The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-30
BIG AMI LITTLE HEADS.
The American Hat Far Superior to the
English.

Each Of these firms are agents for the two
leading firms of London hatters As it is
generally conceded that the American hat
Is superior to the one made in England, or
at least to the one sent over here from
England, one would think that Engiish
hats had very limited sale. But not so.
The average New York club man always
purchases the hat manufactured i'll London,
although it costs 81 more than the Ameri-
can pattern and he does this simply because
1t Is English.
heard some one say not long ago that
Berry Wall spent $500 year for his hats.
When repeated this statement to one Of
the leatting hat,erS he laughed at it and
said That he did not believe that there was
man in New York who spent $3.50 for ma :.
He pointed at a tall and magnihcently built
young fellow with a strikingy handsome
face and decided English accent The
young man had just ordered four hats of
English make. He was Freddie Gerhard,
and the halter said he was one of his largest
customers. Mr.. Gerhard has been asso-
ciated so long with Mrs. Langtry
that he imagines himself an English
man. and therefore he thinks it would be
an act Of disloyalty to wear an American
hat Mr.. Gerhard is usually extravagant on
hats, as his valet has discovered a new kind
of polish which will put gloss on a silk hat
as blacKing can be made to polish shoes,
This polish rots hat, aud Mr.. Gerhard
simply throws it away. Then, if the
slightest speck of dirt gets into the lining of
his nat, Freddie considers it unfit for use
Next to MIR. Gebhard and Col kipp, who
claims to be the best dressed man in
Gotham, the Lorillards spend more money
for hats than any other people in New
York. They wear both English and Amer
lean hats Pierre Lorillard's size is No. Z
While was standing waiting for my hat
to be ironed in Fifth avenue establish
ment, last Saturday, a number of distin-
guished men were in and out of the place
Senator Evarts had just run over from
Washington and had come up to get his
famous Old hat reiuvenated. | heard him
tell the man who wa ted upon him that 1t
was the first time that he had had the hat
ironed since he purchased it. 1t looked Us
If he had worn 1t about ten years. The
senator always wears silk hat which rests
far back on his head; while this ruins the
shape of the hat it gives him an opportu-
nifty of displaying his bullying forehead.
The Senator wears a number ~.
After Senator Evarts came young George
Gould. The young millionaire buys just
four hats year. He shows himself to be
a thorough American in his purchases. |
noticed that he Wore a 65s, and the halter
remarked that he had larger head than
his father. Jay GOnld wears 81. once
heard a story that Mr.. Gould purchased
hat measuring SIS, and then had bands put
inside of it 50 as 10 make 1t fit him. He did
this rather than let people know he wore
such a small sized hat. This is base SANDER,
but his halter tells me that Mr.. Gould is
little sensitive about the size of his heid.
As he has never been accused of being
fool, don't see why he should.
Roscoe Conkling strOled in and left an
order to have new hat made. Mr.. Conk
l., H. II
derby on hand, but he seldom wears any
thing else than a black slouch. He has
been having his hats made off the same
block for a number of years. Senator Vest
gets his hats here in New York and he also
wears a black SLOUGH He also has the same
sized head as ex-senator Conkling, and that
is number 754 so that the same block is
utilized for making both the great mems
hats
Ex-senator Thomas c. Platt wears ~,
and, except in rainy weather, seldom APP
pears in anything but a silk hat, but when
he does make q change he wears a low
crowned derby. | saw the man who is such
an unrelenting foe of the ex-senator, David
Bennett Hill, pass him a. the door of the
hatters. The Governor purchases three
hats year; silk hats of the fall and spring
styles, and IL the summer months he wears
a white tile. He is very particular alb ut
having his hats always appear shiny.
He wears ~, and his halter says
has a very handsomely shaped head.
the Governor buys large number of hats
thatI he presents to friends In the estab-
lshment where he buys his hats young
salesman from Emira, the Governors
home The young man was employed on
account of his acquaintance with the chief
executive of the Empire State, and the
Governor feels that lie should be one of tie
Young mans most liberal patrons.
The Secretary of the Navy, William G..
Whitney, buys a great many hats both for
himself and his friends. He usually wears
silk hat He now wears hat of Ane lean
manufacture, although | heard that before
entering Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet he wore
one bearing a London trademark He
wears a No. Z.
Three men who have exceedingly long
heads wear about the same shaped hats.
They are ex-senator Stephen W. Dorsey,
John Hoey, the head of the Adams Express
Company, and John ODay, the leader of
the Missouri Democracy. They have TX
heads They have their hats made off the
same block. It's within the last few years
that ex-senator Dorsey and Col O'Day
have worn silk hats, aud they discarded
broad brimmed SLOUGH hats to do So
Stephen B. Elkins, the friend Of James c.
Blaine, seldom wears anything but a low
crowne black derby. He has a magniG-
Gently shaped head OF the "a size.
William j. Florence, the actor, has a very
large head and his halter has a standing
order to make six hats for him every year.
Mayor Hewitt wears a silk hat nearly ali
the year round, and he does not average over
one hat a year
John Jacob Aston, Secretary of War En-
dicott and Frederick 0. Prince, the Secre-
tary of the Democratic National Commit
tee, all buy the latest style of hats, but they
always have the brim ironed down fiat after
the style Of the old cheese box.
The Vanderbilt boys are splendid custom
ers of the halter, and all of them have large
heads They all affect the English styles
President Cleveland has a block at one of
the hatters here, upon which his hats are
made. He orders two silk hats year, the
fall and spring styles During the Summer
months he usually wears a straw hat. He
treats his hats very badly and they look old
long before their time. He has 72< sized
head.
One of the most liberal patrons of the
halter is Mr.. Cleveland's "discoverer." f. |
II. Butler, the Buffalo editor He has IA |
head and spends about 500 year on head |
gear.
Roswell P Flower is given to spending a |
great deal Of money for mats. Mr.. Flower, |
who is known as the most democratic and |
charitable of New York's millionaires, is |
very fond Of presenting his friends with |
orders for hats. Mr. Flower usually wears |
n silk hat and 10 is ALWAYS glossy He has |