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remove all grease or oil from every part before he 

 begins to paint, and as the work goes on, to smooth 

 every coat with sand-paper before laying the next. In 

 ornamenting the bars and wheels, everything depends 

 upon the steadiness of the hand in drawing the lines 

 clear and well-defined. The carriage, after being 

 painted, ought to get two or three coats of varnish to 

 give it a lustre corresponding with that of the body. 



Next comes the process of trimming, which means 

 the internal lining of the carriage. The trimmer's 

 business is to cut the lining, give directions for sewing 

 it, to arrange the lace properly upon the different 

 parts, and, after being sewed, to stuff, quilt, and to 

 fasten it into the body. This requires a considerable 

 dexterity and neatness of hand. 



Much of the comfort of a carriage depends upon 

 its being well lined and stuffed ; and as every part 

 of it is immediately under the eye of the people 

 within, if anything is left undone, or any error 

 committed, it cannot escape notice, nor fail to give 

 a bad impression of the whole machine. The trimmer 

 has also in a close carriage to cover and finish the 

 glass frames, blinds, shutters, footsteps, and to do 

 everything belonging to the inside (and outside 

 leather work) of the bodies of carriages. 



The lining of carriages is generally made of 

 woollen cloth, sometimes of morocco leather, and 

 sometimes partly of both, trimmed with lace manu- 

 factured for the express purpose, made a fancy 

 pattern, or with family arms or crests as may be 

 wished. There are also interlinings, made generally 

 of cotton cloth used for the purpose of preserving 

 the principal lining. I have now nearly completed my 

 review of coach-making. 



