Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-08
Clothing of "Saventy-Six."


ably clad Their sore of clothing WAS
abnndant> many of the fabrics uscl were
elerant. and the fashion of their dress was
frequently very stately. Panttloons were
not vet in vogue, but instead there were
breeches of leather. buckskin, wOrsted,
homeSpun, stockinet, black and brown
broadcloth. plush, and velvet for winter;
and for summer of linen, cotton, nankeen'
white dimitv, and drilling. DreSS-coats.
surt0uts, and great-coats were made OF
bearskn, buckskin, homespun, denim,
wilton, b"oadclo.h. velvet, and sa%athy "a
kind of serge); and cioaks OF camlet'
broadcloth and kersey Their vests We're
of linen, twiled cotton, diaper, white dIm-
/ itv. serge, broadcloth, and velvet: their
/ gloves of leather and yarn; their hats OF
/ felt. castor. and velvet; their shirts of
linen, cotton. homespun. and tow; their
stockings of wooden, cotton, and linen.
For boots and shoes almost every house
holder had in his house Whole dressed
calf-skins and sides of sole ana other
leather Such We're the materials OF
which the garments of the men OF " seven
ty-six'' were made; and they bespeak
comfort in every case, and dgnliled re-
spectabilitv in most.
The apparel of the ladies was still more
varied. and exhibits their characteristic
love of gay colors and delicate fabrics.
The assortment presented in these old
inventories is fairly bewildering, Judg-
inc by them. the ladies' of those days
must all have considered caps and aprons
indispensable to their toilets, the hum
= blest among item having been the pos
SCISSORS Of-an indefinite number OF each,
the former hlving been made for the most
part of cambric. tatfeta. milhnet, gauze
- 3 h,,li Il
linen. tatfeta. millinet down through the
oamut to check. homeSpun and tow Their
- hats bonnets and hoods were of beaver.
hrirht-colored silks and velvetS; their
= cloaks of worsted, broadcloth and cimlet,
u rav-colored silks white and black satin,
' purple and black and blue velvet and es-
! necially of brilliant scarlet flannel or cloth.
- Their dresses were formed of an endless
II variety of materials. The common short
; Gown, which seems to have been generally
" affected when they were not in full toilet,
was of ker,ev, holllnd-linen. worsted,
o wilton, calamanco (a stuff resembling pru-
! nclla). check. hpmesp1n an iinsey-wool-
= scy. Their long gowns were of check,
y striped cotton, " boughtcn calico, muslin,
: chintz. outside chin,z lined with calico
white holland, blue and srped holland
~ black and blue durlnt (the fabric known
- as everlasting y, groset bombazlne'
blue and black russell "a species OF iinsey
wooseyl, moveen, poplin, French tabby
!, velvet. and of lutestl'ing, white, crimson
IL and other colored silks and satlns Fol
IL II thp hands they wore gloves of thread. knl
+ stnfs. silk, and leather; their stocking
u were of thread. cotton, muslin, yarn, linen
~ u worsted and silk: and their shoes were o
''' cloth. prunella, calamlnco. leather ant
u, ~ silk Shawls were of cloth, cashmere
q. and taffeta; htndkcrchiefs AMI kerchlef
Il Il aboundei in their wardrobes, and were o
~ linen. cambria, taffe;a, muslin, gauze, an
IIl io Barcelona and other thin silks. OF shift
II IN and petticoats their supply was nearly In
d exhaustible. some ladies recolnting tn
w. loss of twelve. fifteen and twenty of epcl
:, -; the former having been constructed q
IL homespun and muslin, but chiefly of fiv
q. sli and six hundred linen, AMI the latter c
~, linsey, tow, flannel, kersey, dimity, BON
w bazine, and amanco.--CHAKLEs /
10 DEsIILER, IN Htrper's Mtgazine for july
in DYING AS TIE ROMANS DIE" Rome,
he saws a correspondent, g is the dearest pac
I'd. in the world for u foreigner to die il
lin From the moment the breath is out of tn
of BODY until the final disposition of the rt
nd mains. a system of eXtortiOn prevail:
nd The landlord will most likely lay In
* claim for heavy damages. He will insi
bis on being paid the cost of new set of ful
his niture, carpets, wall paper, bed and be
his clothes, &C., AMI for the rent OF apar
re- ments for several weeks disinfection an
he refurnishing The municipal law give
TIL them such indcmnities in case of deat
md occurring from infectious diseases. such ;
en- smallpox. scarlatina and typhus feve
,ad but they call pretty much all kinds OF sic
les ness which produces death infectious
fire and insist on their exorbitant demands b
md inc paid-enforcing them by vexatlol
ich litigation, seizure of the effects of the q
It a ceased, and abuse of the relatives. Aft
en- the landlords are settled with, the rap
ing cious bills of the undertakers are next
his order. The embalmer requires about ~
nds or 1900 francs for his fee. The corpor
ing ton of the city presents bill the clerg
the man who drones over some printed praye
me- expects Il gratuity of several gulnels; al
five sundry and divers other people expect fe;
7an for doing what is difficult to comprehen
an The best advice that can be given to t
the traveller is not to die in Rome If he or S
wal can avoid it, but to select some other tow
and the one nearest your American hol
dis is to be most preferred. ."-Bostoo Journ
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I'll, English writer, '' bat stern proprlety, rle
ss oar temperance, and the practice ofearly rlsi