The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-07-22
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The people Of those timca @etc res
pecifally clad. Their store of clothing
WAS abundant. many nfthe fabrics ssed
were. elegant, and the fashion Of their
dress was frequently very stately. Pan
tal6ons were not vet iii vogue, but instead
thcre we're breeehes of leather. buckskin,
worstedi, homespan. stockinet. black and
brown broadcloth, plush, and velvet for
winter and for summer linen. cotton.
nankeen. wIitc iimity, and drilling.
Dress coats, surtouts. and great-coats were
made Of bear-skin. bnekskin honespnn.
denial. wilton, broadyloth. velvet and
sagathy a kind Of serge) aud closks Of
camlet, broadcioth, aud kersey. Their
vests were Of linen, .willed cotton, diaper,
white dinlity serge. broadcloib. and velvet |;
their gloves Of leather and yarn their hats
Of felt, castor. and velvet their shirts Of
linen. cotton. 6olnespup, aud tow; their
stockings Of wooden, cotton, and linen.
For boots an.l shoes almost every house
holder had in his house whole dressed calf
skins aud sides Of sole aud other leather,
Such were the materials II which the gar
mcnts Of The men Of Seventy-six' were
made; and they bcspeak comfort 10 every
case. and dignified respectability Ia most.
The apparel Of the ladies was still more
varied, and exhibits their characteristic
love oi gay colors and delicate fabrics. The
assortment presented in these old IN.
ventories is fairly bewidering Judging
by them. the ladies Of those days niust all
have considered caps and aprons indis-
pansable to their toilets. the bumblest a
mong them having been the possessor Of
an indefinite number Of aach. the former,
having been made for the most part Of cam
bric. taffets, millinet. gauze, and linen.
and the latter Of lawns holland-lihen.
taffets, muslin, millinet. down through
the gamut to check. hOmespup, and tow.
Their. hats bonLets, and hoods were Of
beaver. satin, and bright colored silks aud
vvlyets, their cloaks Of worsted. broad
cloth calulet, gay. colored silks white and
black satin, purple aDd black aid blne
velvet, and especially Of brilliant scarlet
flannel Or cloth. Their dresses were
formed Of nm endless variety Of materials.
The common short gown, which seems to
have been generally affected wnen tbey were
notin full toilet. was Of kersey, holland
linen. Rorsted, wilton. calamanco 70 stuff
resembling pruuella), check, homespun,
and linsey- woolsey Their long gowns
we're Of check. striped cotton. worsted.
striped homespun. calico. boughten'
calico muslin, chintz. outside chintz lined
with calico, white halland. blue aud striped
holland, black and blue durant (the fabric
known as eyerlasting'). J. grosec. bonn
bazine. blue aud black russell "a species Of
linsey-woolseyl, moreen,. poplin. French
tabby, velvet, and Of lustesfring, white,
crimson. aud other colored silks aud sa-
tins. For he hands they wore gloves Of
thread. knit stnifs, silk, and leather their
stockings were Of thread, cotton. muslin.
yarn, linen. worsted, and silk. and their
shoes were Of cloth. prnnelia, culamanco.
l9ather, and silk. Shawls were Of cloth.
cashmere. and taffeta; handkcrchiefs and
kerchiefs abounded in their wardrobes. aud
we're Of linen, cainbric. tafeta. muslin.
guazc. aud Barcelona and other thin silks.
0f shifts aud petticoats their supply was
nearly inexhaustible, somo ladies'. re-
counting the loss Of twelve, 6lteep,f and
twenty Of each. the former having been
constructed Of homespun and muslin, but
chiefly Of fine Eve and SIX hundred lincu,
and the latter Of linsey. tow. flannel. ker-
~y iimity. bowbazine, and calamaheO.