De Pin said that even with the reputation Matisse had, it meant nothing to him as he continued to struggle with creating exceptional work.

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It was Major General Nathaniel Coles' hat that made the boldest statement: a beaverskin chapeau de bras, with a black silk grosgrain ribbon cockade, gilt-metal eagle pin and 20-inch ostrich feather plume.

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