Century Later.

VIII. Social Restrictions--Josselyn's Account of New England
Restraints--Growing 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