A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . Costumes of the Puritans. when people were punished for dressing beyond theirmeans. We are told of one Alice Flynt, who was found wearing a silk hood, and was required to show that she was worth the neces- ^ sary two hundred pounds. No one ^r % m having less than this was permitted to wear gold or silver lace, or any laceover per yard. Distinctions of Rank.—The socialgrades then prevalent in England weremanifested in this country, decidedlyso in the South, and to some extent indemocratic New England. Officialposi
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . Costumes of the Puritans. when people were punished for dressing beyond theirmeans. We are told of one Alice Flynt, who was found wearing a silk hood, and was required to show that she was worth the neces- ^ sary two hundred pounds. No one ^r % m having less than this was permitted to wear gold or silver lace, or any laceover per yard. Distinctions of Rank.—The socialgrades then prevalent in England weremanifested in this country, decidedlyso in the South, and to some extent indemocratic New England. Officialpositions were held by a few families,and were transmitted from father toson. The distinctions between rich and poor were not con-fined to dress. There were no orders of nobility, but thetitles of Mr. and Mrs., now so common, were then givenonly to clergymen and magistrates, and to people high inposition. All others, except servants, were addressed asGood-man, or Good-wife. Few were honored with the titleof Esquire. Amusements and Drinking Habits.—Amusements werevery simp
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