The morning news., 1889-03-28

Ira Shaeffer, the irascible lawyer who
made himself SO prominent by his attacks
on the press, is always notable figure in
court. He nearly always wears black
frock coat, but he has occasionally been
seen in a sack coat or q cutaway. He wears
a slouch hat, and when seen on the street
he resembles cowboy very much with his
hat and his fierce looking mustache twisted
to two fine points. He wears a long ulster
in cold weather. He fastsns it around his
waist with cloth belt.
jesse Seligman, the banker, has the repu-
tation of being the best dressed man on
Wa street. He always dresses in black and
looks as though he had just come out of a
band-box. He wears Prince Albert coat
with silk facings, black trousers, highly
polished shoes, silk hat of the latest block,
dark gloves, black Chesterfield overcoat,
black necktie. His ornaments are a gold
watch chain and diamond pin.
Charles George Wilson, the president of the
Consolda ed Exchange, has a southern ariS-
well. They are always of some dark color.
The coat is Prince Albert, the trousers
dark striped, black derby hat and chin
chilla overcoat.
One of the worst dressed LAWYERS is ex-
Judge Dittenhoefer. He does not seem TO
care how he appears. He wears cutaway
coat that always looks rusty. His trousers
al . always VOL DdSBJ AZ Oho Ahooo. lid
necktie always looks as though it had been
put on in hurry and no one ever knew
him to wear a new hat 1t is said one OF his
clerks breaks in his hats, and when they
are too shabby for the clerk to wear the
Judge adopts them. His overcoats, too, look
seedy and appear to have been put on
while the judge was hurrying into the
street.
Edwin Booth wears dark sack coat, well
n~h,r
hat and thick chinchilla overcoat.
Lawrence Barrett is very dressy in ap-
pearance. He wears a frock coat well but
toned up, striped trousers, hg standing
collar and bright silk necktie. His overcoat
is a cape ulster and he invariably has q silk
hat
Hon. Warner Miller dresses very plainly
He usually wears dark gray frock coat
that fits him well. His trousers are always
cut very loose His collar is high one and
his necktie silk bow loosely tied. He wears
a black derby hat and a black chinchilla
overcoat.
Senator Frank Hiscock dresses very care
lessly. His clothes fit well, but be takes
very Ii tie care of them. His black frock
coat is always unbuttoned. He wears light
colored trousers, silk hat and large chin
chilla ulster.
Ex-senator Tom Platt, dresses very
neatly, but if judged by his dress would
never be taken for a millionaire. He al
WAYS wears black-black frock coat, black
trousers, black tie, silk hat and dark
colored Chesterfield coat He nevers wears
jeN elry.
Lawyer Charles W. Brooke is always well
dressed. He wears frock coat, striped
trousers, and always a shining silk hat OF
the latest block. His overcoat Is brown
korsey and matches the shade of his trous-
ers.
Joseph Fl. Choate wears black cutaway
coat. dark colored trousers, dark silk
recktie, black ovsrcoat and silk hat. He al
ways looks neat
w. Boarke Cochran dresses in the latest
style. He favors stripes as the pattern OF
his trousers, a three button cutaway,
usually buttoned up, brown beaver over
cost and derby hat.
Prescott Lawrence is very careful about
his dress. His wardrobe Is very extensive
one He usually wears black or dark col
ored cutaway coat, light colored trousers
creased in the middle, shiny silk bat and
patent t-leathsr shoes. His neoktio Is always
a light melton. sN
"a. K. Lawrence, the secretary of the
Coney Island Jockey Club, wears very neat
clothes. He is In aiourning now. de wears
a black suit that fits him faultlessly. cut
away coat, silk hat, patent-leather shoes
and beaver overcoat.
Hon. Chauncy NJ. Depew dresses natty.
He has the appearance Of rich banker. His
coat is usually a cutaway of q light mixed
goods. he wears neat striped trousers, MS
tie is always of a quiet colored silk and bis
boots shine like pa ent-leather. He wears
a derby hat and a black melton overcoat.
Charles A. Dana wears blue sack coat,
light lavender trousers, derby hat ana
brown beaver overcoat.
Whitelaw Reid, editor of the Tribune,
always dresses quietly. He wears black