The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-21
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Puritan Costumes Laws Against Dress "A Van Dyke Costume -H How Men Used to Dress-Club Entertainments Personal Notes.

Vdu DyAS -AUStuMC NuW HiCu Used to Dress-Club Entertainments Personal Notes.
 Continuing her essay on dress before the Dolly Ripley chapter of the D. A. R.'s at their meeting at the Boxwood cottage on Main street, Mrs. Dr. Perry said: The costume of the 17th century has been immortalized by Hogarth. In the middle of this century some in genious mind conceived the Sacque, worn hanging from the shoulders, over the great hoops. In the latter part of the century the head gear became small and more rational. Ringlests fell on the shoulders. Hoops became smaller: dresses trailed; sleeves tight and frilled. George " banished the hoop, but it did not perish; again and , again it has deformed the woman banished only to return at some favor able freak of fashion.
 We always think of our Puritan for bears as garbed in sad, sombre colors, but it was not so: brown was the color it is warm and cheerful The colon ists lived close to nature. they watch ed the beginning of things. It's in the portraits we get the fashions of the day. Dress was a badge of rank, of social standing and dignity and class distinctions were as guarded as in England. The Puritan church preach ed simplicity or dress but the men and women wore their velvet garments and scarlet cloaks. The clothing. no mat ter what it cost, was worn as long as it lasted: continues doing service through three generations. Musk was the favorite scent; all perfumes were supposed to be a preventative of the plague. The painter. Van Dyck, had great taste in dress. He created costume of dignity. The doublet or jacket is of rich satin or velvet: the sleeves loose and graceful. slashed to show the fine linen shirt sleeve. The suffs of the doublet turned back to show lace rufc,es. and the collar was covered with lace. or all lace. with pointed edges. now called Vandykes. A short cloak was thrown gracefully knee brooches edged with fringe met the high boots of Spanish leather, which turned over with ruffles of lace. A great beaver hat had a splendid feather and jewelled band There was a. rich sword belt and gauntleted and frihged gloves. A peaked beard and hair curled loosely in the neck. At this time art in dress was greatly ap- preciated. a
 In 1884 the court of Massachusetts issued this edict: 'That no person. man or woman. shall hereafter buy and make any apparel either woolen or silk with any lace on it. silver or gold thread, under the penalty of for feiture of said clothes; also no slashed clothes. embroideries. needle work caps. gold or silver girdles. belts, ruffs and beaver hats are all prohibited. In 1889 similar laws were passed in Con- necticut and Virginia English por- traits seldom show black lace previous to 1860. It became popular upon the a rYia prn of ,n11ic XIV the SnqniSh Infanta. It is amusing to read how quickly the American women had the very latest court fashions, and wore them even in uncomfortable America. These first black laces of 1860 are Bayeux laces. precisely like our Chan -guipure-was favorite lace of Mary, Queen of Scots. and was Deddled in England by French lace makers. Eng fish, French and American women dressed alike-when they were not na- tive sduaws. George Fox. the founder of Quakerism wrote: "The women have their cuffs double under and above like butcher with his white sleeves; ribands tied about their hands. and three or four gold laces about their clothes" Tn Queen Elizabeth's time was worn the virago sleeves-fine puffs, with ribbons and knots between. Mems and women's sleeves kept company. If
 
 so was the mans. If the man had a tight narrow sleeve. so had the woman. When leg of mutton sleeves, 1850, were in fashion, dandies sleeves were gath cred at the arm hole. but man at last emancipated his sleeves at least from the reign of woman and his sleeves became severely plain and have re- mained so.
 Mrs. Judge Fillmore S. Banks sailed for Europe last Monday at 10 o'clock. Her many friends wish her a delight full trip.
 Monday afternoon Mrs. Simon Sher- wood. Southport. entertained the Read ing Club. Mrs. R. P. Curtis read selec- tions from Poe. and a luncheon follow ed. The next reading will be on the 1st of February at the house of Mrs Edmund Guilbert.
 Judge John H. Perry has filled his new green house with beautiful plants. tained the Kings Daughters, and on the same afternoon the Ladies' Mis- sionary Society held a meeting.
 MT. A. B. Sturges who is wintering in the city. was in town on Wednesday calling on old friends.
 The Greenfield club young ladies having been twice disappointed in their efforts to have a merry time at the club house. will invite their friends to meet them; on Thursday evening, the 21st inst The same evening the board of governors of the club will hold a business meeting. in advance of the dancing and merry making.
 A bouncing boy arrived yesterday in the family of MT. and Mrs. Neils Mor- tenson. The father has been for long time in the employ of MT. Charles Jennings.
 Word has been received of the death in Montreal of Michael McKenna. a native of this town, who once lived in the Weary residence near St. Thomas i church. He was only young man and is supposed to have died of consump- tion.
 It is announced that MT. Beckwith will give an invitation dance this evening at Pickett's hall
 It is reported that an attempt has recently been made upon two occas- 1 ions to assault young girls in South port.
 match game of pool was begun | last night at the Hollywood Inn, a prize of $5 for 100 points. The contest ants were Cummings and Banks. It l is said there will be a series of games of this kind.
 There is a report that one of c. O. 1 Jelliff's employees recently fell on the ice, fractured his right thigh bone and was sent to the Bridgeport hospital.
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