. St. Nicholas [serial]. izabeths court told his friends that in oneof her Majestys audiences the Maiden Queenpulled her gloves off and on more than a hun-dred times. This was to let those present seeand admire her hands. Think of the little van-ities of so great a woman ! For many hundred years gloves have playeda part in the court life of various countries, andmany are the interesting glove-relics that havecome down to this day, and that are now care-fully preserved in museums. Among these thereis a plain buff-colored pair of gloves which be-longed to the martyr king, Charles I. These hepres
. St. Nicholas [serial]. izabeths court told his friends that in oneof her Majestys audiences the Maiden Queenpulled her gloves off and on more than a hun-dred times. This was to let those present seeand admire her hands. Think of the little van-ities of so great a woman ! For many hundred years gloves have playeda part in the court life of various countries, andmany are the interesting glove-relics that havecome down to this day, and that are now care-fully preserved in museums. Among these thereis a plain buff-colored pair of gloves which be-longed to the martyr king, Charles I. These hepresented to the great-great-grandfather of thepresent owner. This gentleman had got togethera troop of horse to help his sovereign, who was 316 THE STORY OF THE GLOVE. [Feb. then in dire distress, and the king, meeting him belonged to the same monarch, and these are at the head of his men, drew the gloves from beautifully wrought. his hands and gave them to his faithful follower. He wore a very rich and kingly pair upon the. THE KINGS CHAMPION AND HIS CHALLENGE. (SEE PAGE 317.) When these gloves were given, the times weretroublous. Poor King Charles had other mat-ters, more important than clothes, to think about,and therefore his gauntlets show no sign of trim-ming. But we have other pairs which once day of his execution. For, instead of making acareless or slovenly appearance on the scaffold,as some less noble person might have done, thisking went to it dressed in all his state. He toldhis attendants to dress him as trimly as might I9°4-] THE STORY OF THE GLOVE. 3*7 be, and gave particular directions about each any subject who does not think the new king is article of clothing. the true king to stand forward and pick up his Several pairs of gloves once the property of glove, and fight him to the death. I have never Charles II can also be seen in the museums and heard that anybody accepted the challenge, collections. Gloves at one time were very popular as As for the pretty legen
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