Isabel Lyon mentions in her notebook for 1907 that several white silk jackets were made at A. A.Vantine & Co. in NY, On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 9:46 AM Steve Courtney < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Matt, the catalogue for the 2002 Mark Twain House exhibit, "Modesty Died > When Clothes Were Born," quotes from a New York Herald story of February 5, > 1907, "Mark Twain Has a Suit of White for Evening Wear." The catalogue says > he had fifteen white suits. The full Herald story, and perhaps an earlier > one, "Mark Twain's Views, His Discourses on Clothes and Copyright at the > Capital" (New York Tribune, December 8, 1906, dealing with that famous > first appearance highlighted by Shelden) might mention a maker. > > Steve Courtney, Curatorial Volunteer > The Mark Twain House & Museum > 351 Farmington Avenue > Hartford, Connecticut 06105 > 860-302-8969 > > > Even though The Mark Twain House & Museum is temporarily closed to the > public, we are still offering many online programs. Visit our website< > https://marktwainhouse.org/> for virtual programming, and the most > up-to-date information on all things Mark Twain House & Museum. If you are > able, consider making a donation< > https://ci.ovationtix.com/35359/store/donations/>. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Matthew Seybold < > [log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:09 AM > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Who made the white suit? > > This one has so far stumped me. Is there any record of which clothier(s) > made Twain's white suits? I've seen several references to them as > "custom-made," but so far no reference to whose custom. I know he had > several for different seasons and occasions. Anybody know where I can find > more detail? > > - MS > > -- > Matt Seybold > Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies > Elmira College > Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org > MattSeybold.com >