Identifier: sundialsrosesofy00earl (find matches)
Title: Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911
Subjects: Sundials Roses Rosicrucians
Publisher: New York London : Macmillan & co., ltd.
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
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ion knowncommonly as Pennsylvania Dutch, the Tulip heldas honored a place as in Holland itself. On the ironfire-back of the open chimney, on the tiles of theclose stove, the Tulip design was ever found. Scantpetalled Tulips sprung up around the sturdy four-poster, the family bed ; they twined like a vine aroundthese posts defying all rules of botany. They werecarved on the wooden bowls and spoons ; even thewooden shoes bore a carved Tulip as a tulipette, justas the silken shoe of the English maid bore a silkand lace rosette. Here is a busk carved by a sturdyPennsylvania Dutch lover; no amorous hearts anddarts, no silly love-knots, garland this fierce bar ofwood. The Tulip had a better significance for bothman and maid. And her linen apron, an apron ofstrong homespun linen, wears a band in red and bluecrewels embroidered; not in Rosebuds or Lilies ofthe Valley, like this pretty and frail India muslintrumpery of English Cicely ; but here, again, is a 204 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday
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Honestone Dial-face from Saxony, with Coats-of-arms. Date, 1760. Owned by Author. goodly red Tulip with blue and yellow leaves spring-ing from the aprons hem. Truly — to paraphrasean English rhymster, — ** Her long slit Sleeves, stiff Buske, Puffed VerdingaleWith Tulips thus make her Angelicall. Tulips of more graceful form were wrought in theclasps of the neck-chains and chatelaines of silver Symbolic Designs for Sun-dials 205 worn by the goodwives of these Pennsylvania settlers,as they rode to the Sunday services of their curioussectaries, or chatted on their neighbors stoops onSaturday night. I have seen a chatelaine key bag,and keys all wrought with a stiff Tulip design. Andthe clasps of Bible and hymn-book which sometimeshung on these silver chains bore also a design ofCross and Tulip, which was a prime favorite. Of the Three Rs of an ordinary education incolonial times, writing was ever the most esteemed,the most imperative ; and in general penmanship wasfine. To write ill w

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