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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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THE
MAGICIAN’S
DRESS.
It
is
not
very
many
years
since
the
orthodox
dress
of
the
conjuror
was
a
long
and
flowing
robe,
embroidered
more
or
less
with
hieroglyphic
characters,
and
giving
ample
space
for
the
concealment
of
any
reasonable
sized
article--say
from
a
warming-pan
downwards.
The
very
last
specimen
of
such
a
garment,
to
the
best
of
our
belief,
is,
or
was,
worn
by
the
magician
attached
to
the
Crystal
Palace.
We
do
not
know
whether
he
is
compelled
by
the
regulations
of
the
establishment
to
wear
such
a
robe;
but
if
so,
it
ought
to
be
liberally
considered
in
his
salary.
The
costume
de
rigueur
of
the
magician
of
the
present
day
is
ordinary
“evening
dress.”
The
effect
of
the
feats
performed
is
greatly
heightened
by
the
close
fit
and
comparative
scantiness
of
such
a
costume,
which
appears
to
allow
no
space
for
secret
pockets
or
other
place
of
concealment.
In
reality,
however,
the
magician
is
provided
with
two
special
pockets,
known
as
profondes,
placed
in
the
tails
of
his
dress-coat.
Each
is
from
four
to
six
inches
in
depth
and
seven
in
width,
and
the
opening,
which
is
across
the
inside
of
the
coat-tail,
slanting
slightly
downwards
from
the
centre
to
the
side,
is,
like
the
servante,
so
placed
as
to
be
just
level
with
the
knuckles
of
the
performer,
as
his
hand
hangs
by
his
side.
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