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THROUGH SWEDEN. 73
of the men is a compound of the Spanith fafhion, and the na-
tional coftume, which is followed by the peafantry in the fouthern
parts of Sweden. Their fmall-clothes are cut in the common
manner, as in other countries, but made of the fame colour with
the coat and cloak. The coat fits clofe to the body and 1s very
hee buttoned quite down, and befides this, faftened about the
waift with a fafh. The cloak reaches below the knee and hangs
loofely on the back, though it be commonly wide enough to
wrap the body up in it, as in a Spanifh cloak. The ufual colour
is black. The cloak is lined with fcarlet coloured filk, made of
the fame ftuff with the fath and waiftcoat ; and with the fame
the feams of the coat are alfo covered. ‘There is a particular
ornament belonging to the coat upon the fhoulder, which con-
fifts of narrow pieces of the fame filk, faftened upon the feam
that joins the fleeve to the body of the coat. This addition
makes the fhoulders look broader, and often improves the appear-
ance. I hope I fhall not be blamed for introducing thefe re-
arks, as being only worthy the attention of taylors and milliners :
painters, and thofe who are curious in whatever relates to that
charming art, are alfo interefted in them; for the drefs which
I have been defcribing, is the coftume adopted by the Flemifh
{chool, and for this reafon deferves to be mentioned. The Swedifh
government has thought proper to fix the manner of dreffing,
which an other countries, under the influence of commercial
fpeculation, national volatility, and the caprice of individuals, has
experienced fo many changes, that it has confounded variety itfelf:
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