Note 57 — Chapter III · THE ODYSSEY OF A BRETON MAGISTRATE

“Memo. of the effects belonging to M. Cormier.—Winter, spring, and autumn garments: A coat, vest, and breeches of velvet with figured stripes. A coat, vest, and breeches of reddish-brown satin, with diamond buttons. A coat, vest, and breeches of velvet patterned with large flowers; and also of velvet patterned with small bouquets. Two pairs of black satin breeches. A coat in purple embroidered cloth, with coloured braid, the vest of gold striped cloth, embroidered same. A grey cloth dress-coat, lined crimson satin, vest of gold ribbed cloth. A green cloth dress-coat and vest, braided with gold. A grey quilted coat, vest, and breeches. Two quilted vests, one green, the other fawn. A redingote in best napped cloth. A knitted coat, lined plush; the vest of quilted grey satin. Coat, vest, and breeches in pale yellow velvet. Coat, vest, and breeches in black velvet. A hazel-coloured cloth, coat striped blue, lined blue, vest silver ground, ribbed. A coat of gourgouran, embroidered lined marten fur, vest of satin embroidered en gay, breeches of gourgouran, with garter embroidered. Silk waistcoat, striped blue and white. Two reddish-brown pelisses, one with gold bugles, lined white fur. Riding-coat and vest of Silesian cloth, embroidered in gold, steel buttons. Summer garments: Black-and-olive silk coat and embroidered vest. Coat of musulmane, vest and breeches embroidered gold. Blue lustrine coat, vest, and breeches, silver buttons. Grey musulmane dress-coat and breeches, lined pink-and-green muslin, embroidered gold. Dress-coat grey-and-blue ribbed cloth, embroidered silver and lilac, and two pairs of breeches. Dress-coat grey musulmane, ditto breeches, vest of gourgouran, embroidered lilac, and muslin vest, embroidered gold, lined lilac. Reddish-brown dress-coat, lined green; ditto breeches.... Grey camlet dress-coat, embroidered bronze spangles, white vest, embroidered black. Coat in lilac éternelle, white dimity vest, embroidered and piped cold. White-and-lilac silk vest. Coat, vest, and breeches crimson gourgouran, embroidered white, with tassels. Dress-coat, purple gourgouran. Grey-and-white striped camlet riding-coat. Two vests and two pairs breeches. Striped circaça (old). Two vests and two pairs breeches white circaça, striped white. White quilted vest. Vest and breeches, yellow-and-white circaça. Pair of trousers, grey cotton ribbed. Grey silk trousers. White cotton-cloth trousers. Damask dressing-gown and vest. Taffetas dressing-gown and vest. Three hats.”—Archives of Maître Motel, notary, of Paris.