The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-27

"iS6ue NSftOu III INC OIu Lays
ton enjoyed such outings, such little
filings into the simple world of provin-
cial fashion, as much as he did; and
they could not sit waiting all the year
for the short season at Williamsburg.
A young man at once so handsome,
so famous, and so punctilious in point
of dress as Colonel Washington could
not but make a notable figure in any
society. Il want neither lace nor en-
broidery," was the order he sent to
London. plain clothes, with a gold
or silver button (if worn in genteel
dress), are all I desire. My stature
is six feet; otherwise rather slender
than corpulent." But he was careful
the material, the color and the fit
should be Of the best and most taste
full, and that very elegant stuffs should
be provided from over the sea for Mrs.
Washington and her children, and very
substantial for the servants who were
to be in attendance upon the house
hold-a livery of white and scarlet.
Fond of Good Clothes.
Twas a point of pride with Virgin
ians to know how to dress, both well
and in the fashion; and the master of
Mount Vernon would have deemed it
an improperly to be less careful than
his neighbors, less well dressed than
his station and fortune warranted.
He watched the tradesmen sharply.
otis custom, have some reason
- Ao1fox,o ,,,;%T, roon1, ch0pboarore q ~
tradesmen in London" he wrote blunt
ly to the Messrs. Cary, when they
know goods are bespoken for exporta-
ton, to palm sometimes old, and
sometimes very slight and Indifferent,
goods upon us, taking care at the same
time to advance the price, and he
wished them informed that their dis
tant customers would not be SO duped.
Loneed to Go Abroad.
He longed once and again to be quit
of the narrow life of the colony, and
stretch himself for a little upon the
broader English stage at homo. But
1 am tied by the Leg" he told his
friends there, land must set inclina-
ton aside. My indulging myself in a
~
many contingencies which, in all prob
ability, may never occur, that dare
not even think of such qualification"
But the disappointment bred no real
discomfort.
There could be no better air or
company to come to maturity in than
were to be had there in Virginia, Il
young man were poised and master of
himself. 1--WE have few things here
striking to European travellers texcept
our abundant woods)," he protested
when he wrote to his knsman. Rich
ard Washington, in England; but lit
tie variety, welcome reception
among a few friends, and the open and
prevalent hospitality of the country;
but it was land that bred men. and
men of affairs, in no common fashion
Unrest In the Colonies.
Especially now, after the quickenine
Of pulses that had come with the
French war, and its sweep OF cont
mental, even of International forces
across the colonial stage. hitherto pei
only for petty and sectional affairs
The colonies had grown self-conscie,uf
and restless as the plot thickened and
thrust them forward to role of CON
sequence in the empire such as they
had never thought to play, and The
events which succeeded hurried then
to quick maturity.
1t was a season young man VIA.
sure to ripen in. and there was ge'ot
company. The house of burgesses vrai
very quiet the year Washington frs