 His regulations against luxury were very stringent.He imposed a heavy tax upon dress and personal adornment, especially of women, and upon young slaves purchased as favourites.In 181 BC he supported the "lex Orchia" (according to others, he first opposed its introduction, and subsequently its repeal), which prescribed a limit to the number of guests at an entertainment, and in 169 BC the "lex Voconia", one of the provisions of which was intended to limit the accumulation of what Cato considered an undue proportion of wealth in the hands of women.