It first assisted to draw to London numbers of continental Jews, who struggled as "greeners" under sweaters for six months, until they were qualified for assistance from the Jewish Board of Guardians.

"Put his sweater on, too."

He wore aged, weather-beaten breeches, and a black sweater over an old hickory shirt.

"The sweater in the vast majority of cases is the one man in the workshop who can, and does, perform each and any branch of the trade.

They also wore gloves on their hands, as well as heavy sweaters under their leather-lined coats.

Yet, from the way he talked, you would have thought I was one of those chaps in sweaters with medals all over them, whose photographs bob up from time to time in the illustrated press on the occasion of their having ridden from Hyde Park Corner to Glasgow in three seconds under the hour, or whatever it is.

The M'Krees came down from the second portage with all their babies; Mrs. Jenkin appeared in finery which no one even dreamed she possessed; and Oily Dave was magnificent in a frock-coat of shiny black cloth, worn over a football sweater of outrageous pattern.

Coming down stairs on light feet, she threw a red sweater around her shoulders and went out the front door.

She pulled a light cotton sweater from her bag and put it on with lithe movements.

" She sank on her unmade cot, drawing a ragged sweater about her shoulders, and looked up at Kate with an almost furtive gaze.