Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-20
A woMAN OF FASHION,

4 great deaf has been sad Of late Rboul
the uncommoni aad ever Increasing extrava-
gaaee Of the aiouisar OF fashsiiioEh. 4 is indeed
very trSsiassg for d bard working man to see
his little savings squandered by an extrava-
CANT wife; bat he may find some consolation
in reflection that the practice has become
Historical and well established BY immemo-
tial usage. The following is letter writ
item by Lady Crampton to her husband, in the
/ beginning of the seventeenth century. In
it she gives list Of what she supposes nec-
essary for womaa of her position. Wheth-
er these things wsse considered necessary
IN a legal point Of view does not apPear--
In justice to Lady Crampton, however. it
should be said that she brought her husband
"a large fortune:
Ny Sweet Life:--No@. that [ have de-
| clared TO you my mind for the settling of
! your estates, I supposed II were best for me
to bethink or consider with myself what al
| lowance were meetest for uei for, consider
ing what care I have had of your es tate, !,
and how respectfully | deal with those
which, both by the laws 0: God, of nature,
and ot civil poliiy, wit, religion, government
and honesty, you my dear. are bound to,
per annum. quarterly to be paid..
AlsG, wonid (besdes that allowance for
my apparel) have E6oo added yearly (qnar
terly TO be paid1 for the performance of
charitable works: and those things l would
not, neither will be, accountable for.
Also. will have three nurses for m5 own
saddle, that none shall dare to lend or bor-
row. nome lend but /, none Borrow bit
yos:
Also. would have two Two geatlsaoners lest
enc should be sick or have some other lett;
also believe that it is an indecent thing for
a gentleworsan TO stand humping alone,
Wien God las biessed' Fer Lord and Lady
With good estate
Also, when ride iiiunting 0. hawking,
or travel from one house TO another. will
have them attending. SO. 10. either Of those
said women, must and will have for either
OF hem hssfse.
Also. wilthaT sig or eight gentlenan,
and | will have my tive coaches, one lined
with velvet for msystf. with four very fair
horses, and coach for my women Used
with sweet cloth; one laced with gossda, the
other with SCARLET. and laced with watch lace
ard silver.ags:sih ioasiis' good horses
Also, will have tvs es.ehlnen. ole for
my own coach, the ether for my women.
Also, at any i.s:e when travel. will
be allowed not only carroaches and spare
horses for me and my women, but will
have such CARRIAGES rs shall be ftting for all, |
orderly. mot pestering my things with my
women's, nor theirs with chaHbermaid' D,
nor theirs with washmaid's.
Also. for isuadresAcs. wks:s Ptravel, Twill
have them sert aEssay before withthe carri-
ages tosae all safe; and the chambertiaids
viii have go before with the greens, that
the chamber may be ready, sweet and clean.
Also, for that It is indecent to crowd up
myself with my gentleman usher in my
coach, I will have him have a convenient
horse. TO attend me either in city or in coun-
try And must have two footn.en. And
my desire that yoe. dsftay all the expenses
for me.
And for myself, bes::ass my yearly allow
once, did have twenty gowns OF appar-
81. six of them excellent good ones, eight of
them for The country and six other of them
very excellent good ones.
Also, ( would have to put IN my pGtseGa,-
900 and E3uo. and so for yoa' to pay my
debts