ing Laxity--Sarah Knight's Description--Severity
in 1780--Laws Against Lodging Relatives of the Opposite Sex--What
Could not be Done in 1650--Husking Parties and Other Community
Efforts.

IX. Dutch Social Life--Its Pleasant Familiarity--Mrs. Grant's
Description of Early New York--Normal Pleasures--Love of Flowers
and Children--Love of Eating--Mrs. Grant's Record--Disregard for
Religion--Mating the Children--Picnicking--Peculiar Customs at
Dutch Funerals.

X. British Social Influences--Increase of Wealth--The Schuyler
Home--Mingling of Gaiety and Economy--A Description in 1757--Foreign
Astonishment at New York Display--Richness of Woman's
Adornment--Card-Playing and Dancing--Gambling in Society.

XI. Causes of Display and Frivolity--Washington's Punctiliousness--Mrs.
Washington's Dislike of Stateliness--Disgust of the
Democratic--Senator Maclay's Description of a Dinner by
Washington--Permanent Benefit of Washington's Formality--Elizabeth
Southgate's Record of New York Pastimes.

XII. Society in Philadelphia--Social Welcome for the British--Early
Instruction in Dancing--Formal Dancing Assemblies.

XIII. The Beauty of Philadelphia Women--Abigail Adams' Description--The
Accomplished Mrs. Bingham--Introduction of Social Fads--Contrasts
with New York Belles.

XIV. Social Functions--Lavish Use of Wealth at Philadelphia--Washington's
Birthday--Martha Washington in Philadelphia--Domestic Ability of the
Belles--Franklin and his Daughter--General Wayne's Statement about
Philadelphia Gaiety.

XV. Theatrical Performances--Their Growth in Popularity--Washington's
Liking for Them--Mrs. Adams' Description--First Performance in
New York, Charleston, Williamsburg, Baltimore--Invading the
Stage--Throwing Missiles.

XVI. Strange Customs in Louisiana--Passion for Pleasure--Influence of
Creoles and Negroes--Habitat for Sailors and West Indian
Ruffians--Reasons for Vice--Accounts by Berquin-Duvallon--Commonness
of Concubinage--Alliott's Description--Reasons for Aversion to
Marriage--Corruptness of Fathers and Sons--Drawing the Color
Line--Race Prejudice at Balls--Fine Qualities of Louisiana White
Women--Excess in Dress--Lack of Education--Berquin-Duvallon's
Disgust--The Murder of Babes--General Conclusions.

CHAPTER VI--COLONIAL WOMAN AND MARRIAGE

I. New Englan