The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-01-12
a HpNpRED YEARS AGO.

thiirk lovingly Of the men and womengh
llhundred years ago, there isa natural in'
terest.to know how they lived. We want
tosee more Of their ways than can be
learned from formal oraiions. and w
gather eagerly the relics Of that day in or
defithe more completely to undelstAnd
tlleir lives. hlsi1
So fir rs many material advantages go,
shey Mere certainly far behind filIeir str.
eessoss to-day, and and this fact y
duaintly emphasized by John Ph@nix,
when he says Of Washington, that, al
t!ioagh for the TIME in which ie lfyed d
| very yaiistinguished man. his ignorance Is
perfectly inscredible. "Hen enevrriraveled
ON steamboat, slever saw rai!road yor II
locomotive engine; was perfectly ignorant
OF the niagneIic telegraph, never had \
daguerrotype, Colts pistol, Sllarpe's rifle,
or used friction match. He ate his
i,eals With an iron fork, never used pos
tage stamps OH his letters, and knew
nothing oflthe specification of cIloroform
| to alleviate sGflerngsor or theus of gas for
iliuinination.' sgf eS
And wet tlWashingson and hisassociates,
Whose deficiencies are thus ilnaintly pic
tured by the hunnrist, had some adyan-
tages which, with all our boasted improve
nleilts, NE seein 10 miss Ia these later
days Ai lHt l4sf98 EuIS 81
II Il indeed not wholly without reason
that we lament the disappearance of those
gentlenlell aDi ladies o. tlfs did school
who went out with powdered hair, knee
buckles aud brocade dresses. Their pic
Itutssque Notwithstanding us On the
canvass Of copeiy, but tlleir living forms,
like their manners and customs, hsye long
since disappeared. ESD ia
"The apparel IL has been said, often
procluims tilr innn, aud We may add
woman, aud certainly the costume of the
revolution had a. picturesqueness which il
wanting To our more extensive luxury.
The wigs aud gowns spd baisls fof the
clergy gave thelrl Il notable appearance in
the pulpit, and cooked hats which they
wore in the streets distinguished them
from their brethren Of to-day, whose
white eravals sometimes make II difficult
10 discriminate between them aud hotel
dinner walters or ordinary diners-ou,
Tie gentlemen in those days wore
whem he wentout7--a wig, white stock,
white satin einbrAdsged waistcoat, black
satin small clothes, with white silk stock-
ings, II fine broadcIoth or velvet coat. al
home. instead of his wig, lie had on a
velvet cap, aud sometimes fine linen one
under it, and his coat gave place TO a
gown, frequently OF colured damask linen
With silk aud fancy colored leather slip
lpers.
Ladies wore those elegant silk and
broca,le slresse. which are still 50 much
admired, aud their hair, dressed Will
powder aud pomatunI, was elevated much
higher above their heads than the most
Of the soaling and amJilious locks Of their
fair defendants to-day.
In those days gentIeman's snuff box
was indispensable as the cigar b nov, and
courtesy was shown III taking the WEED
IN this form wiilla friend. The houses
III those days, with their spacious hall aud
ample fireplaces aInl staitways, were very
suggestive Of solid comfort. In thespa>
eio,ss mansion Of Sir Henry Franklhson
tinr,leu Court street, III this city, from
whose windows lis window, royalist TO
the last, witnessed the fight on Breeds
Inn, the great stairway was 50 wide and
easy of ascent that tile county collector
used 10 ride his pony over u
Bright brass and irons, the Use Of which
hus lately been revived, were common In
revolutionary times, aud as long ago as
Governor Endicott's day they were fea-
lures III luxurious household. The
punchbowl was also u notable article In
fa,nilies of sibst anlRil means aud its
contents lwefe u customary treat for
! company. l.. .fal
Rings were given rs presents at
funerals to pail bearers AMI particular
l,FfientIs, aud the lsevs Andrew Eliot, ol
Boston, who died in iI5s, left . mug'al oi
those articles which had been presented
linn on such occasions. Hotels on the
scale of our modern carvavahsaries were
Unknown. bat there were taverns aud
coffee HOUSES where good deaf Of solid
comforts could he securesi. Such aro some
III lie n,anneis aud customs Of our re-
.yolutiouary rpccstors, whose stately
courtesy nil dignity eovefe,iso much o
genuine npbi,ity aud worth that we can.
/ not hut feel Interested Ia whatever dis
| ungnished them from their descendents
I loftd.dnysHtsW siWsMf t4 N
s4vsa.a ta,,rrs.1 A
The difference between perseverance, and
obstinscy is thai one often comes from
s,yoag will, aud the other from . strong
j wont. eiFls al
II Ahauds6me youth, being questioned b,
laaFalber slylisb ladyss p his occupation r.
/ plicd thathe wss IAN adjuster OF moyeabl'
4 Nphabeta.s Ilewsss simply printer !.
4 .IIail. gentle SPRING. says Thompson
| AL ,,.utl. Snrinr hailed aud showed, too.