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couple of suits are desirable each year, but 

 much depends upon the wearer of the 

 clothes. A careless groom and an over- 

 liberal master (which, unfortunately, the 

 writer has never had the pleasure of 

 knowing) will soon help the tailor to get 

 fat, especially when liveries are made to 

 order. 



Much can be done if the groom takes a 

 pride in his livery, brushing it regularly, 

 avoiding dirty work whilst dressed in his 

 best clothes, and using a waterproof coat 

 when showery or wet weather prevails. 



When livery is no longer required for 

 the day, brush It, fold It, and box it up. 



What can look worse than to see a 

 groom, coachman, or one filling a combina- 

 tion of these occupations, wearing an 

 outfit, on which the legacy of adverse 

 weather exists in the form of greenish - 

 yellow hue suggestive of shabby-gentility. 



