. The history of Connecticut, from the first settlement of the colony to the adoption of the present constitution. at * Lambert, 200. FEMALE COSTUME. 445 such narrow apertures, except by taking a slight of hand ad-vantage of their form, which was no doubt very gracefullydone.* Towering head dresses appear to have been in use in Eng-land long before the emigration. It is stated that in 1416,the state apartments weie enlarged to accommodate suchkinds of attire. When reformed under Edward IV., in thefifteenth century, it was a cone two or three feet high, witha silk streamer hanging down behind.
. The history of Connecticut, from the first settlement of the colony to the adoption of the present constitution. at * Lambert, 200. FEMALE COSTUME. 445 such narrow apertures, except by taking a slight of hand ad-vantage of their form, which was no doubt very gracefullydone.* Towering head dresses appear to have been in use in Eng-land long before the emigration. It is stated that in 1416,the state apartments weie enlarged to accommodate suchkinds of attire. When reformed under Edward IV., in thefifteenth century, it was a cone two or three feet high, witha silk streamer hanging down behind. Somewhat similarhead dresses, though probably not so tall, and varying inshape, were worn by the ladies of Connecticut down to theperiod of the revolution. They consisted of muslin, crape,lawn or lace, and constituted a chief item of ornamentalattire. Other articles of female dress might be mentioned, thatwould be regarded as unique at the present day, but thelimits of the work will not afibrd room for any very extendedtreatise upon a topic in itself so interesting. * See Customs of New England, pp. 168, THE OLD WHITFIELD HOUSE. CHAPTER XXI. THE ESTABLISHED EELIGION OF COXNECnCCT. While the religious opinions of the early founders of thecolony of Connecticut, cannot with propriety be left out ofits history, still, these topics have been treated of at so greatlength by other authors, that I shall give in this work onlya brief outline of such facts as appear to be necessary to athorough understanding of the character of our institutions. It has been said in a preceding chapter, that the mainmotive that led to the settlement of New England, was adesire on the part of the emigrants to worship God, in a waythat they believed would be most acceptable to Him. Thedoctrines held by at least a large number of the divines, wholived and died in the faith of the established church of Eng-land, and whose writings are among the brightest ornamentsof biblical literature, did not differ m
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