Show GEORGE WASHINGTONS COAT We hear a good deal about the simplicity sim-plicity of life in America in the eighteenth eigh-teenth century says the Boston Journal Jour-nal but there was probably greater attention at-tention paid by men to the matter of dress than Is paid today George Washington Wash-ington who to the great and careless care-less world is either in uniform or solemn sol-emn black was fussy enough at the age of fifteen t make this note for the benefit of his tailort Memorandum To have my coat made by the following follow-ing directions to be made a frock with a lapel breast The lapel to contain on each side six button holes and to be about five or six inches wide all the way equal and to turn a the breast on the coat does to have it made very long waisted and in length to come down to or below the beret of the knee the waist from the armpit I to the fold to be exactly as long or longer than from thence to the b tom not to have more than one fold in the skirt and the top to be made just to turn In and three bottom holes th lapel at the top to turn as the cape of the coat and button to come parallel paral-lel with the button holes and the last button hole on the breast to be right opposite the button on the hip |