. Royal and historic gloves and shoes . r literary labours and honours you mustbe such to me),—The worship of Relics is not the most exalted form of humandevotion, but the meanest garment that ever has but clipped one whom we loveand revere becomes in some measure dear and venerable to us for his sake, and sowe may be permitted to keep Shakespeares gloves with affectionate regard. Asthese were in Garricks Collection, and given by Mrs. Garrick to my Aunt, theymay be genuine, and I offer them to you as a token of the great pleasure it hasgiven me to see your name upon the American Variorum Editi
. Royal and historic gloves and shoes . r literary labours and honours you mustbe such to me),—The worship of Relics is not the most exalted form of humandevotion, but the meanest garment that ever has but clipped one whom we loveand revere becomes in some measure dear and venerable to us for his sake, and sowe may be permitted to keep Shakespeares gloves with affectionate regard. Asthese were in Garricks Collection, and given by Mrs. Garrick to my Aunt, theymay be genuine, and I offer them to you as a token of the great pleasure it hasgiven me to see your name upon the American Variorum Edition of my books and papers I think I have a few remains of John Kembleand Mrs. Siddons which I shall feel happy in placing in your hands. You willvalue them for your own sake and perhaps a little for that of your old friend. F. A. Kemble. —The gloves are in the box in which Mrs. George Combe (CeciliaSiddons) gave them to me. The gloves are now in America, in the possession of Dr. HoraceHoward Furness. PLATE XIX. GLOVES AND SHOES si PLATE XIX GLOVES OF KING JAMES I THESE gloves, attributed to James I., are of a darkish brownleather, measuring from the tip of the middle finger to theedge of the lace on the gauntlet 12-J- inches ; the gauntletsare open at the side some 3f inches, and are edged with fine goldtwisted lace, which is continued entirely round the gauntlet; theembroidery is of silk and gold and silver thread, a conspicuousemblem being the Scottish thistle, in partly natural colours, thecolouring generally being what may be described as esthetic. The insides of the gauntlets are lined with red silk. From thebeautiful embroidered work, and from the whole character of thegloves, they may certainly be supposed to have belonged to a royalpersonage. They are in excellent preservation, and are carefully treasured bytheir owner, Alfred de la Fontaine, Esqr. 32 GLOVES AND SHOES PLATE XX EARLY SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY GLOVES A N unusual and singular pair of gl
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