The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-13
Our Rich Mems Clothes.

The other day Journal reporter invite d
| distinguished haberdasher to give MIN
some information on the dress vagaries oil
his customers. He said:
civilian H. Vanderbilt, like the msjor'
| ity of men in civilized communities, wears
peckties; but he sticks TO the same scarf q
| long time. His collars, however, are
changed every day. He pays from IS 10
$40 erch for his shirts, except those for the
| ordinary wear, which, 1t is said, he buys
very cheap, at prices ranging from 30 cents
81, While depricating the great railway
king for patronizing the cheap shirt trade,
| we must admire his economy. He never
wears a dicky, and bis underwear, lnclud;
| ing half.hose, is silk, with an OCCASIONAL
change to balbriggan by way of variety.
! In the matter of jewelry William is exceed,
| ingly simple. He would not be ashamed
| to fasten his cuffs with pair OF unbleached
| bone eollar-buttons.
"Yery eccentric in his dress is Cyrus w.
Field His outer garments, especially, in
the winter time, are remarkable Tor their
| Dad fit. Particularly is this true OF his
oyercoat. He has it finished off with fur
| collar. He reyels in well-worn gloves.
Fields linen is of the finest quality, and he
| INDUCES in gold studs Of phenomenal pro-
portions. His favorite collar is stand.up
all around, and his tie. straight end,
| which he adjusts very carelessly. Field if,
he wished, would make hrst.class DUDE
but he lacks style about the legs.
"Jay Goul d dresses with taste and with
out ostentatiop. His shirts are well-made
and fit fike q glove. He has weakness ior
fancy underwear but adheres to the plain
est kind of suspenders. Just at present he
affects pair of white pique braces, which
are very becoming to his style of beauty.
Jay was the first man to appear in the
street with the new style OF scarf called the
'.Teck." He puts on a new one, generally
black, every day. He once remarked that
the separable style of cuff-button had saved
twenty years of his life.
Russell Sage is so cratic in his style OF
dress that it is rather difficult to describe.
He dotes on fine goods, especially in fancy
hankkerchiefs. The fancler they are the
better he likes them. i had one woven to
his order bearing picture representing a
bull chasing bear dressed in red uniform.
have often had occasion to note the per-
lection with which Sage fastens his long
black tie.
Sidney Dillon's great weakness is socks.
He dotes on fancy half.hose. always
keep good supply ofpink and yellow eff
fecis for him."
III suppose that some of your customers
spend small fortunes on their personal
adornme nt2" the reporter observed.
"WeIl, they spend considerable. Now,
have one customer whose scsrfs alone cost
him $500 annually. No matter now much
he may admire 1t, / never knew him to
wear the same scarf in succession. His ser.
wants wear them out for him. / suppose
ought to try to discourage this extrsva-
gance, but have not the heart TO interfere
with his innocent recreations. Yes, he &C.
lects several dozen at a time. ! make his
shirts, too. They cost him SEQ per do
zen. ,,,
"You look surprised: Why, young man. man,
the late Colonel Jim Fisk once paid $500
for single half dozen shirts. They were
made OF fine Irish linen, wonderfully en-
broidered. have another cnstomer-and,
by the way, he is an editor-who pays me
SO per suit for silk underwear. He wears
out ten suits in year. Among the men men
who visit my store are young fellows VINO
paw as high as $25 for pair of braces, ~
dozen for collars, and SIS dozen pairs for
cuffs Do you see that smoking;jscket over yer
the,eY Well, had that made for the 10
years.old son of rich lard dealer. 1t is
Soing 10 cost him ee9. No, 1t is not deaI,
when you consider that 1t is all satin and
hand-sewed, even to the quilting. "-lNew
York Journal.