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North Otago Times, 22 May 1909, Page 3 (Supplement)

Gloves were not known in England until near the close of the tenth century, and were then worn with a thumb' and no fingers, like mittens. They were larger- in every way than they needed lo he, and wondrously embroidered and starred with jewels. They were too magnificent for common wear, and were frequently carried in the hand or worn in the girdle. There is a curious custom among tho daughters of the House of Hapsburg, whose bridal trains, instead of finishing an honourable career in the ballroom, arc bestowed after the ceremony on tho church whose sacred floor they have swept. At a centenary celebration at Kennweg, the altar floor was covered with a sheen of satin and silver, mellowed by the breath of age, ,that had once formed part of Marie Antionette's wedding-garment. Half a pound ol berculito, a French explosive, will displace a stone weighing SO tons.