The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-28
Seyeuty-five Suits of Clothes.

l have read in the Boston letter to the
Enquirer IA most interesting account of
the wedding of Miss Sullivant, formerly
of Columbus. She visited her sister,
Mrs Robert Elkin Neil, of this city date
of Columbus), during the gay season.
Her mother, who is Mrs. Neil's step
mother, accompanied her, and both were
greatly admired in our society Miss
Sullivant was one of the ladies whose
portraits Fagnani, of New York, painted
as types of American beauty, whom he
depicted as the Nine Muses.. Her hus.
band, from what your correspondent
writes, must be type of the class | saw
represented at Saratoga last summer by
Baltimore gentleman. OF Mr. Bur
gers, who married Miss Sullivant, your
correspondent writes that his speciality
at college was pantaloons, of which in
dispensable garments he is said to have
had at one time no less than eighty nine
pairs. The Baltimore Beau Brummel
who appeared at Saratoga last summer
didn't do things by halves. He pur-
chased whole suits-Coat, pantaloons,
neck-ties and socks en- suite. He was
fond of discussing his clothes, and call
ing special attention to what he consid-
cred their mostto admired features.
GosSips credited him with having sew
enty.tive suits with him at Saratoga, but
in my first conversation with him he
promptly introduced his favorite topic
his clothes. When told him of thea
port he said in modest depreciation: 90
no, l have only tioenty,fCe with me. |
suppose I have fully seventy-five at
home" He then remarked, with self-de-
probation, that everyone had a weak
ness, and his was for dress, while his
brother preferred the clubs He said
that Poole, of London, had his measure,
and spring and autumn sent him large
package of samples of the different styles
and patterns of goods. Then" con-
tinued Beau Brummel 81 devote my
evenings to selecting six out Of the lot.
1t sometimes takes me "a whole month,
as l give my whole attention TO the
choice. When have chosen six samples
| send them to Poole and he sends me
six suits. OF course as l get six new
ones, spring and fall, they accumulate, for
| never give any away" He held up his
foot and showed me his dainty shoe, and
said his last was in Paris, and he fire.
| quently received an assortment of shoes,
boots and slippers from there. The suit
he was wearing when he talked with me
was light gray, plaided with scarlet
thread; accordingly, scarlet was the pre-
vaillng tone of his neCktie, and his hose
was striped with that color over the in
step, and had field of blue, spangled
with white stars on the heels. | re-
marked, seeing that an observation was
expected from me on each article de luGe
to which my attention was called, that
he wore Centennial hose, to which he re-
piled that he had purchased those a year
before in Brussels He leaned his manly
breast toward my companion and self
that we might note the pin, carved
head in coral, which clasped his necktie,
and held up his wrists to show the studs,
which matched the pin, fastening his
cuffs. Well, he enjoyed the exhibition
and so did we, far more than the I'M
studied conversations of men less care
fully habited.- Washington Cor CtnciR-
natl Enquirer.