would not
be a
gainer, if
our women
would
content
themselves
with the
same
moderation
in point
of expense
as the
english
ladies?
455 but
whether it
be not a
notorious
truth that
our irish
ladies are
on a foot,
as to
dress,
with those
of five
times
their
fortune in
england?
456
whether it
be not
even
certain
that the
matrons of
this
forlorn
country
send out a
greater
proportion
of its
wealth,
for fine
apparel,
than any
other
