The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-04
From the Chronicle.
BOSTON FASHIONS IN l767 AND ls4l.

| Mr.. MANSFIELD: As you have recently furnished
your readers with an account OF the late Fashionable
party gwen at Boston in honor of the French Prince
u may amuse and instruct some of them by publish
ing the following of another Fashionable par
~ convened IN the town Of Boston IA years since
i breathes spirit worthy of imitation and how far
appropriate To the present state of the country your
readers may Judge. find the following in an Alma
mac published IN 1868 at New London, Connecticut
Alta legal and full meeting of the freehoders of the
town OF Boston, on the 2Sth of October 1867 the fol-
loving notes were passed unanimously Whereas
the excessive use OF foreign superues is the chief
cause Of the present distressed state of this town. as il
Is thereby drained OF its money which misfortune is
likely TO be increased by means Of the late al lition
al burthens and impostons the trade Of the pro
vince which threaten the country with poverty and
rum therefore voted that this town will take all
prudent and legal measures to encourage the produce
and manufactures of this province and to lessen the
use ofsupeutes, and particularly the followng emu
meraled articles imported from abroad viz, Loaf su
gar, cordage, anchols coaches chases and carriages
OF all sorts, horse furniture men and women's hats
men and women's apparel, ready MADE, house hold
furniture, gloves, mems and womens shoes sole
leather, sheathing and deck nails cold and silver
and thread lace, and all sorts of gold and silver but
tons, wrought plate of all sorts diamond stone and
paste ware snuh, mustard, clocks and watches silver
smiths and jewellers ware broadclehs that cost
above los. per yard, mufs, furs, and tippets and
all sorts of millinery ware. starch women and chill
drens stays, fire engines china ware silk and
cotton velvets, gauze, pewerers low ware
linseed oil glue, lawn, cambricks, silks of all kinds
for garments, malt liquors and cheese-and that
subscription for this end be and herebyis recommend
ed to the several inhabitants and ho,Iholdes of this
town. and whereas it is the opinion OF this town thai
divers new manufactures may be setup in America
to its great advantage, and Others carried to
greater extent particularly those Of paper and glass
Therefore voted that this town will by all prudent
ways and means, encourage the use of glass and pa
per made in the British American colonies and more
especially IN this province. The form of the sub
scription voted unanimously by the town is as fol-
lows; whereas this province labors under heavy
debt incurred in the of the last war and the
inhabitants by this means must be for time subject
to very burthensomc taxes, and our trade has been
for some years on the decline and is now particularly
under great cmbarrassments, and burthened with
heavy lmpostons, our medium very scarce and the
balance of trade greatly against this country we
therefore, the subscribers being sensible that il is alb
soutey necessary in order to extrcae us out of these
embarrassed and distressed circumstances promote
industry, economy and manufactures dmong ourselves
and by this means prevent the unnecessary impora-
ton OF European commodities, the excessive use of
which threaten the country with poverty and ruin. do
promise and engage 10 and with each other that we
will encourage the and consumption of all arti-
Giles manufactured III any OF the British American
colonies, and more especially in this province that
we will not from and after the 31st of December
next ensuing, purchase any of the following articles
imported from abroad, viz. Loaf sugar and all the
other articles enumerated above, and we further
agree strictly to adhere to the late regulation respect
ing funerals will not use any gloves but what are
manufactured here, nor procure any new garments
upon such an occasion but what shall be absolutely
necessary.
THE practice of the town relative to funerals by
which saving has been made of 100000, is to give
gloves only To hearers and minister's to make use of
no other mourning for the nearest relations than a
weed in the hat for men, and black bonnet gloves
ribbons, and handkerchief for women.