The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-15
BARNES, OF BOSTON.
Riot in the Stock Exchange on
Account of His Shirt
he Went on tho Floor Without
His Coat On.
NoaWrittsn Rule Against II, But He
r." rr'. Was Hustled Out.

Mr.. w. Howard barnes Il q gentle
man Of culture, and as such, of course,
belongs in Boston. He also belongs to
the stock brokerage firm Of Barnes 4
| Cunningham, and attends to the busi-
ness of his firm on the floor Of the Stock
Exchange in this city.
Mr.. Barnes Is more thantwenty-one
years DID, and has received the thorough
education which all cultured Bostonians
| are supposed by those outside Of that
hallowed circle to receive. including the
art of dressing properly upon all occa-
! sions. From the example set by Mr..
Barnes here. Wall street thinks that in
Boston 1t Is the correct caper TO go on
the floor of the Stock Exchange In that
city in ones shirt sleeves.
Whether there are any rules govern
ing the particular kind Of shirt to be
worn on these occasions; whether the
said shirt must be cheviot or madras,
| colored or plain white, with detachable
| collar and cuffs, or with these necessary
articles firmly and forever attached to
the shirt, Is n matter of grave unccr-
tainty to the street. as Mr.. Barnes, Of
Boston. has not yet elucidated this point
of Boston etiquette. To be sure. a great
| many brokers have gazed to-day upon
the manly form OF arnes, of Boston. in
| his shirt sleeves. but there were so many
other circumstances connected with his
appearance that the brokers recollec-
tion OF the particular kind OF shirt worn
| by Mr.. Barnes is indistinct.
| Ihere Is no rule OF the Stock EG-
change which absolutely torbids a mem
per from appearing on the moor mi nus
his hat, coat or waIstcoat, but ever since
the Exchange has been IN existence, no
matter now warm the weather. It's mem
| beers have always had the Idea that II
was not exactly the proper thing for a
member TO go on the moor without u
| coat of some sort.
Out OF respect for this unwritten rule
coats are always worn. some being made
OF pongee silk. some OF linen and various
other light materials. Up to to-day Il
was unheard of for a member 10 appear
| in his shlrtsleeyes.
| But It was left TO Mr.. Barnes, OF Bos-
ton, to break the record. and ne did IL
with unexpected results TO himself
| When the Exchange opened for business
the Atchison post had their hands full.
Trading WAS brisk, and the Casual on.
locker would have thought the bsskers
too busy to gaze at gentlemen OF cul-
shirt sleeves. But when Mr.. Barnes, OF
Boston, suddenly appeared In the crowd
In all the glory of a cultured shirt. with
| no coat TO hide any OF Its glories, they
were SO shocked that trading was tenn.
porarily suspended. Atchison and itf
troubles were forgotten, and the vision
| of Mr.. Barnes, OF Boston, and his shirt
was all the half hundred brokers could
see.
1t took the brokers about thirty sec,
| onds to make up their minds that II
that was the Boston caper II didn't &C
here. and with a whoop and a rush they
surrounded the shirt with Mr.. Barnes. Of
| Boston, In It, and In the small-sized riot
| which followed culture and Mr.. Barnes
had little show.
The latter found himself out in the
street. his offending shirt sadly rumpied
and soiled, but OF the transition from
the Stock Exchange moor to the asphalt
pavement in the street Mr.. Barnes, OF
Boston, has a mighty indistinct recollec-
ton.
The last seen OF him he was making a
Decline for his ONCE, at a pace that
would have made Nancy Hanks turn
green with envy.