The notary's nose;

2 THE NOTARY'S NOSE.
ing perfections so eminently masculine,
a white cravat became him admirably.
Was it because he had worn one from
his tenderest years, or because he knew
the right shop? I suppose it was for
both reasons together.
It is one thing to envelop one's neck
in a pocket-handkerchief twisted into a
rope, but it is a vastly different thing to
concentrate the resources of art upon a
perfect white cambric tie, with ends of
equal length, starched in moderation and
symmetrically pointingto the right and left.
A white cravat, well selected and well tied,
is by no means a graceless decoration; all
the ladies will tell you so. But the mere
getting it on right is not the whole thing;
you must wear it right too: and that is a
matter of experience. Why does a clodhopper appear so awkward and utterly
lost on his wedding-day? Simply because
he has got himself tied up in a white