Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-03-14
weLL-DREssED norAs1es.
Rich Men who Believe That the "Appars
OF ProcIai,ns the Man"

clothes tells me that gentleman is a
rather extravagant dresser, writes q
New York correspondent to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat; he never asks the price
and seldom any other questions when he
gives an order for a suit Of clothes. Mr.
Gould considers his time more valuable
than money. and il is his habit to visit
bis tailor aud tell him to make so many
suits OF clothes.
81 guess you'd better make me about
four suits Of clothes this timeD Mr..
Gould would say. Thsn hs will stroke
his whiskers, look thoughtful and add
possibly you'd better make me half q
dozen suits this time; have them done as
soon as you can, and IL they do not prove
what like l will give them to my broth
err
Mr.. Gould leaves every thing to his
tailor's judgment; that person also selects
Mr.. Gould's neckties and underwear. The
millionaire says himself that he hasn't
time to bother with such small details
His tailor explained tome that M. Gould's
brother, whom he had referred to, is rather
an erratic individual. He is right the OPP
posite Of his brother Jay, for he cares
nothing for money, neither does he know
how to make il. The millionaire seldom
trusts him with very much money, but he
brothers. people and get whatever
he may need. He's exactly the same size
as his brother, and a suit of clothes that
fits one is equally suitable for the other.
Sometimes when Mr.. Gould orders half
dozen suits of clothes. and they are sent
home to him, there may not be one suit
that he likes, aud he Immediately gives
an order for another half dozen suits. He
does not even think to ask the price, and
never finds fault with his tailor. His
tailor says there are few men in New York
that dress better than Mr.. Gould. People
only think about him as a money m a ker,
and pay no attention to his attire. 1t is
estimated that Mr.. Gould spends about
eight thousand dollars a year on bis ward
robe.
Young George Gould does not spend
over $1,000 year on clothes. He is very
modest in his taste, and always selects
good, plain cloth, but he is very particu-
lar regarding the fit. Mr.. Gould's other
son, Edwin, Is more Of a dude than his
brother George. and is the very liberal
customer of the two.
II the average New Yorker was asked
who spent the most money on clothes,
they would answer, Berry Wall, the King
Of the Dudes. But the leading tailors
laugh at this, and say that his highness is
almost coarse in his taste. 1t is seldom
that he orders over two suits of clothes.
They say that the man who spends the
most on his wardrobe is a person who is
seldom heard of, although several times a
millionaire. He is George Kempt, who
owns great deal of real estate in New
York, and is one of the largest land -own :
ers in Florida. am told that he spends
over $4,000 a year. He is large, fine
W
when clad in a very ordinary suit
of clothes, would attract attention
anywhere. Since the death of ex.
President Arthur Mr.. Kempt is nearer the
hearts of the New Y orlI taiIors than any
one else. When he tries on a suit of
clothes, before giving an opinion as to the
fit he will go out and walk around the
block, and when he returns he is able to
detect every fault there may be in the
suit. It's common thing for him to give
an order for thirty pairs of trousers and a
dozen coats aud vests. / am told that
there is no other gentleman in this country
that spends as much as Mr.. Kempt,
although Ed Stokes possibly did before he
killed Jim Fisk. Now there are plenty Of
men in New York working on salaries who
spend more money for clothes than Mr.
Stokes. Half dozen suits of clothes q
Another man who used to spend nearly
as much is John NJ. Smith, the owner Of
Goldsmith Maid. But of late DAYS fort.
une has not gone well with him, and me-
cessity has compelled him to be more mod.
est in matters of dress.
The Vanderbilt boys are good dressers,
but not extravagaut, when their wealth
is taken into consideration. Cornelius Is
the best dresser of them. But he rarely
ever orders over three or four suits Of
clothes at a time. Their father, William
H., spent a great deal of money with
the tailors, and he was a very hard man
to please. IL he had been a poor man he
could not have been more particular
about theprice.
Chauncey NJ. Depew is a handsome
dresser, but not an extravagant one.
Possibly s., 900 a year will cover the
amount spent on his wardrobe. He al.
ways buys the very best of clothes and
he usually visits his tailor half dszen
times in ordering one suit. His taste is
excellent. He is very careful in making
his selection of piece of cloth.
George William Curtis presents such a
magnificent appearance that one would
suppose that he is inclined to be extrav-
agant in matters of dress, but he is not.
He is easy on clothes, and can wear suit
for long time before it looks old. Oman
average he does not order over three suits
year, but they are of the very best. Mr..
Curtis says that il he was to appear be-
fore the public frequently he would dress
better, but as he leads a rather secluded
life, when he does appear before the pub
lie no one suspects but that he has a large
wardrobe.
James Gordon Bennett used to be verv
extravagant dresser, but he is now in
Europe all the time and gets his clothes
there.
Two of the leading tailors of this CITY,
who do business all over the country,
tell me that Philadelphia people do not
spend great deal of money on clothes,
although as class they are considered
well-dressed. Boston is a little bet
ter than Philadelphia. The city of
Buffalo has a number of men who are
extravaganza dressers. Ambrose J. But
Ter, the brother of the man who became
famous over the country as the discover
or OF Grover Cleveland" spends a small
fortune on clothes. He comes to New
York regularly once a month to visit his
tailor.
Chicago people are dressing better than
they used to, and there are a number of
gentlemen there who will average fifty
suits year. Probably the most extrava.
CANT dresser in that city is George S.
Everhardt, the bucket-shop king. St
Louis has some vel. dressed men, and the
most prominent among them in this par
ticular Is Colonel William II. Nave.
For its size Denver has the best-dressed
citizens of any place in the West. Ed
ward 7. Woolcott, who is a candidate TO-
United States Senator from Colorado, gets
nj oil do in "a