, 1888-11-29

loser was perfectly willing TO have IL 90,
he took the balance In equivalcnts--pretty
umbrellas and other things. In some
cssea there was an arrangement between
the betters that, as soon as the result Was
known, the winner might 90 TO any store
he selected, buy his hat, and have the bill
sent to the loser. In these cases the win
ner usually called at his hatter's and asked
that bill be sent to his friend, and, az
soon as the money was received, the win
ner would at once take his property. In
this way large business was done with
people who had no accounts, and, as the
bills were In most cases promptly paid,
the scheme worked very satisfactorily.
While tremendous business has al
ready been done, the hatters do not think
that the trade is more than half over yet.
There were good many who did not need
to hurry; q good many
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
Who bet hats are still on the road and will
not be heard from for week or two, and
good many have asked to have their
orders stand over until Christmas IL 10
also said that some of the gentlemen whs
won hats have been jubilatlng to such an
extent since the election that their heads
are not just in the condition to be fitted
yet. At JacksOn's they claim circulation
already Of 700 Dunlaps. and none OF their
rivals have thought fit to question the
truth of their figures. The Dunlap factory
with the demand, and the Boston firm has
orders ahead for couple of hundred tiles
that it will not be able to supply for fort
night. 1t takes two or three weeks TO
build first.cass silk hat. The seasoning
process takes a couple OF weeks alone,
the bodies being put into room
in which the temperature Is about
1909. If they do not get we'll seasoned
they are 'punky," and the hat winner
who forces his order to be filled before
the hat has had time to get a good drying
will probably be dissatisfied with his bar
gain. At the stores-like Aborn's-at
which the Boston hats are manufactured,
there has been great deal of difficulty in
supplying the demand, and the hatters
have had to work like beavers to keep
ahead of the orders. The stock on hand
was, in many stores. cleaned out cot
petely. The trade is almost altogether
In 81 to So hats, but in some cases,
where 1t WAS optional with the winner to
get Whatever hat he desired, English
hats, costing 80 and $40, have been sold.
at it, upward of 1000 Sise heads have
already been adorned with shining silk
at the expense Of the men who took
Cleveland for winner. All the b
dealers said that II was a surprise TO them
what factor the national elections had
become in their trade. They have come
now to look forward for the creates
amount of business, the high.water
marks, only once in four years. This
year was more prosperous, with them than
any they had experienced. 1t had come
to be the proper thing to bet silk hats,
and people who, conscientiously. were
OPPOSED TO NETTING
seem to think 1t no harm to wager hat
on the result. The trade altogether. has
brought in about 8l4, 900 to the principal
dealers in Boston. The smaller dealers
have had little of the trade, but ss 1t
would be "agiu natur" to buy cheap hat
when somebody else was paying for II,
even the people who have been in the
part, carried their trade to the fashionable
stores, ignoring for the time being the
cheaper stores where they have been &C.
customed to deal. Il Is expected that the
rush In the hatters' business will continue
on to Christmas, for there will be some more
b.tting done over the result Of the city cleo
lion, and there are great many demands
still remaining to be filled before the ma
tioual issue will be settled TO the entire
sstisfaction of the sdberents of both the
great political parties. There are aeod
settle the bets, and it will be necessary for
these persons to come to . conjunction be-
fore the hatters will hear from them. In
q matter Of this kind II would be consid-
cred indelicate to make formal demand
for the goods, but upon An accidental meet
ing Jones says: II say, Smith, what about
that hat?" Then Smith says: ''Oh yes, l
had forgotten about that. Here 10 an or.
der on Silk 4 Felt for an % plush, and II
you call on them some time next week they
will rig you out. Terrible thing the way
Quay bought up New York city. tell
you there 10 getting to be too much
corruption in our national politics" Jones
smiles and pockets the order.