Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-22
his old enemy. Charles A. DINA. editor

HONtlict, OO CVUtS cA-iltSlucUt flhNfF
so cents Joel Chandler Harris, "Uncl
Remus," 90 cents; James Russell
Lowell, $3.50; Modjeska, the actress
80 cents; Levi p. Morton, ex-Alinis
ter TO France. only % cents; Louis
Chandler Moulton, the Boston writer
IS cents; Bill Nye, 30 cents
Edward 4. Rice, the theatrical man
ager, IS cents, and Stuart Robson, th'
comedian. rs cents 4; a poem 10y sted
man, $500 signature 10y Carl Schurz
80 cents one John Sherman, IS cents
Richard A. Proctor, the astronomer
1925, and lola, the French novelist
$3.50. Three signatures by people o.
the stage may be had for so cents they
are Fanny Davenport, Mary Anderson,
and Wilson Barrett. Senator Evarts
Roscoe Conkling, ex-senator Malone,
Senator Chandler, Fred. Douglass,
Speaker Carlisle, Steve Dorsey, Samuel
j. Randall, and Senator Vest, for "a
cents each. The most costly signature
is that of Ouida, the novelist, $3.50, and
the cheapest, Boston's only Mike Kelly,
! the ball-tOsser, 10 cents.
THk CLOTHES OF MILblOSAIHhS.
I had an interesting chat yesterday
with some of The most fashionable tailors
of the city about the peculiarities OF
some of New York's millionaires and
noted men IN matters Of dress. II is
claimed that New York tAilors are the
best in the world, and in many respects
/ their business is national in character.
People come TO New York from all over
/ the country TO have their clothes made.
The tailor who makes Jay Gould's
clothes tells me that that gentleman is a
rather extINyagant dresser; be 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 is
his habit to visit his tailor and tell him
to make 20 many suits of clothes.
81 guess you'd better make me about
four suits of clothes this time" Mr..
Gould would say. Then he will stroke
his whiskers, look thoughtful, and add A.:
Possibly you'd better make me half a
dozen suits this time have them done
as soon as you can, and ii they do not
prove what like | will give them to my
brother"
Mr.. Gould leaves everything to his
tailor's jud yment; that person also Sc
lects MIR. GOuld'S neckties and under
wear The millionaire says himself that
he hasn't time TO bother with such small
details. His tailor explained to me that
Mr.. GOuld's brother, whom he had re-
ferred to, is rather al erratic individual.
He is right the opposite of his brother
Jay. for he cares nothing for money.
neither does he know how to make 1t.
The millionaire seldom trusts him with
very much money, but he has carte
Gi0achC TO go to any of his brothers
trades people and get whatever he may
need. He's exactly the same size as his
brother, and 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, and he imme-
diately 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-makor, and pay no at
tention to his attire. 1t is estimated
that Mr.. Gould spends about $4,000
year on his wardrobe.
Young George Gould does notspend
over $1,000 a year on clothes. lie is
very modest in his taste and always Sc
lects good, plain cloth, but he is very
particular regarding the fit. Mr.. Goulds
other SOD, Edwin, is more of dude than
his brother George and is the very liberal
customer Of the two.
BERRY WALL.
If the average New Yorker was asked
who spent the most money in 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 sell
dom that he orders over two suits Of
clothes. They say that the man who
spends the most on his wardrobe is
person who is seldom heard of, although
several times millionaire. He is
George Kempt, who owns a great deal
of real estate in New York and is one of
the largest landowners in Florida | am
told that he spends over ten thou
sand dollars year. He is a
large, fine-looking man, whose hand
some figure when clad in a very
ordinary suit of clothes would
attract attention snywhere. Since the
death OF eG-President Arthur Mr. /
Kempt is nearer the hearts OF the New /
York tailors than any one else. When |
he tries on a suit of clothes, before giving /
an opinion as to the lit be will go out |
and walk around the block, and when /,
he returns he is able 10 detect every 4
FAULT there may be III the suit It's Il
common thing for him to give an order /
Tor thirty pair OF trousers and a dozen I.
coats and vests. | am told that there is
40 other gentleman in this country thet
spends as much as Mr.. Kempt, although
Ed. Stokes possibly did before he
killed Jim Eiske. Now there are plenty
If men in New York working on salaries
who spend more money for clothes than
Mr.. Stokes. Half a dozen suits OF
clothes year now satisfy his wants.
Another man who used tOspend nearly
is much is John NJ. Smith, the owner of
ioldsmith's Maid. Buv of late days
ortupe has not gone we'll with him, and
necessity has compelled him to be more
modest in matters of dress.
The Vanderbilt boys are good dressers,
,ut not extravagant, when their wealth
: taken into consideration. Cornelius
5 the best dresser OF them. But he
arely ever orders over three, or four
ui,s Of clothes at time. Their father,
William H., spent n great deal OF monsy
With the tailors, and he was a very hard
nan TO please. If he had been poor
nan lac could not have been more par
ocular about the price.
Chauncey Nj. Depew is a handsome
resser, but not Oh cXtravagant one.
'ossiby $1,000 a year will cover the
mount spent on his wardrobe. He
ways buys the very best OF clothes and
e usually Wits the tailor half u dozen
mes in ordering one suit his taste is
Xcellent lie is very careful in making
Is selection Of piece OF cloth.
MIR. CURTIS.
George William Curtis presents such a s
lagnificcnt aDpearance that one would