. The new eclectic history of the United States . I 22 HISTORY OF THE UNITED still among the mass of the people food, dress, and furniturewere of the simplest kind. Clothing was usually homespunand home-woven from the wool of their own flocks or the flaxof their own fields. Yet there were some families in everycolony that imported costly furniture andsilver-plate from Europe,and even plain people oftenspent their slow savings instrings of gold beads or inlaces and satins for greatoccasions. In some colo-nies clothing was limited bylaw to the means of thewearer: the grave magis-trates
. The new eclectic history of the United States . I 22 HISTORY OF THE UNITED still among the mass of the people food, dress, and furniturewere of the simplest kind. Clothing was usually homespunand home-woven from the wool of their own flocks or the flaxof their own fields. Yet there were some families in everycolony that imported costly furniture andsilver-plate from Europe,and even plain people oftenspent their slow savings instrings of gold beads or inlaces and satins for greatoccasions. In some colo-nies clothing was limited bylaw to the means of thewearer: the grave magis-trates had much troublewith the silken hoods andgowns of the women, thegreat boots, gold but-tons, and ornamented belts of the men ; but if the accusedcould prove that their wealth warranted the cost, they were dis-missed without a fine. 210. In New England especially plain living and high think-ing were the rule. Great respect was paid to educated and magistrates,— with their sons, ifcollege-bred,—alone bore the title of Mister;*Goody, — a contraction for Goodman or
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