At the June meeting of the Society our speaker will be Geoff Williams, who will be telling us all about walking sticks. From the 17th century, a walking stick became an essential part of the European gentleman’s wardrobe. Voltaire, who proclaimed that he lived a life free from fashionable nonsense, was said to own 80 sticks. It is thought that the fashion may have originated with King Louis XIV of France, who used a walking stick, maybe because he wore high heels. Geoff will be bringing along a number of examples, though not the stick once owned by Louis XIV which had an eagle knob which was set with twenty-four diamonds.
As usual the meeting will be held at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD on Tuesday, 10 June and I look forward to seeing you then.
