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His Grace of Manchester on Neat Dress and Mind
A reflective essay argues that neatness in dress signals a clean mind and that civilized men fall on a spectrum from hobo to dandy. It notes clothes reflect thinking, cautions against overreliance on melodrama, and asserts cleanliness accompanies good dressing while extreme styles mask or reveal character.
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Manchester
Ana Boy
Tweedle-Dee
Sissy
France
Chatsworth
London
Dukes
Midland
Bedford
Australia
Melbourne
Miss Carle
Duke of Manchester