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The smoking garment kept smoke and ash off clothes
The smoking jacket was intended to absorb smoke and protect underlying clothes from falling ash. In nineteenth-century Britain, a man might change into one after dinner before entering a smoking room. The garment connected an indoor routine with care of the main outfit.
A change of room could bring a change of jacket.
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