EditorialThe 2018 edition of The Varlet, the Kappa Alpha Order membership manual, includes a chapter about Robert E. Lee, the "spiritual founder" of the fraternity. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)
EditorialPage or squire, Varlet ou damoiseau, to a knight, 15th century France. He wears an embroidered surtout, red pourpoint and hose, and holds an epee and shield without coat of arms. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a tarot card by Jacquemi...
EditorialMedallion with Varlet with Horn and Hound, ca. 1240?60, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved and gilt; champlev? enamel: medium and light blue and white, Overall: 3 9/16 x 1/16 in. (9.1 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev?.