Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-29
The Reat Dress "a Men.

New Iork Eas several men Who sre
known as great dressers. The most ex-
pensively attired man is famous gam
bier. he is frequently seen on upper
Broadway. His apparel is not pro-
nounced in style, but it is Of the finest in
texture and made by the best tailor in
town. Criminal Lawyer Howe is re-
marked because of the number Of large
diamonds he shows and the striking eat
terms and colors in ais suits. His great
weakness is large checks in sack coats.
Jay Gould dresses very plainly. His
suits are dark and not noticeable for fl.
He INDUCES in a thick gold chain. In
the winter Rufus Hatch wears a cape
ulster 0vercoat and a SLOUGH hat. He
likes q high standing collar and his neck
tie patterns incline more toward the odd
than the beautiful, His general appear
ance is net natty. Anyone who has seen
Edwin Booth In Hamlet will smile at
the statement that his f~avorite Goa. is q
Jolly looking sack and his hat u rakish
Derby. Yet such is the case. Lawrence
Barrett's costume is quite stylish. His
silk hat is invariably new looking. His
ties are, as q rule, bright in hue. His
oboHiy puttchVa iiiHCG Aittft ulb uIIl
to perfection aRd SO do bis modesily
striped trousers. His overcoat is
usually a cape ulster. The two striking
points in the get up Of the Hon. Warner
Miller are very loose trousers and a self
tied bowknot. The New York CORE
spondent Of the Detroit Free Press sends
to his paper some Facts cencerninp the
way SEINE other notable men attire them
selves. Senator Frank Hiscork, he 50, 6.
has q very careless way of dressing. HIS
clothes fit him, but he does not know
how to put them ON, nor hoeV TO wear
them after they are on. His 49,
is seldom bHttoaed. He affe4
Colored trousers aud a silk hat. ''Eg-
| Senator Tom Plat never wears any
jewelry," says the correspondent. OIL
yes he does. He wears 8 watch and studs
aud sleeve buttons, etc, but doesn't dis
play any of them to the ordinary New
York correspondent. Mr.. Bourke Cock
ran dresses in the lotest style. He favors
stripes as the pattern OF his trousers, a
three button cut away of bright black
goods. and an English looking Derby
hat. The Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew IS q
natty dresser. He looks like "a prosper
Gus gentleman. His coat is usually a
cutaway of light mixed goods, he wears
Dcdtly strlpcO lTOuseTb, Die Tie ID Always
of quiet colored silk, and his boots shine
like patent leather. He wears a Derby
hat and a black, smooth faced overcoat.
1t may be interesting to know what
some other representative mer. in New
York favor in the matter Of dress. Per-
sonal observation and information OBJ
servation of others enable me TO provide
some matter on this subject. Lispensrd
Stewart, Frank GriswOld and the
Siokeses were among those who first gave
the impetus TO dress in New York city.
The Vanderbilt sons, Sons in-law, Keenes,
Astora. Stuyve.ants, Roosevelts. are all
very careful dressers, have nice taste,
easy manners, and their tailors call them
first-class customers in every way. They
are not leaders of fashions, seldom max
ing any suggestions as to cut, and are not
above accepting recommendations on pat
terms and colorings. Pierre Lorsllard'g
clothes, says the Mems Outttter, cost
him annually about 81, coo. His ideas
are refined and he always looks appro-
priately dressed; but you would never
pick him out of a crowd because Of his
clothes. George Law, jr., courts the
loose and easy style Of costuming. He
treats his tailor literally. Mr.. Bob
Ingersoll likes q low roll walking suit.
His collars ard neckties and other items
in the Why Of furnishing goods show care
In selection.