A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . enjoy-ment the next day. This hospitality had one bad effect,the inns were miserable. The planters robbed the land-lords of all profitable custom. Dress.—Full dress here embracedthree-cornered cocked hats, long vel-vet coats, with lace ruffles at thewrist, knee-breeches, white silk stock-ings, and shoes with silver hair was worn long, powderedwith white, and tied in a twist orqueue with a black silk ribbon. La-dies also powdered their hair, anddressed in rich brocades or thick moved in a stately
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . enjoy-ment the next day. This hospitality had one bad effect,the inns were miserable. The planters robbed the land-lords of all profitable custom. Dress.—Full dress here embracedthree-cornered cocked hats, long vel-vet coats, with lace ruffles at thewrist, knee-breeches, white silk stock-ings, and shoes with silver hair was worn long, powderedwith white, and tied in a twist orqueue with a black silk ribbon. La-dies also powdered their hair, anddressed in rich brocades or thick moved in a stately, quiet way,unlike the present rush. The plant-ers, having little to do at home,spent much of their time in the performance of politicalduties. The Poor Whites.—It must not be imagined, however,that this class constituted the total population. There werelarge numbers of what were afterward known as poorwhites, largely the descendants of indentured of these lived in a state of degradation, vice, andignorance. There was also a middle class of merchants and. Costume of EN(iLisH Settlers.(Genteel Class.) CUSTOMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE COLONIES. 143 traders in the towns. South Carolma, howeAer, possessedonly two well-defined classes, planters and slaves. The Lower Colonies.—In the Carolinas and Georgiatobacco was replaced by other crops, but the life of theplanter was much the same as in Virginia. In all thesecolonies gambling was very common, and constituted oneof the main features of the horse-racing and cock-fightingwhich were the favorite amusements of the people. Back in the country, toward the mountains, the peoplewere poor, the land being divided into small farms, whilemany of the inhabitants spent their time in hunting. Thesettlers lived far apart, and their only roads were the woods these were indicated by notches cut in thetrees. This was called blazing the way. Other Colonial Customs.—Lighting was poorly performedin old colony days. Lamps wer
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