He had exquisite manners, which he never used; he dressed in tweeds that made my own shaggy garments look like the finest broadcloth-they always seemed stuck over with fishing-flies; and, a sufficiently large studio being beyond his means until he should cease to quarrel with his bread and butter, he too had discovered the advantages of the large rooms that are to be found over shops.
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions
He puts on airs because he's made a little money in Elbeuf broadcloth; as if that were such a wonderful thing!
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock
As he pressed himself into the seat facing her she noticed that he was dressed in black broadcloth, with a soiled white tie.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton