The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-11-18


Herald, a few days since, relative to the
fashions that prevailed in old times,
gathered from an article in the New
England Historical Register for 1852
From the same source the following in
teresting matters, pertaining to the
ancient customs and usages with respect
to stockings, gloves, etc., are also collec-
ted
Stockings were auciently made Of cloth
or milled stuiIs, sewed together. Henry
H., Of France, was the FIRST who appeared
with silk stockings. That was in 1869,
and in 1861 Queen Elizabeth was prosen-
ted by her milliner with a pair The
first pair of worsted stockings knit in
England we're made in 1864.
Red. .colored stockings whether Of yarn,
worsted, or silk, were much worn in Eng
land for nearly half a century after the
arrival Of our fathers.
In 1929, when provision was made for
emigrants to Massachusetts,, the stock
ings furnished we're accompanied with
ten dozen pairs ofNorwegian garters, At
an early period of our country, silk gar
ters we're worn by the more fashionable,
and puffed into a large bow knot at the
knee, but as the custom fell under the
notice of the civil authorities, iJ was
forthwith prohibited.
Gloves have been long in use, and it
was once a proverb that, to be we'll made
three kingdoms must be concerned in
the making: Spain to dress the leather,
France to cut it, and England to sew it.
But France, for a considerable period, is
said to have had the preference in all
these three respects.
Sixty years ago, pail holders, and other
persons attending funerals, wore white
leather gloves In l74l men and
womens "whte glazed lamb" gloves
were offered for sale in Boston.
RufTs, however odd it may appear to
us, were formerly worn by males as well
as females Queen Elizabeth appointed
officers, it is related, to clip the ruff of
every person seen wearing it Of larger
Dimensions than the law permitted A
clergyman in 160S took occasion to all
lude to a lady who wore a ruff that look
ed "like a sail; yea, like a rainbow.
Rufrs we're wired as we'll as starched.-
Anne, widow Of DR.. Turner, for assist.
ling the Countess Of Essex to poison
Sir Thomas Overbury in 14l3, received
the following sentence:-That as she
was the first to introduce the fashion of
yellow starched rufs, she should LC
! hung in that dress, that the same might
be held in shame and detestation
In the play of Albusmazzar, edit. 1914
Asnilina asked Tricalo, what price
bears wheat and saffron, that your band.
are so stiff and Yellow
Speaking of starch, it first came into
use in England in 1864. 1t was car
ried thither by a Mrs Dinghen Wander
2 Plasse, Of Flanders, who set up busines!
e as a professed starcher, aud instructed
q others how to use the article for E5 anC
5 instructed others how to make it fol
, G2O. The News Letter Of l7l2 give
D this notice:--'Very good,starch, made II
] Boston by starch maker lately from
o London, is for sale
The picture Of Governor Winthrop
appears with an elegant ruff The Gus
p tom was imported by some of our prim
= tive settlers, but in 1929 this part of
] the dress became so enlarged that thu
:, Legislature of Massachusetts, felt oblige,
G to command that it be Kept within du
e bounds.
In the reign of James I. bands sue
p ceeded the full, stiff ruff They wer
70 prepared with wire and starch, so as t.
70 stand out "horizontally and squarely.
d They were held by a cord and tassel a
e the neck.
C People of the ton had the strings an,
v tassels of their bands sometimes elegant
n ly scalloped and embroidered, whicI
e custom finally attracted the attention oi
e our civil authorities, who, in 1884, "for
= babe bands to be ornamented with costl
e work" Tn 1859 a law was likewise en-
S acted prohibiting the wearing Of band
f so broad as had been the fashion.