The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-13
THE DUDE KING DETHRONED.
Evander Berry Wall No Longer New
York's Pride and Fashfon-Plate.

Evander Berry Wall No Longer New
York's Pride and Fashfon-Plate.
Evander Berry Wall is beginning to look
rather seedy. Those who have seen him
lately can scarcely recognize him as the
erstwhile dude of New York. He is GER
tainly no longer walking fashion plate.
Robert billiard, Herbert Kelley and half a
dozen OF the aristocratic young Wall street
fnanciers can Give Berry points as to dress.
The trouble isn't with Wallis taste OF
his fondness for clothes. He has just
as.keen sense of what is proper in habili-
ments as he ever had, and his hunger for
a change of suits every hour in the day is
just as insatiate. The trouble lies with the
tailors. Evander has worked fashionable
clothiers beyond their limit mark. A tailor
no longer cares to trust Berry because to be
known as his tailor was a frst-class adver-
tisement. The value of the advertisement
has depreci- ated to an alarming extent.
The tailors have been jumping on Berry
for several years. They kept their proceed
ings against him quiet for awhile. for fear
it might injure their trade with the host of
initial ors that Berry formerly had. But
finally the news leaked out. The ''best-
dressed man in America" which was Wallis
favorite title. was examined in supple
mentary proceedings at the suit of a
leading Fifth avenue tailor, and then the
story leaked out. One suit was followed by
another. Judgment was taken by default.
and then the mad race to recover something
began. The King of the Dudes breakfasted
at the St. James, lunched at the Brunswick.
and dined at Delmonico's but he never
had any money that was tangible. He even
got married and took very expensive we'd
ding trip, but cash seemed to be lacking
and eluded the search of the deputy sher--
ifs. He even occupied a handsome apart
ment with his wife where tina rent was very
high, and yet there was nothing to levy Oh
and satisfy the judgments. The apart
ments were rented furnished, and an out
slider paid the rent.
The outsider proved to be Berry's mother.
She came to the rescue, and when other
resources failed, the dude and his pretty
wife from Washington went to live with the
old lady in her residence on Madison ave
nue.. Getting tired of the effort of the law
to recover for the tailors, Wallis mother
finally paid the bills and satisfied the most
pressing claims. But the trouble wasn't
over. The first tailor to present his claim
London tailor. Wiseman by name. He is
tailor for the Prince of Wales and probably
for several other royalties. At any rate, he
is sought after by swelldom in England and
out of England. Berry patronized Wise
man very literally for several years. Some
lOW OT OUu6T 10 kOG uulllulGcu CEeulC.
Probably he paid some of the earlier
bills and SO made himself solid. Three
years ago, however, Wiseman began to
grow uneasy. Wall had left for home with
another assortment of elegant clothes, and,
as usual, all bills sent to Wallis London ad-
dress, although promptly forwarded to New
York, we're never heard from. So, finally,
Wiseman placed his claim in the hands of
young lawyer of good family and recog-
nized ability, who has his Office in the
Equitable building, 12O Broadway. The
lawyer is profitable and prompt paying
patron of the English purveyor of clothing.
He got the claim while ordering new con-
signment from Wisep1an. The tailor re-
quested the lawyer to 60 easy with the dude.
The lawyer did SO. On his return he pre-
quested payment for his client. There
were plenty of promises given, but no
money. So the matter ran along for
months. At last New York tailor got
judgment and proceeded to have execution
issued and his claim, as already stated. was
eventually settled. That woke up the Lon
don tailor, and his attorney has been push
ing Wall hard of late and may force him
into supplementary proceedings again, un-
less his mother steps to the front and foots
the bill. If she does. the costs and interest
will cut considerable of figure outside of
the pounds and shillings that make up the
original bill.
Meanwhile Berry Wall is certainly look
ing trife seedy for an exclude of national
reputation. Very likely the average New
Yorker would be considered we'll dressed at
the point where Wall looks somewhat
shabby. But then such is life, and the
| New Yorker cannot afford to have an Anglo
American collection of tailOrs on his track.