Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-08
KING OF THE DUDES.
The Man who Had n suit of Clothes
for Every Day i'm the Year.

Club men about town are just discuss
ing the financial affairs of the liking OF
the Dudes" Mr.. +. Berry Wall. For
some time past the young man has with
drawn himself from public gaze, and since
the beginning OF August has remained in
comparative seclusion at Saratoga. Since
his retirement he has transferred his rum
ming horses, with which he has had some
little success, to the Preakness stable,
under the colors of which they will here
after run. While Wall has been consid-
cred as rather embarrassed for some
time, it was not until within day or
two, when q check OF his for $2o was al
lowed to go to protest, that the actual
state of his affairs was revealed. His
friends said yesterday that his follies were
only those OF generous-hearted man,
unaccustomed to take charge of large
sums OF money; he was all right, and
would be taken care of by his family
without fail. Further than this they de-
clined to speak of his financial embar-
easements. Mr.. Wall is the grandson of
Mr.. Wall who was the founder OF the
great carriage works in Williamsburg,
the business of which has been continued
under the title of William Wallis Sons.
| One of these, Charles Wall. was the father
OF the young swell. The young man came
into possession of his property, estimated
at $500, 900, some three years since, and
during that time has figured in the pub
lie prints both here and in Europe as the
young prince prodigal. Wall was known
among his associates, as well as the gen.
eral public, as liking of the Dudes" and
his embarrassment will bring grief to the
hearts of many tailors, boot-makers,
hatters, and other dealers in articles that
20 to make up the Outfit Of a particularly
supposed to possess suit Of clothes for
every day in the year, and to own no less
than 500 pairs of trousers When he
travelled he carried more trunks than q
prima donna. He was never noted for
quiet colors or patterns in the matter Of
raiment, and as general thing his APP
parel was such as to attract attention
wherever he went. He led the fashion
among the young men of his set, and
when Berry Wall appeared in q scarlet
neckscarf, striped blue vest with brass
buttons, collar that raised his ears, q
monocle and patent leather shoes with
yellow uppers, the front of the Brunswick
at once blossomed with gilded youth
similarly arrayed. None Of the peculiar
tiles in his dress were mere whims. On
the contrary he followed them out in ar
in manner that showed that they had
been careful study. For instance, he
never wore collar OF the same patterr
as his shirt, and his shirts, though always
startling, contained no colors but red ant
sky blue His lower limbs were always
encased in long silk stockings of mixet
grey pattern, and as often as he sat dowr
his patent leather shoes were shot out il
such manner as to expose full inch o
them below his pants. The gloves ht
wore, and he was never seen on the
streets bare handed, were always o
bright color, with heavy braid trimmin,
on their backs, and Wall always carried
glove-b uttoner to fasten them. Canar,
vests were popular in the mind of thu
king, and his handkerchiefs were simpl,
gorgeous. OF iewelry he was fond AM
his display was exquisite. His favorit
topics in talking with friends were sport
ing matters, and he was wont to regre
that he couldn't have any sport in thi
country like we had in England, dom
you knaw." Wallis stable in Thirty
second street contained many fine horses
, and his equipages on the road were a
, varied and extensive as those Of an
young man in the country. He was
member of most of the steeplechas
hunts. Many tales are related of tn
king of dudes. Upon one occasion he al
tended the Rockaway steeplechas
waited upon by valet with q Russia
leather bag. In the course of the after
} noon Wall disappeared Simultaneous
with the valet and the black bag, an
j later reappeared clad throughout in Ell
tirely different apparel. Last Fall he wa
thrown from his horse, during a hunt o
Long Island, into n thicket of bramblei
Q whence he only emerged after complet
: sacrifice of his trousers. So he wa
. wrapped up in horse blanket and take
t home in carriage York Letter.