Word: garment
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...knew the difference didn't care, and the gown became a custom. Some years later an ingenious Class Committee made the rule that gowns should be worn all through May--that was a move to induce more men to buy gowns, as it seemed to many that a special garment for the Class Day exercises was a needless expense. Also, it served as a badge by which members of the class could recognize each other--that was before such "ancient traditions" of Senior dormitories and class buttons had grown...
Charity begins at home. Let not long acquaintance with a garment blind you to its defects, and remember that truly a bag in the hand is worth two in the trousers. Make a few disparaging remarks on your suit--you will not be the first--and don't forget that if you are going to give your clothes away it's a great deal better to know it than to think you've struck a good bargain with...