-
@ AT the signal the kites are started
ling, catch the breeze at once and dash
along IN the air, pulling on the kite strine.
vigorously. AS these successful kites
swing nigh above. with many swirl and
dip, they look striking picturesoue (esne-
cially, If the night be very clear and Well
mIoonl1p, the candle light cleaning
through their sides in faint rays
II IS science, this flying of box kites
harder than most people would suspect
and few get their kites up at either the
first; second or third attempt without
much dlihculty: Chance complicates the
competition. The element of luck Is vert5
pronounced, and even those most skiIIfu;II
fail IN some particular time and again.
All are up at last, for the unfortunate
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and
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preciative man who was worthy Of her
affection.
The "non-sentimentalists" talk about
looking facts square in the face" They
forget that 1t is rude to stare. Facts"
resent such impoliteness on our part. Why
should we go about staring facts" out of
countenance? We are told they "are
stubborn things" It is enough to make
a fact stubborn to eternally hear that
phrase and to have people forever staring
in the face.
Surround a fact with a little sentiment,
place halo about its head and give 1t a
sweet smile instead of a cold stare and
you will find it's stern exterior quite sus-
ceptible to change and its "stubbornness'
giving way.
Sentiment goes hand in hand with love,
and the two can regenerate the world
Without them life is not worth the living
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in New York
Evening World.
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a business trip. Mrs. Jones is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Walker, at her
home in Salt Lake City
Major and Mrs. John A. Darling, ac-
eompanied by Miss Hastings, sailed
and will remain abroad until after the
exposition. They will lease a house in
Paris next fall.
Edward NJ Greenway. who has been
visiting Portland, Or, during the past
two weeks, has returned to this city.
Paymaster and Mrs Charles NJ. Ray,
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and as the blood flows so much more
slowly through the veins when, one is ly-
ing down, the warmth lost IN the reduced
circulation must be supplied by extra
coverings.
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Nine. Patti has made as much as $780,
900 in single year, though at present, it
is said. she does not trouble to make more
than S50,000 Melba earns $4,000 when in
full work. Rosa Bonheur has sold one
years paintings for $190, 900, and Sarah
Bernhardt makes an average Of SIC, ,000
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San Francisco, and Miss George Elmer
Mr.. and Mrs, I. Goodman announce the
engagement Of their daughter Miss Ts,,I, TILE he
at home Sunday, April 16, from to D
p. m, al 1917 Geary street.
The Metamera Stamm No. 4, =. Q. T.
M, will give its fifth anniversary ball this
evening at Saratoga Hall, S14 Geary
street. -,
The Native Sons of Vermont will give
their next entertainment Friday evening"
April Il, at Odd Fellows Hall.
The San Francisco Conservatory OF Nh Mu-
sic will give a concert next Wednesday
evening at the conservatory, 1SO Powell
street. 1t will be under the direction OF
The fourth reception Of t.,,dI the Tuesday s h1I
Night Club will be held at Cotillon nan,
1910 Polk street, on Tuesday evening
April is. ,.4 - c.
George. will give a grand social and en-
tertainment on Wednesday evening
The eleventh anniversary ball Of the e,
Arion Verein will take place SATURDAY
evening, April 90 at the rooms. Ala Pine
street.
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wife, three children, infant and maid; J.
Halstead, c. L. Haska and wife, J; =.
Holzheimer, r. Ivers, Matt keete, r. r.
Kelley, ]. w. Leneve, wife and chlld,
DR.. S. L. Leneve and wife, Mrs. j. A. Le-
feber, F. Leith. Miss L. McGinnes, Mrs.
and child, H. T. Thrope, Miss A. Widdl-
The engagement is announced of Miss
Rose Attell and Nathan Abrams, both of
Mrs. S. B. oppenheim announces the en-
2. Karpel. The wedding will take place
Tuesday. April II, at noon, and Will be
witnessed by members of the family only
The engagement is announced or MISS
Edna O'Brien, daughter of M. OBr1en on
San Francisco, and Ch%les francis
Union and Milling Company of stockton.
Mrs Lena A Son announces the en-
gagement of her daughter. Miss Carrie
Son, to Harry Gabriel. They VIII ,1,e pc
pleased to see their friends to-day at 1870
Ellis street
The wedding of Miss Beckie Moss and
Samuel Karsky will take place SUNDAY
April 16, at 1918 O'Farrell street. =,
Mrs. l.. Hanak nee Cohen) Will pc az
home the first Friday of the month. at
Mrs. c. s. Bladen (nee AttelD will re-
her residence, 1873 Harriet street. -,
Mr. and Mrs L. e. Garren Will be at
home to-day from to p. m at 1foI Ellis
Miss Sadie E. Rattigan has returned to
Ursuline Academy, Santa Rosa, after
parents at 1442 Clay street.
The next monthly dance OF the Deu1
Temps will be held at Golden Gate Hail.
625 Sutter street, April 20.
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n I'D you think remembering your
boyhood or your girlhood and re-
calling what you have recently
L. read In magazines, that kite-fiying
was simply youthful amusement
on the one hand and a new science on the
other? If you did you are very far wrong
Kite-f1ying has not yet risen to the dig
nifty of great national diversion, 1t is
true, nor is 1t likely to, but the latest
phase of it is that society has taken it up
as pleasing pastime.
It is necessarily sport for country
house parties, for in town there is no
space. Even the most commodious roof
top is too limited in area to do any kite
flying that is at all interesting Besides,
1t is no niminy -piminy little kites that So
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Ground oyster shells were given by the
medieval doctors to children suffering
from ricketts, and scrofula. Now it ap-
pears that they were right. The shells
contain lime, nitrogen. iron, sulphur, man
ganese, magnesia. fuor, bromide, phos-
phor1c acid and iodine, all excellent for
feeble children. They say that if growing
children were to take powdered oyster
shells in their food the teeth would be
improved.
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| ONE time ago an unhappy wife
wrote to me that her husband hated
!. women and insulted her in the
! presence Of her friends, and never
spoke a kind or pleasant word to
her I advised tho uoD,ap 70 90
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HE warm days Of the past week
have turned society's thoughts
countryward and already plans
are being formulated for the
c,,v,,r,,ar op+ipu Tba beCIra m
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-29
The Military Salute.

You've undoubtedly noticed during
a military review the officers salute
while passing the reviewing stand by
bringing the hilt of their swords to
their faces. 1t is custom which
dates back to the time of the Cru
sades.
When the Crusaders were on the
march to the Holy City, the knights
were in the daily habit of planting
their long, two-handed swords upright
in the ground, thereby forming cross,
and before this they performed their
morning devotion. On all military
occasions they kissed the hilts Of their
swords in token of devotion to the
cross.
The method of saluting by bringing
the hand to a horizontal position over
the eyebrows datesback to the tourna-
ments of the middle ages, when, after
the Queen of Beauty was enthroned.
the knights who were to take part in
the sports of the day, marched past
the dais on which she sat, and as they
passed, shielded their eyes from the
rays of her beauty by placing their
hands horizontally to their foreheads.