Show made short coat popular few articles of dress dresa were more popular at one time than the short coat known as the spencer the origin of which Is extremely curious during the reign of george III uarl earl spencer who was rather particular how he dressed once remarked in a company that no fashion was so eo lous but would be worn if introduced by a person of importance this was objected to whereupon the earl offered to bet that it if he be cut off the skirts of his coat and walked out with merely the body and sleeves some one would follow suit the bet was taken the coat prepared and worn by the earl in london before a week was over a well known tailor who was always on the for something new copied it and so BO the tha spencer came into being |