[Gutenberg 24159] • Customs and Fashions in Old New England
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- Authors
- Earle, Alice Morse
- Publisher
- Singing Tree Press
- Tags
- new england -- social life and customs -- to 1775
- Date
- 1893-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.29 MB
- Lang
- en
The writings of Alice Morse Earle (1853-1911) on early American life are perennial favorites because of the skill with which she portrayed the olden times. This volume includes the following chapters: Child Life; Courtship and Marriage Customs; Domestic Service; Home Interiors; Supplies of the Larder; Old Colonial Drinks and Drinkers; Travel, Tavern, and Turnpike; Holidays and Festivals; Sports and Diversions; Books and Book-Makers; Artifices of Handsomeness; Raiment and Vesture; Doctors and Patients; Funeral and Burial Customs.