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strong, tough, closely-woven linen. It was in four colour- 

 ings ; light and dark grey, olive green and white. 



A ' best frock,' and a tall hat with long nap, or the 

 usual felt hat, was the Sunday dress, unless a man had a 

 suit of cloth wedding clothes, which would be his Sunday 

 suit for life. For in the old days clothes were made to 



An Old Sunday Smock 



last, and if a man had such a suit it would never be 

 worn to work in, and a lifetime of Sundays would scarcely 

 wear it out. 



It was an old custom for a girl engaged to be married 

 to work a round frock for her future husband, and one 

 can well imagine with what care and pleasure the beautiful 

 patterns would be stitched by the loving fingers. 



I can remember when one could tell what a man was 



