Nothing remains of the waistcoat
which has already been alluded to but
the huge hip flap and pocket laps which
were such an important part of this gar
ment during the colonial days. From
this flap it is impossible to obtain a com
plete idea of the whole. It may be said.
however, that it is sea green m color,
richly embroidered in silk with figures,
and when new must have presented
very handsome appearance.
Only one thing more remains to be
said. Maj. Clitherall was, from time
to time, in receipt of various letters
of inquiry from different parts of the
country bearing upon these unique and
valuable possessions, and I have endeav
ored in the present article to cover the
entire ground, however briefly, and it is
to be hoped that it will bo copied widely
enough to fall into tho hands of all those
who have been more especially interested
m the matters touched upon.
It was not without a feeling of venera
tion that I said good-by to these ancient
relics, whose authenticity cannot be
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questioned, and paid a sorrowful adieu
to the courteous and scholarly owner of
so much that is of historical valne.
Tom Masson.
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