,,glove ,,lore ,illustration ,,the ,,paris ,,glove ,,store ,s4 ,w4 ,,laird ,,co4 #cij ,,main ,,street ,,buffalo ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,copyrighted #ahig4 ,,otis ,h4 ,,kean ,,co41 ,compilers and ,publishers ,advertising ,literature1 ,buffalo1 ,n4 ,y4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration ,introductory4 ,in presenting our ,brochure on fall and winter gloves1 it occurred to us that a few facts bearing upon the historical phase of the subject would not be amiss1 and1 though necessarily brief1 we trust may prove interesting to our readers4 ,our display of gloves for the present season shows the same characteristic excellence which has always been our aim1 and a range of style and variety calculated to meet the requirements of the most exacting buyer4 ,we feel that in point of prices there is no need to make mention1 since a liberal patronage is the truest indication of our policy in this regard1 and we can promise in the future the same 8sterling worth0 we have given in the past4 ,attention is also called to our corset department1 in the belief1 that for the lady who has not yet worn the ,fascia ,corset there awaits a real revelation1 the extent of which she can appreciate1 only when once encircled by the graceful curves of this1 ,the ,queen of all corsets4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,the ,birth of the ,glove4 ,illustration 8',tis as ,i should entreat you1 wear your glove40 --,othello4 ,the first pair of gloves of which we have any record was the covering of skins which ,jacob wore upon his hands to deceive his blind father1 and it is a singular fact1 that these hand-coverings1 then used for deception and treachery1 came in time to be a pledge of faith1 a token of fidelity all over the world4 ,the glove is unique in its universal use to symbolize good faith1 from the ,oriental custom of giving the purchaser a glove at the transfer of property1 to its use as a love favor and a challenge4 ,some authorities say that the use of gloves as a protection to the hands was known to the cave-dwellers4 ,however this may be1 it certainly was to the ,romans and ,greeks4 ,illustration ,in the ,norman period we find gloves worn only by men1 and even then they were considered the appendages of the rich and great4 ,they were an important factor on all ceremonial occasions1 and were consequently very ornate and of rare material and workmanship1 and many of them decorated with precious stones4 ,the gloves of bishops were of silk and linen1 richly embroidered1 and those of monarchs were white with broad1 pointed cuff4 ,the presentation of the royal gloves at the coronation ceremony is a custom which still prevails1 for in the records of ,victoria's coronation is the ,duke of ,norfolk's petition to present the ,queen's coronation gloves4 ,while we of to-day use gloves only as a protection and an ornament1 in the intervening centuries they had a significance aside from this4 ,churchmen wore gloves as a sign of purity2 judges1 as a token of the integrity of their office2 men pledged their honor by their gloves2 and perhaps we may be pardoned for saying that this custom still survives with us1 since our gloves are sold 8on honor40 ,illustration3 ,a ,walking ,glove4 ,two-,clasp ,piqu ,glac4 ,two-,toned ,stitching4 #a4jj to #b4jj4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,gentleman's ,walking ,glove4 ,english ,cape ,leather1 ,one ,clasp at the ,wrist1 ,oak ,tan and ,red ,shades are correct4 #a4jj to #b4be4 ,illustration3 ,english ,cape ,leather ,riding and ,coaching ,glove4 ,in ,havana-,browns and ,red ,shades4 #a4jj to #b4jj4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,old ,royal ,gloves4 ,some of the gloves worn by royal personages still exist4 ,we illustrate a glove worn by ,england's maiden queen1 ,elizabeth1 and a very ornate affair it is--of fine white leather1 profusely embroidered in gold thread1 and having a yellow fringe and lined with drab silk4 ,elizabeth's hands were very beautiful1 we are told1 the charm of which she was wont to display by the repeated removal of her gloves4 ,du,maurier writes how he had heard from his father 8that1 having been sent to her1 at every audience he had with her majesty1 she pulled off her gloves more than a hundred times to display her hands1 which1 indeed1 were very beautiful and very white40 ,either the royal hands were a deal larger than a lady of our time would care to possess1 or they knew not in those days the grace of our perfect-fitting gloves1 for those of ,elizabeth's are as much as three and one-half inches across the palm1 and have a thumb five inches in length1 the entire glove being about a half-yard4 ,we are told that gloves were not adopted by the gentler sex as a class until after the ,reformation4 ,but when once the fashion had taken hold of the feminine mind1 they made up by lavish ornamentation what they had lost in time4 ,gloves of fine leather1 with great cuffs elaborately ornamented with exquisite embroidery in rich and delicate silks1 wrought with marvelous ingenuity and skill1 now became a veritable mania4 ,lace-trimmed gloves were also worn2 and a language of the glove arose1 so that a secret correspondence could be carried on by certain knottings of the fringe4 ,illustration ,whatever may be said of the gloves of the past1 they are at least picturesque and interesting1 as well as varied in style4 ,illustration3 ,a ,theatre and ,reception ,glove4 ,four-,button1 ,white or ,cream ,glac4 ,broad ,stitching of ,black or ,self-,color4 #a4jj1 #a4be1 #a4ej1 #a4ge1 #b4jj4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,perfumed ,gloves4 8,gloves as sweet as damask roses40 ,shakespeare4 ,thus did the peddler advertise his wares in the days of good ,queen ,bess4 ,while perfumed gloves were used in both ,france and ,spain prior to this time1 it was the evident partiality of her dress-loving majesty that brought about a veritable perfume craze4 ,housewives became learned in the distillation of sweet waters1 and the preparation of all manner of sweet-smelling essences4 ,ladies vied with each other in a lavish employment of scent4 8,all apparel was perfumed2 hair and shoes and fans gave out sweet-smelling savor1 and all kinds of jewelry contained cavities filled with strong essences4 ,perfumed gloves were not the least conspicuous of these toilet accessories40 ,the ordinary method of perfuming the glove was to mix the substance or odor with oil1 and rub it into the glove1 or else to prepare a pomatum and smear it over the inner surface of the glove4 ,spain had now become famous for her embroidered and perfumed gloves1 and thus the preference was shown for those of ,spanish make1 the fragrance of which was of a very enduring character4 ,illustration ,this love of luxury and ultra-refinement now reached an extreme pitch4 ,as ,shakespeare says3 8,the very winds were love-sick with perfume40 ,into their bath the fair ladies threw musk1 amber1 aloes1 myrrh1 cedar leaves1 lavender1 mint1 and other fragrant herbs and spices--everything was made to give forth an aromatic fragrance--an unbridled luxury that bid fair to outdo the fair dames of ,rome4 ,the use of perfumed gloves has never wholly died out4 ,in ,france1 and even in ,america1 ,russia leather gloves are worn to this day1 for the sake of their aromatic quality4 ,illustration3 ,a ,semi-,dress ,glove4 ,two-,clasp or ,four-,button4 ,sude or ,glac ,kid4 #a4jj to #b4jj4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,something ,about ,gauntlets4 ,illustration ,the use of the glove as a challenge1 carries us back to the chivalrous days of the armoured knights and ladies fair3 the blare of trumpets1 the neighing of steeds1 the ring of steel as the gauntlet is flung into the lists1 and the hush as it is taken up2 the lance in rest1 the clash of conflict--all1 happily1 but the romantic picture of the past4 ,the use of the glove as a gage is very ancient1 and it involved the very highest point of honor4 ,besides its use in the courts of chivalry1 the glove was used in appeals of felony1 and in civil disputes as to property4 ,if a man accused of crime took his accuser's glove on the point of his sword1 and in the ensuing combat came out victorious1 it was considered sufficient proof of his innocence4 ,the same was true as to disputed ownership of land4 ,when the sovereign of ,england was crowned1 it was customary for a knight to appear as champion1 casting down the gauntlet1 and challenging to mortal combat any who dared gainsay the monarch's right4 ,this ceremony was in use for the last time at the coronation of ,george ,,iv4 ,when two knights rode together in combat1 it would often happen that one wore in his helmet a dainty glove1 a glove far different indeed from the steel one he had so recently taken up1 the favor of some fair lady of his love1 who was perhaps looking down upon him then4 ,thus he was for a second time bound to quit himself valiantly by the same token of a glove2 a slight thing enough1 but one which has ever been bound up with ideas of honor and deeds of knightly valor4 ,illustration ,illustration ,a ,full-,dress ,glove4 #a4ej to #d4jj4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,some ,historical ,gloves4 ,illustration ,among others of the gloves that remain from those old days1 is a well-worn pair made of substantial leather1 stitched with red and gold1 and with a border pinked in the wrist4 ,very unpretentious1 indeed1 beside the hand-coverings of kings and queens and gilded nobles2 yet their very wrinkles mean more to the world than the whole of that gaudy lot2 for if tradition does not misinform us1 these gloves were worn by ,england's greatest son1 ,shakespeare4 ,what a world of meaning that phrase attaches to these bits of leather1 still bearing the imprint of the hand that penned the masterpieces of our literature4 ,we are reminded that the bard's father was a glover by trade1 and we of to-day certainly have cause to rejoice that the son was not enamored of his father's following1 for who knows but that the hand that startled the world by its touch might only have plied a modest craft4 ,whatever may have been the shortcomings of the gloves of those days1 certain it is there could be no complaint as to variety4 ,old records speak of 8single gloves and gloves lin'd1 top'd1 lac'd1 fringed with gold1 silver1 silk1 and fur1 and gloves of velvet1 satin1 and taffety40 ,the practice of wearing gloves at night to impart delicacy to the skin was common1 in the seventeenth century1 to gentlemen as well as ladies4 ,to even greater lengths did the fairer sex go towards beautifying their complexion4 ,it was not uncommon to wear gloves lined with unguents1 or to cover the face with a mask plastered inside with a perfumed pomade4 ,some steeped slices of raw veal in milk and laid them on the face4 8,young and tender beauties bathed in milk2 beauties who were no longer young1 and far from tender1 bathed in wine or the like40 ,gloves of chicken skin were thought to have peculiar virtue1 and were worn at night to make the hands soft and white4 ,they were so fine in texture that they could be packed in a nut-shell1 and were prized by cavaliers as dainty gifts for their lady-loves4 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,fascia ,fascia4 ,when we introduced the ,fascia ,corset to the ladies of ,buffalo1 some three years since1 it was in direct competition with all the most widely known makes4 ,we were confident that the ,fascia was superior to any of these1 and that an article of such unqualified merit must eventually win the place it so markedly deserved4 ,the constant increase in the demand for ,fascia ,corsets shows conclusively in what regard they are now held by the ladies of ,buffalo4 ,the ,fascia is a ,parisian-made corset1 molded upon the forms of living models2 thus1 in the graceful flow of its lines1 it reflects nature's own handiwork4 ,it is made up in ,french ,coutille1 ,french ,zanilla1 and ,figured ,italian ,cloth1 making a durable as well as a beautiful corset4 ,the whole corset is carefully and thoroughly made1 and only the very finest quality of ,greenland ,whalebone is used in its manufacture4 ,in short1 it is the crowning masterpiece of the corset-maker's art4 ,attention is called to the accompanying illustrations1 which suggest some of our latest models4 ,illustration3 ,black #c4jj ,fascia4 ,illustration3 ,white #aj4jj ,fascia4 ,illustration3 ,white ,fascia1 #g4ej4 ,black ,fascia1 #h4jj4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,illustrations were moved slightly to better match the printed page4 ,inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book4 ,text that was in italics is enclosed by underscores 7italics74