The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-23
WELL DRESSED MEN.
The Latest Styles in Business and
Dress Suits.
WHAT A MAN MAY SPEND.
A Complete Wardrobe and n Few
. Points ON NeckWear and shirts
[special correspondence.l

J. Especial Correspondence.1
NEW YORK, April 19.-I received a
letter the other day from a friend who
lves-on second thought I won't say
just where, but it is a place where little
is known as to how men who wish to
be considered in good form should attire
themselves-and my friend wrote for
information on that point 1t seems that
he has lately made some money, and he
proposes to come TO this city for awhile
and is anxious not to betray by his dress
while he is here that he is not New
Yorker. Whenever want to know any
thing about dress for myself ask John
T. Mitchell about it, and so went to
him before answering my friends let
ter. Barring some information valuable
only as specifically answering some of
my friends inquiries, have here writ
ten down what MIR. Mitchell told me,
with the idea that others may be inter-
ested
The Cost of style.
eff your friend wishes to be really
well dressed New Yorker in appear
ance,' said Mr. Mitchell, II do not see
how he can get along without expend-
ing at least $500, and he may easily pay
out 81, 600 for his outfit-that is, if he
has to buy from the ground up He
ought to have four suits at least besides
his evening dress suit, which should
have a Tuxedo sack as well as a claw
hammer coat; Chesterfield overcoat,
two silk hats, two derby hats''-Mr.
Mitchell calls them +darbies''-'a soft
travelling hat, several pairs of shoes,
several pairs of gloves, one or two canes,
shirts, neckwear, collars, cuffs, etc. If
he would be sure of the fit of his clothes,
he must have them made by one of the
city's first class tailors, and if he does
that they will cost from $75 to 500
suit, his overcoat will stand him in
from $65 TO $75, and the aggregate, with
out hats, shoes, gloves, canes, ETC., will
not be far from $500. His shoes will
cost from $12 to $18 a pair; his canes
will be from IS to S15 each, etc. Seven
hundred dollars, he will find, will not
be a cent too much -
need not, 1 am sure, explain to the
reader that, although Mr. Mitchell's
knowledge is always thoroughly accu-
rate and quite reliable, many New York
ers who pass for very well dressed men
indeed expend a good deal less than $7O0
on their clothes for a whole year, nor
that, while the prices for suits quoted
by Mr. Mitchell are not at all beyond
the figures charged by the SWEETEST tai
Tors of this town, there are very good
sartOrial artists here who will make
suits that, for all most of US can see,
are in every way just as well made and
just as stylish for half the money, while
If you happen to be OF medium size and
good proportions you can buy your
clothes ready made for a quarter of
the money charged by the swell tailors
and still appear very well dressed
Indispensable Suits.
The three suits shown in the first cut
given herewith and the one at the left
of the second NO. ~ are the four that
are considered by Mr.. Mitchell to be in
dispensable to every man who would ap-
pear like a well dressed New Yorker.
The cutawsy coat, with light trousers,
shown on the central figure of the first