The evening world., 1894-08-15
BARNES, OF BOSTON.
Riot in the Stock Exchange on
Account of His Shirt
He Went on the Floor Without
Ms Coat On.
No Written Ruie Against II, But He
Was Hustled Out.

Mr.. w. Howard Barnes Is a gentle
man Of culture. and as such. of course,
belongs In Boston. He also belongs to
the stock brokerage Arm of Barnes &
Cunningham. and attends to the bust
ness OF his firm on the floor of the Stock
Exchange in this city.
Mr.. Barnes Is more thantwenty-one
years old. 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
said shirt must be cheviot or madras,
colored or plain white, with detac ma bic
collar and cuffs, or with these necessary
articles firmly and forever attached to
the shirt, ~ matter OF grave uncer-
tainty' TO the street. as Mr.. Barnes. Of
Boston. has not yet clucidated this point
vi Boston etiquette. 10 be sure. II 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 mat the brokers recollec-
tioh VI the particular klnu OF shirt worn
Wy AR Barlies Is mdlstlncl.
mere ID no rune ot the Stock Ex-
chahse whicn absolutely Iorbius "A mem
uei nom appearing On the moor mi nus
his HAT Coal hlII
the Excnauge has been IN existence, no
matter now warm the weather, its menu
Ders nave always mad the idea that It
was not exactly the proper tning for a
member u 20 on the moor without d
coat of some sort.
Out OF respect Tor this unwritten rule
coats are always worn. some being made
OF pongee SILK, some OF linen and various
other nght materials. Up to to-day IL
was unheard of Tor a member 10 appear
In his shirtsleeyeS.
But II was left TO Mr.. Barnes, OF Bos-
ton, to break the record, and ne did II
with unexepcted results 10 himself
When the Exchange opened for business
at 10 O'Clock the crowd OF brokers around
Trading was brisk. and the Casual on
locker would have thought the L~kers
TOO busy TO gaze at gentlemen OF cul-
tule, even though they were in their
shirt sleeves. But when MIR. Barnes, OF
Boston. suddenly appeared In the crowd
IN all the glory OF a cultured shirt. with
no coat 10 nlie any OF It's SIofleS, they
were 50 shocked that trading was tenn
pJrariy suspended, Atchison and it's
troubles were forgotten, and the vision
OF Mr. Barnes OF Boston, and his shirt
was all the half hundred brokers could
see.
II took the brokers about thirty sec
onds TO make up their minds that IL
that was the Boston caper II didn't GO
surrounded the shirt with Mr.. Barnes, Of
Boston, in II. anu 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 rumpled
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.