Evening on the Sound

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Introducing the New Wayfarer Jacket from Cordings

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 New this season from Cordings of Piccadilly is their outstanding Khaki Wayfarer Jacket for Men.  It keeps within their tradition of garments that are carefully designed, locally made, and as useful in the field as it is in town.  Made in England, the Wayfarer Jacket has significant presence.

• Khaki Wayfarer Jacket <https://www.cordings.co.uk/khaki-wayfarer-jacket.html>

Shown here with:

• Ladies' Dukes for Cordings Suede Chelsea Boots <https://www.cordings.co.uk/tan-suede-dukes-for-cordings-chelsea-boot.html>

• Cordings' Scottish Tweed Medium Holdall Bag <https://www.cordings.co.uk/medium-holdall-bag.html>

Newport Harbor

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Afternoon Grazing

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Question for the Community: Favorite harbor?

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A question for the community:

What is your favorite New England harbor?

Pink and Tweed

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• House Check Tweed Shooting Waistcoat from Cordings of Piccadilly, Made in England <https://www.cordings.co.uk/house-check-shooting-waistcoat.html>

• Pink Classic Pima Cotton Oxford from Mercer & Sons, Made in the USA <http://www.mercerandsons.com/swatches_and_pricing-oxfords.htm>

A Reader Question for the Community: Fountain Pens

A Reader Question:

I am not a fountain pen investor or collector, but I enjoy using a fountain pen and reading about them. Do others here write primarily with a fountain pen or otherwise enjoy the world of fountain pens?  Do you have a daily worker you carry and use at all times, and a fancier one for special occasions? (I have a full set of Parker Frontier writing instruments for the former, a Parker Duofold Centennial fountain pen and mechanical pencil for the latter.)  What inks and papers <link> do you enjoy using? What are your favorite sources for fountain pens, inks, and paper?

Question for the Community: Marble Bust

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If you were to acquire a marble bust of anyone, of whom would it be? Or, if you have one, of whom is it?

One Definition of Maturity: When you get as excited about a German boiler as a German motor car.

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For some, it is more pleasurable tinkering with the viscera of a house than anything more conspicuous.  Today, the purr of a new (Viessman) German-engineered boiler is providing much of the satisfaction once solely reserved for a German-engineered motor car.

Reader Question: The Right Shade of Oxford Blue

Left to Right - Mercer & Sons; Newer Brooks Brothers; Old Sero; F.L. Woods; Old Brooks Brothers - Photo by Salt Water New England

A Reader Question for the Community:

I admit I am way too picky about the shade of blue in my oxford shirts.  I have not bought high quality shirts because the blue was too dark or too light.  The right shade of blue starts bright and crisp, and softens and lightens over time.   It is one of those things that no one notices, but it changes the feel of an outfit, at least for me.  Do other SWNE readers think this way, or am I totally alone? Is there a favorite blue, and where do people get it?

Shown:

• Mercer Oxford <http://www.mercerandsons.com/>

• Rainbow Fleet Belt <https://www.chathamchinoco.com/collections/accessories/products/rainbow-fleet-belt>

• Cape Cod Map Belt: Red <https://www.chathamchinoco.com/collections/accessories/products/cape-cod-map-belt-red>

• Brooks Brothers Oxford <https://www.brooksbrothers.com/Original-Polo®-Button-Down-Oxford-Madison-Classic-Fit-Dress-Shirt/ME02348,default,pd.html>

Yale (and Scandal) Today

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 Around Yale today, while:

• Felicity Huffman among dozens charged over admissions fraud at top US schools <https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/12/us-college-admissions-fraud-scheme-charges-georgetown-southern-california-universities>

Lotuff' Leather's Mini Sling Backpack in Their Brilliant New Pink - Made in New England

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Lotuff has added a brilliant new color to their line-up, truly a perfect pink.  Shown here in their Mini Sling Backpack -  it is wonderful for spring and summer,  transforming effortlessly from a backpack to an over the shoulder bag.

Beautifully made in New England of tumbled vegetable-tanned leather.

• Mini Sling Backpack <https://lotuffleather.com/products/the-mini-sling-backpack?variant=12319321686104>

Maine Lobsterman, 1970s

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Cordings of Piccadilly Survey and a Chance to Win £200 Gift Certificate

The Original Covert Coat and Chasing Paisley Silk Scarf from Cordings, Made in England  - Photo by Salt Water New England

Cordings of Piccadilly is asking for opinions on their customer shopping experience.  The survey should just take a few minutes, and those who participate will get a chance to win a £200 gift certificate, good for in store or online.

• Take the survey here.

Last of the Snow?

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In Case You Missed It...

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"Last year, IGI processed 120 tons of food waste alone. But Ms. Haag estimates that’s only a small amount of the total 6,500 tons of food waste that get shipped off the Island every year."

• Island Grown Initiative Takes Composting to a New Level <https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2019/03/08/composter>

"Is this the end of the suit and tie era?"

• (Sent by Averyl) "Goldman Sachs Just Announced a More Casual Dress Code" <https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/a26669444/goldman-sachs-dress-code/>

"Last month it was revealed Kensington Palace staff were spending several hours a week moderating and deleting posts, which include racist and sexist abuse as well as threatening remarks."

• Royal family issues new social media guidelines to deter trolls <https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/04/royal-family-issues-new-social-media-guidelines-to-deter-trolls>

"[T]he University announced that the Haffenreffer Museum had received a $5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation... This grant was awarded to the museum in order “to catalog and prepare for the anticipated move of nearly one million ethnographic objects, archaeological specimens and images” to Providence from the museum’s main facility in Bristol..."

• Haffenreffer Museum begins complete inventory of one million objects <http://www.browndailyherald.com/2019/03/07/haffenreffer-museum-catalog-entire-collection/>

"Mr. Roche used Cor-ten to considerably less critical acclaim on two projects in New Haven: the tower headquarters of the Knights of Columbus (1969), and the adjacent New Haven Coliseum (1972). The image there was anything but light, and the rusting steel and heavy, dark brown masonry blocks and gargantuan columns gave the complex an ominous tone."

• Kevin Roche, Architect Who Melded Bold With Elegant, Dies at 96 <https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/arts/kevin-roche-dead-architect.html>

agricola nauta est

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Linen Under Wool

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Heading under the Goat Island Bridge, Newport

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Block Island Doctor

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Today

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Lambswool V-Neck Jumper from Cordings of Piccadilly - Made in Scotland

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For some, Lambswool V-neck jumpers are seen as a utility, a desideratum.  Lightweight, comfortable, and warm, they are what to wear around the house, to the office, or out.  Neither casual nor formal, they capture the best of both.

Cordings offers a Platonic ideal of this item in an array of tasteful colors.  Theirs is fully fashioned, with set-in sleeves, and is made in Scotland.   A highly functional garment, you cannot have too many.

Shown here in:

• Green Heather Lambswool V-Neck Jumper <https://www.cordings.co.uk/green-heather-lambswool-v-neck-jumper.html>

NORTHERN LIGHT

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Newport - NORTHERN LIGHT - Olin Stephens Designer, Henry Nevins Builder, 12 Metre Class, 1938

The Sixties

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Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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 Beinecke houses one of the world's largest collections of rare books and manuscripts and currently has about half a million volumes and several million manuscripts.