The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-07-11


topknots rapidly increased in size, and height until
they lowered far too much alof longer to be endured
| The parson of parish, in particular, when tbe
fashion seemed likely ere long to oerop the steeple
of the humble church, sorely grieved at the ex
travagance of the gentle portion of his flock and
finding all the private admonitons which his parochal
visits enabled him to bestow, of avail, he would
fain have rebuked his congregation from the pulpit,
had it not been for the difficulty of finding an appro.
pirate text Luckily, however, during one of his ru.
minating and desultory moments of consulting his
Testament, his eyes rested upon the words quoted at
the head of this paragraph, contained in the XIV
chapter of Matthew, where in certain predicted G.
vent, the admonition is given" Let him which is on
the house top not dOwn," &C. This was exactly
the thing, by ingenious selection of words. an
express scriptural command might be made against
the abominaton which the good man wished to de-
nounce. Accordingly, on the next Sabbath the H.
dies astounded, and all but struck dumb, hear
the sermon commenced follows -" That solemn
and important portion of the scriptures which has
been selected for instruction this morning, will he
found recorded in the xiv. chapter Of the Go pei
cordng to st Matthew, 18th verse So TOp-Hot cone
doun" From these words the good man expataed
with unwonted eloquence feeling and energy, for tie
space of two hours, against the yanities and oIeS,
the fripperes and fopperies of dress-and most par
ticuary did he anathematise the top-knotS,'
pecting which the command explicit and peremp-
tory, that they must I" come dOUn." And down they
all before the next Sabbath. Now whether this
story is to be found IN the veracous pages of the
nowned Mr. Jos. Miller not, neither know nor
care. Certainly Joe told it well as we have
done and most heartily do wish that we had some
equally ingenious and faithful pastors 10 rebuke the
folly and extravaganza of these degenerate days
Bishop Latimer the for this business, although
he was not over gallant, as for instance, when he
says" Ye women, it is part of your pennance to
be subject unto your husbands We underlings, and
must be obedient But this is made trifle, and
a small matter. And yet it is a sad matter cody
matter ghostly matter, and matter of damnaon
and salvation" Paul. continues the good Bishop,
" saith that woman ought to have power on her
head" But this power that some of them have, is
disguised gear, and strange fashions They must wear
French hoods, and cannot tell you what to call IT.
1t would puzzle the good Bishop more now-a-daysl
And when they make them ready. and come to the
covering of their head, they viii call and say, give
me my French hood, and give me my bonnet or my
cap and SO FORTH" "When she would have her cap,
would she would have this meditation j am now
putting on my power my head If they had tins
thought in their minds, they would not make so much
pranking up of themselves they do nowadays
But now here is a vengeancedevil: must have one
power from Turkey of velvet and gay it must be-lar
fet, dear bought and when it cometh, 1t IS ialse
sign. would rather have true English sign than
false sign from Turkey" /" There should not any
such thussoecks, tufts be as there be, nor
such laying out of the hair, nor braiding to haVem
OPEN" " But there be now many Adams, that VIII
not dispease their wives [alas how many but WIZ
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