At the Racetrack - Photo 9 of 12
Accompanying notes:
digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p157...
"Why throw the Garter? The garter is said to be a substitute for the ribbon which the lady presented her champion knight of King Arthur's Round Table who gallantly carried her colors into battle. The Order of the Garter was formed in England in the fourteenth century, as an honor given to distinguished noblemen who to this day wear a heraldic garter as part of their ceremonial garb. Nowadays, the garter is tossed to the single men at the reception; the recipient, according to myth, will be the next to marry."
At the Racetrack - Photo 9 of 12
Accompanying notes:
digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p157...
"Why throw the Garter? The garter is said to be a substitute for the ribbon which the lady presented her champion knight of King Arthur's Round Table who gallantly carried her colors into battle. The Order of the Garter was formed in England in the fourteenth century, as an honor given to distinguished noblemen who to this day wear a heraldic garter as part of their ceremonial garb. Nowadays, the garter is tossed to the single men at the reception; the recipient, according to myth, will be the next to marry."