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Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour

CHAPTER I
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We have seen hats that bring the owners to the recollection far more forcibly than the generality of portraits.

But to our hero.
That there may be a dandified simplicity in dress, is exemplified every day by our friends the Quakers, who adorn their beautiful brown Saxony coats with little inside velvet collars and fancy silk buttons, and even the severe order of sporting costume adopted by our friend Mr.Sponge is not devoid of capability in the way of tasteful adaptation.

This Mr.Sponge chiefly showed in promoting a resemblance between his neck-cloths and waistcoats.

Thus, if he wore a cream-coloured cravat, he would have a buff-coloured waistcoat, if a striped waistcoat, then the starcher would be imbued with somewhat of the same colour and pattern.

The ties of these varied with their texture.


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