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CLOTHES 209a chair or the woodwork of the wall. And if itismore convenient for you to carry your watchin a new pocket you can always cut a hole atthe right place for the chain.The caravanner iscomfortable in his clothes. They are his servant ;not his master. It is well to keep the pocketssound, for you willfind that they have a gooddeal of miscellaneous stuff to carry, and youcannot always be hunting in the lining for yourmoney or your knife.But foremost of all stands the sweater. Ideclare to you thateven before my housemaid'sgloves I count it the first of my possessions.Perhapsit would be well to look its blemishesfearlessly in the face before I abandon myself tothe warm appreciation which is its due ;and soI say at once that if the sweater has a fault it isthat it becomes unlovely in old age. That is ofcourse distressing. It may be said to be bornat its highest moment of :developmentit nevergets seasoned it never ripens or grows mellow.:Let me admit it at once. It goes slowly andsteadily downhill. Perhaps that very fact setsa keener edge on one's affection by tingeing itwith pathos. Anyhow, there it is. A Norfolkjacket mellows as the years go by, ripens withlong usage, with every drenching and drying that