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of the men is a compound of the Spanifh fafhion, and the na¬ 
tional coftume, which is followed by the peafantry in the fouthern 
parts of Sweden. Their fmall-elothes are cut in the common 
manner, as in other countries, but made of the fame colour with 
the coat and cloak. The coat fits clofe to the body and is very 
fhort, buttoned quite down, and befides this, fattened about the 
waift with a fafh. The cloak reaches below the knee and hangs 
loofely on the back, though it be commonly wide enough to 
wrap the body up in it, as in a Spanifh cloak. The ufual colour 
is black. The cloak is lined with fcarlet coloured filk, made ol 
the fame fluff with the fafh and waiftcoat; and with the fame 
the feams of the coat are alfo covered. There is a particular 
ornament belonging to the coat upon the fhoulder, which con- 
tttts of narrow pieces of the fame filk, fattened upon the feam 
that joins the fleeve to the body of the coat. This addition 
makes the fhoulders look broader, and often improves the appear¬ 
ance. I hope I fhall not be blamed for introducing thefe re- 
arks, as being only worthy the attention of taylors and milliners : 
painters, and thofe who are curious in whatever relates to that 
charming art, are alfo interefted in them ; for the drefs which 
I have been deferibing, is the coftume adopted by the Flemifh 
fchool, and for this reafon deferves to be mentioned. The Swedifli 
government has thought proper to fix the manner of drefling, 
.which in other countries, under the influence of commercial 
fpeculation, national volatility, and the caprice of individuals, has 
experienced fo many changes, that it has confounded variety itfelf. 
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