Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-26
Yhe cARB or GENIUS.

Poets as rule are rather careless IN
dre.s aud given to some eccentric style
bat r. haley Aldrich. the former ac.
compllshe,l editor of the Atlantic Month
", Il . bard Who believe. Ia nsity, u
not fashionable. clothes. lie u fond of
wearing q saek coat exceedingly short,
aud q white vest. Out of q side pock Z
of the coat co'orci sllk hiDlkrrchicf
often protude. u. ends, more fcr orni-
ment than actual use.
some years ago ties that were cilspei
with ring. were quite In vogue. sni are
vet popular In Bo.ton among some
iaeriii. Mr.. Aldrich .till has q decilei
rsssAaai foe the ring-claspci ties aud the
.etilng In .ome of the hngsis IL more origi-
nal than beautiful. Like hls ,e.ss, bis
collar stands up ON dress parade, sui
not spcck interfere. With It, imm 'cu-
late clesnllnc.s.
Wall street certainly has hal an eti'st
upon stedman, the poet, snd be sppear-
In the gsrb of q substantial broker doing
q ssf. spi conservative busln.ss. Care
fully polished shoes, q nobby cutvay
,ost AMI q four.ln.h,ni ii. are the chief
points In hl. outdoor costume The
ecceniriciI-. 70 genius arr not apparent
Ia hi. pcr.onil sppeirrucc. WHEN be
fir.t be,ame known a. poet. u IL s,ii,
be WAS Inclined to h- dudlsh In drr.s,
but going Into active bu.lnes. had a
.slu,ary effect.
Frank stockion, "a Mr.. Darlington
would .av, u not much on th. t.uper-
futile. ~ ioggery. AMI doe. not scir q
,..t With chestnut bells embroidery Ca
indicate that be- I. a humofit. N \.
rather comical. though, to .o. q man of
hl. small stature cn,rlopel In . long
tailed frock coat. On the long-tail coat
occasions, II 4. .ai'I, hi. Wife. Will do--
not peyail. for she !. sycrs. to hls don.
ming th. garment. lie doe. not look
literary nj al Ia short jacket coat aud
q rolor-si crayat.
mo,ie.t humori.t, he !. one. Although
d. s~e- miny eccrniricitie. In others, h.
!. fr-c from ihem hlm.elf a. fsr ~. hi.
p~r.oual apparel goc.. George Parsons
l.,throp \. not az uns..uming Ia hl.
drr-.. aud resembles pto.perou. man
about town. Although snuglv built aud
tall enough to wear Prime, Albert coat,
III. everyday costume consist. u.uslly
~ q nobby sack coat suit ~ clothes. lie
!. never o,er-ire...i.
Tller, are no intricate plot. In the
style william Dean Howell. adopts. lie
doe. not belong Ia the dude, the Dcl.ar-
tlsn or the london chappy school ~
fashion, but to q very sober and uno.-
tentltIou. American common sense
school. To .c- him walking down
Broadway In the great ihrong, NO one
would suspect that b. was lone ~ them
literary fcllcr.," for b. look. like other
people. In NeneIia, where be- resided a.
Consul some years, be acqui cd q taste
for rich color. which, however. he does
not permit a. exist In h. clothing. \
duh gray .ult. Prince Albert coat, morr
frequently unbuttoncd than othrrsl.s,
IL IA. apparel that be I. often seen la.
The story that NJ. Howell. preferred .
shawl to huge warm oyrrcost u not
true, although shawl. are more le.s or po-
pulsr among the boston gentlemen ~ the
upper tendon. Mr.. IIOwell., u I. said,
rather like. what I. known a. the serap..
q .p.cie. ~ shawl that I. wound around
the b,dy. but consider. u too elaborate
for practical use.
The honest Truth I. that since Mr.
william Edgar Nyc, known famllarly "a
Blll Nyc, took up his residence In staten
Island ani mingled freely With the New
Workers, h- has h.coms one 10 the b.st
dressed men la the East, outside th.
rank. of tb. upper swcll,lom. When b.
"a. Postmaster ia the FAR West b. never
knew tb. .ffc,e Ia. of .u.pender., and
linen collar. aud boiled shirt we're curl
o.itie.. Imagine how b. look@i then
ard gaIs upon the pr-.ent picture, VIZ.
q .llk hat, Away. brightly polished. q
high standing collar, stak.d aud ridsr.d
to keep from breaking down " any of
hI. old friend. should happen Ia weep
upon hl. neck, an elegant suit of navy
blue brosdcloth, aud patent leather
shoes. t1,. only thing left ~ the origi-
nal Laramie boomerang Nyc i.,thc broad
cxpan.c ~ forehead chasing over H.
head when he lift. hi. hat. lie met an
old friend r-ceutly. who dli not rccog-
nlr him until be- pulled Oh hl. hat aud
exposed hl. bald head. II Il Nye's
hum0r to capafi.on himself In fine raj
m-nt, aud hl. friend. lii. him non. the
lr-- for IL.
There I. Jane. whlicomb Riley, the
iIoo.ler poet, Who u-e,l to run around IN
hi. native town birrfootcd until be- was
nearly grown, Who ha. metamorpho.ed
into an elegantly dressed man II the
world. lie nov aud then shows hl.
rural pr,,lilection by dou1lng a white
vest With gray suit of clothes. some
how a silk hat doe. not become him, aud
seem. prcmedltated mi.ht. The author
a -. A.
clearly show. by the manner II wearing
al. frock coat that he has lived IN
the south. pocullarity Of the south
erner "a button the lower part of hl.
frock coat aud Ia leave the upper to
hang open. Sometimes Mr.. Cable only
fa.tens q lower button, aud In walking
sticks hI. hand inside of hl. coat.
letting II rr.t a. II II were In a sling
Massachusetts Ia. al.o had some
effect upon Mr.. Cable, for he I.
careful not to wear colorcd tie. or huge
scarf pins. lie Il just tall .aough Ia
look we'll In q cutway coat. but be OBJ
ject. 10 them because be cannot lecture
la one.
Few women writers, IL Il aid, know
how % drr.. becomingly. They either
o,erdre-. or do not make any attempt al
all.
Grscc Greenwood (Mr.. Llpplbcott) l.
rather large aud .. Inclined Ia dress In
the balloon or Mother Hubbard style.
Her gowns are full aud sweep, not ma
e.tically, but conveniently to the iioor.
Although advanced In years, she Ia.
not taken exclusively Ia black. Olive
green aud such sober shades as lend Q
benignity to age are always seen In the
gown. she wears. Mrs. Ilpplncott IL an
example. as far as regard. dress, that
many literary women could we'll emu
late.
The accomplished author and member
of ofIarliament,t the Hon. Justin Mccarthy,
has rothlng of the ultra English style 10
his dress. lie Was In America year OF
80 ago and spent some time In New York
City. lie Was partial to Scotch tweed
of the salt and pepper variety, and per
hap. would have worn this material on
all occsslons u it had been permissible.
The scholar, though, was visible In his
attire, " q professor-iike precision la the
way he tied hls crayat Was any indlca-
tion.
Titi,n-headed joel r. Harris Uncle
Remus, of Atlanta, ms no uie whatever
for the ultra-conyeniionslities of dress
that obtain In Gotham. Some years ago
he visited that city, aud = banquet MA.
to he given for him. when he saw the
dress suit. he never even entered, but
rushed 10 the depot sni boarded train
for home. lie Was iimii aud just be-
ginning hls career. since then be- has
visited New York, but be still sticks "a
Oh. original style of drs. peculiar "a
the south, {. g., hlgh-hceled shoe. and