River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-28
INCIDENTS OF EARLY NEW ENG
LAND LIFE.
A hSEcTION" From A. MORSE 6
LECTURE.

dren would frequently gather into the
chimney corners to pay their respects
to the bacon, and look up the chimney
and see the stars in the day time; and
here commenced their study Of Astron
omy and the Geography Of tie IIeay
ems
The fare Of the Puritans was plain
and simple, yet it was actually luxu /.
Gus, and pRnpkin-pies, bean porriisc
! johny-cakes, and hasty pudding were
by no means nnimp,rtant Items in ID
nestle cookery Each, in turn has
been the theme Of the easayist the lee
turer and the poet. - each has often
been offered. both in song and prose
the homage justly their dde; aud yet
il We were again 70 test their real mcr.
its. we should declare, ike the Qicen
Of tie South, that the half had never
been told US
The dress, or costume Of tho pur
itans. was marked by some striking
pecnliarities. The men wore broad.
skiried coats, with wide, high collars.
With pockets in their coats of ample d
mansions. in which the young men u,ed
to carry their bread aud cheese. when
they used to make long journeys to see
their swee,hearts. Many OF the men
md also, the women, wore large red or
scarlet clio. Ks. nude Of cloth OF domes
tic manufacture. At one time, the
women wore trails of tremendous pro
portions; aud at a later day. came
hooped petticoats of enormous size
At still later period, when printed
cotton had come into general use. the
women exhausted their wits and skill
from time to time. 10 get up something
extragagant, aud at one time, they set
the world agog about biz sieeyes. which
we're Of trench i)us size near aud ablu.
the shoulders. aud rose 20 such q height
that they might have been regarded as
barricades for the ears, or possibly, the
cheeks.
About this period. prevailed Singh
lar style Of bonnet. In addition toI
what might be derominatei bonnet.
might te seen a great a,ring from,
somewhat resembling, and about as
large az ore half Of comm n, out
spread umbrella
So it would seem that women. then
as now, were disposed to carry all fash
ions to extremes.
Time pieces we're not generally used
in New England till within the last
half century, aud it was customary to
prepare the breakfast at sunrise. dinner
at noon, aud supper at sundows; and
fond lovers watched that
Lingering star with les en- NJ ray
Which lov'st TO gree, the early morn"
to know when they must snatch the
parting kiss, and breathe the sweet fare
well.
The article Of ten. as a common bev
erage, was not generally used Tor many
years after the settlement, Gr,t ION.
mcncei in New Eogand We have no
account Of any being imported tllabeut
,'21 though it Was undoubtedly used
10 some extent many years previous q,
tins time. la process OF time how
ever tea became sort ol fashionable
drink aud then il was necessary to o.
tain the fashionable cup, saucer AMI
spoon; and "tca SET" was an object of
great ambition among the ladies; and
At Fashionable parties. each lady used to
carry her own cup. saucer aud spoon.
Mud here we discover that distinction
If class that n tec,ja- Of aristocracy.
At a very early day, peryaled puritan
,ocIe,y.
Titles of distinction, and rank were
handles 70 names which were ca.erl;
'ousht, and highly priz,d. Deacon.
General, Colonel Captain, and even
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