GLOVE
LORE
Introductory.
In presenting our Brochure on fall andwinter gloves, it occurred to us that a few factsbearing upon the historical phase of the subjectwould not be amiss, and, though necessarilybrief, we trust may prove interesting to ourreaders.
Our display of gloves for the present seasonshows the same characteristic excellence whichhas always been our aim, and a range of styleand variety calculated to meet the requirementsof the most exacting buyer.
We feel that in point of prices there is noneed to make mention, since a liberal patronageis the truest indication of our policy in thisregard, and we can promise in the future thesame “sterling worth” we have given in thepast.
Attention is also called to our corset department,in the belief, that for the lady who hasnot yet worn the Fascia Corset there awaits areal revelation, the extent of which she canappreciate, only when once encircled by thegraceful curves of this, The Queen of all corsets.
The Birth of the Glove.
The first pair of gloves of which we have any recordwas the covering of skins which Jacob wore upon hishands to deceive his blind father, and it is a singularfact, that these hand-coverings, then used for deceptionand treachery, came in time to be a pledge of faith, atoken of fidelity all over the world. The glove is uniquein its universal use to symbolize good faith, from theOriental custom of giving the purchaser a glove at thetransfer of property, to its use as a love favor and achallenge.
Some authorities say that the use of gloves as a protectionto the hands was known to the cave-dwellers.However this may be, it certainly was to the Romansand Greeks.
In the Norman period we find gloves worn only bymen, and even then they were considered the appendagesof the rich and great. They were an importantfactor on all ceremonial occasions, and were conse