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Show JLutlqultio. la Clolliln--. Why shook! there uot be curious and antiques In male clothing, now that tailori-ig lias beccme such an ait? There might be some interesting interest-ing collections made, comprising the costumes of the pa't few centuries, cen-turies, for doubtless example could be founu in a fair statu of preservation. preserva-tion. Indeed, some of our a?tors have many reiicn of cttumlc interest inte-rest of b) goue days treasured up fur reference, and because of their asto-eiation asto-eiation with the great departed lights of the stage. Kcllx Morris, of the Yokes company, com-pany, a mcot careful aetor, is somewhat some-what of an antiquarian iu this field. He has, among other ramies, a suort-waiste-J, peculiarly fashioucd coat that he wests in 'I he Old Musician," Mu-sician," that is over 100 years old. It was jiurrh-iscd In Montreal, and belonged to a French emigre. The stiff, high velvet collar is made with a neatness Hut no modern tailor could match in handiwork, and ail the stitciiery is cf the ex-quMte ex-quMte fineness that one dees not see nowadays In this ngo of sewing machine", excel uron rare occa sions, reprewnting the artistry of some specially instructed and highly high-ly priced seamstress. The rtrtlclo is regarded by the plaj eras one of his moot highly prized proiicrtic one that aids lilm Inestimably, he says, in the success of his characterization. characteriza-tion. CtoUncr and J-urnuJicr. |