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PGCJ.770.005
17 Feb 1770:31 (319)
Williamsburg (in Virginia) Jan. 3. On Wednesday evening the
Hon. the Speaker, and gentlemen of the House of Burgesses,
gave a ball at the capitol for the entertainment of his
excellency Lord Botetourt; and it is with the greatest
pleasure we inform our readers, that the same patriotic
spirit, which gave rise to the association of the gentlemen
on a late event, was most agreeably manifested in the dress
of the ladies on this occasion, who, to the number of near
100, appeared in homespun gowns; a lively and striking
instance of their acquiescence and concurrence in whatever
may be the true and essential interest of their country. It
were to be wished that all assemblies of American ladies
would exhibit a like example of public virtue and private
oeconomy, so amiably united.
Not all the gems that sparkle in the mine,
Can make the fair with so much lustre shine.
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