The practice of wearing gloves at night to impart delicacy to the skin was common, in the seventeenth century, to gentlemen as well as ladies. To even greater lengths did the fairer sex go towards beautifying their complexion. It was not uncommon to wear gloves lined with unguents, or to cover the face with a mask plastered inside with a perfumed pomade. Some steeped slices of raw veal in milk and laid them on the face. “Young and tender beauties bathed in milk; beauties who were no longer young, and far from tender, bathed in wine or the like.” Gloves of chicken skin were thought to have peculiar virtue, and were worn at night to make the hands soft and white. They were so fine in texture that they could be packed in a nut-shell, and were prized by cavaliers as dainty gifts for their lady-loves. [Illustration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: _Fascia_] _Fascia._ When we introduced the Fascia Corset to the ladies of Buffalo, some three years since, it was in direct competition with all the most widely known makes. We were confident that the Fascia was superior to any of these, and that an article of such unqualified merit must eventually win the place it so markedly deserved. The constant increase in the demand for Fascia Corsets shows conclusively in what regard they are now held by the ladies of Buffalo. The Fascia is a Parisian-made corset, molded upon the forms of living models; thus, in the graceful flow of its lines, it reflects nature’s own handiwork. It is made up in French Coutille, French Zanilla, and Figured Italian Cloth, making a durable as well as a beautiful corset. The whole corset is carefully and thoroughly made, and only the very finest quality of Greenland Whalebone is used in its manufacture. In short, it is the crowning masterpiece of the corset-maker’s art. Attention is called to the accompanying illustrations, which suggest some of our latest models. [Illustration: Black $3.00 Fascia.] [Illustration: White $10.00 Fascia.] [Illustration: White Fascia, $7.50. Black Fascia, $8.00.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ● Transcriber’s Notes: ○ Illustrations were moved slightly to better match the printed page. ○ Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book. ○ Text that was in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_). End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Glove Lore, by Unknown