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Updated: October 15, 2025
First came Mademoiselle Marguerite, leaning on the arm of the white-haired magistrate, and then Madame Ferailleur; next M. Isidore Fortunat, and finally Chupin Victor Chupin, resplendent in a handsome, bran-new, black dress-suit. The marquis could no longer fail to understand the truth. He realized who Maumejan really was, and the audacious comedy he had been duped by.
Suddenly the rain which the cloudy heaven had been promising for many hours, began to descend in great scattered drops that presaged a heavy shower. Mr. Middleton hastened his steps. It was possible that if the dress-suit he wore, hired for the occasion of the wedding of his friend, Mr. Chauncey Stackelberg, should become imbued with moisture in the shower that now seemed imminent, Mr.
"An' this is the joke on mamma: you know that tailor that let papa's dress-suit 'way, 'way out; well, Mamma thinks that tailor must think she's crazy, or somep'm 'cause she took papa's dress-suit to him last Monday to get it pressed for this card-party, an she guesses he must of understood her to tell him to do lots besides just pressin' it.
In leaving a box of candy, saved for him from the Christmas tree, was given him. "You will come again, Mr. Stirling?" said Mrs. Bohlmann, warmly. "Thank you," said Peter. "I shall be very glad to." "Yah," said Mr. Bohlmann. "You coom choost as ofden as you blease." Peter took his dress-suit to a tailor the next day, and ordered it to be taken in.
He forgot that he had departed from his native land a scant two years before with a lean dress-suit case and a small trunk. Also that his wife and indirectly himself were among the beneficiaries of the law they had tried to evade.
"I sha'n't leave any address and I 'm going to take with me only the few things I can pack into a dress-suit case. I 'll give you the rest." The woman she had become rather fond of the quiet, gentle third story front looked up sympathetically. "Have you had bad news?" "Bad news? No," he smiled. "Very good news. I 'm going to take a sort of vacation." "Then perhaps you 'll come back."
Brett and the latter dressed for dinner, and the adroit detective, not to be beaten, borrowed a dress-suit from the landlord, after telegraphing to London for his own clothes. During the progress of the meal the little party scrupulously refrained from discussing business, an excellent habit always insisted on by Brett.
Gurrey if he ought to put on a dress-suit for supper! Imagine! Can you beat that? And him nothing but a Swede tailor Erik Valborg his name is. They say he tries to make people think he's a poet carries books around and pretends to read 'em.
The "dress-suit" is worn only at dinner and in the evening. At any hour after six o'clock, a man may with propriety appear anywhere in a dress suit, though it is required only on formal occasions. Before dinner, morning dress is worn the frock coat, or a business suit with its four-buttoned cut-away.
Brazil Silver, in spite of his success, had always remained in his personal life the simple farmer's son. Indeed, it was said in the City that he never owned a dress-suit, and that when he had to attend City banquets he hired his butler's. When he died he left behind him none of the usual encumbrances.
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