Their dresses were formed of an end
less variety of materials. The com
mon short gown, which seems to have
been generally atl'eeted w hen they were
not iu full toilet, was of kersey, hol-land-liiieu,
worsted, wilton, calamanco
(astutf resembling prunella), check,
homespun, linsey-wolsey. Their long
gowns w ere of cheek, sti ipc d liome
spun, ralico, 'iMuighteif calico, mus
lin, chintz, outside chintz lined with
calico, n lute hollamt. blue aud striped
Holland, Ulack ana hi no uiiraut (the
fabric known as "everlasting"), groset,
bombazine, blue and black rtissel (a
species of litisey-woolsey), moreen,
poplin, French tabby, velvet, and of
lutestring, white, ciimson, and other
colored silks and satin. For the hand
they wore gloves of thread, kuit stud's
silk, and leather; their stockings were
of thread, cotton, muslin, yam. linen,
worsted, and silk; and their shoe were
of cloth, prunella, calamanco, leather,
aud silk. Shawls were of cloth, cash
mere, and tatl'eta; handkerchief aud
kerehiefs altoundcd iu their wardroU-s,
aud were of linen, cambric, taffeta,
muslin, gauzc.and Barcelona and other
thin silks. Of petticoat ther supply
w as inexhaustible, some ladies recount
ing the loss of twelve, fifteen, and
twenty of each.thc former having Iweu
constructed ot homespun and muslin,
but chietlv of tine five and six hundred
linen, and the latter of linsey,tow,tlan
uel, kersey, dimity, lioiubazine, and
calamanco. -Harper's Magazine,
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All the year round, Sheridan's Cav
airy Condition Powders should be
given to horses tuat are ''kept up." To
horses and cattle that graze in summer
they should only be given in winter
and spring.
