Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 [electronic resource] : being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school . ears Ago, by Eliza SouthgateBowne.] Albany, Aug. 8, 1802. The Patroon and his wife came to see us. She is really beautiful,dressed very plain ; cotton cambric morning gown, white sarsnetcloak, hair plain, and black veil thrown carelessly over her head. Nkw York, June 6, and I went shopping yesterday, and tis a fact that thelittle white satin Quaker bonnets, cap-crowns, are the most fashion-able that are worn — lined with pink or blue or white
Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 [electronic resource] : being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school . ears Ago, by Eliza SouthgateBowne.] Albany, Aug. 8, 1802. The Patroon and his wife came to see us. She is really beautiful,dressed very plain ; cotton cambric morning gown, white sarsnetcloak, hair plain, and black veil thrown carelessly over her head. Nkw York, June 6, and I went shopping yesterday, and tis a fact that thelittle white satin Quaker bonnets, cap-crowns, are the most fashion-able that are worn — lined with pink or blue or white ; but I 11 not haveone, for if any of my old acquaintances should meet me in the streetthey would laugh, — I would if I were them. I mean to send SisterBoyd a Quaker cap, the first tasty one I see; Carolines are too plain,but she has promised to get me a more fashionable pattern. T is thefashion. I see nothing new or pretty, — large sheer muslin shawls puton as Sally Weeks wears hers are much worn, they show the form throand look pretty; silk nabobs, plaided, colored and white, are muchworn, very short waists, hair very Pl. VIII. — Fashion Plate from England, 17!t!»
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