Provo Daily Enquirer | 1893-01-18 | Page 3 | A Suit of Wilkie Collin's Clothes

A suit of collins Coll liis clothes the tweed suit that wilkie collim chums purchased in philadelphia as he passed the so ago is still here the novelist by accident ruined one that he brought over with him by spilling broth over it and stepped across chestnut street to invest in a new one before returning to his hotel collins collina instructed the tailor to send the one to his rooms and when he gave his hia name the clothier said are you the author of no name and armadale wilkie had to own up and the tailor was overcome with pleasure announcing noun cing that he was the most admirer of collins colling in america tho suit was not a good fit bu but t the novelist had too much delicacy to acquaint his sincere admirer with the fact so the garments were relegated to george H bakers attic where they remained over a generation philadelphia press