Evening star., 1894-02-17
MORE GORGEOUS THAN SOLOMON.
The Wonderful Make-Up of One New
York Dude-wardrobe of Another.

Frank Ehret, the son of prohablv IN.
richest individual brewer in the world. has
fondness for jewelry. which the efbes Of
his friends and the admonitions of his FAM
lily are powerless to check, SAYS the New
York Sun. There is probably nothing on
the western hemisphere quite 80 eorgeous
as MI. Ehret when he gives way TO an
overwhelming temptation and puts all the
things that he likes best on view A few
nights since he stood smiling complacently
in the corridor OF an uptown hotel. waiting
for his card to be taken upstairs to some
one upon whom he had called. The electric
light fell full upon him, but the light
blinked in a shame-faced way Mr. Ehret's
shirt was pleated. and he wore a white
waistcoat with gold buckles brilliantly pol
ished. Across the ample and buleing front
or the waistcoat was a large gold chain,
stretched from one pocket to the other
small chain dropped from the middle of the
larger one, and at the end of this chain
there was a bunch of things that glinted
like fire. Among other bits of 5ewelry
hanging at the end OF the small chain waa
huge ball decorated with six cats eyes"
and smaller ball with a solid incrust of
diamonds. There We're q number of other
things OF a gorgeous nature hanging there.
but the diamonds rather eclipsed them all.
In the middle of the ample shirt bosom OF
the brewers son was an assortment OF dia-
monds grouped around cats eyes," which
threw back defiantly the glare Of the elec-
trio light A small chain wandered from
Mr. Ehrets shirt bosom to some secure
anchorage under his left arm. Then there
were rings on his fingers almost without
end, and his tie was pulled down so that
the light of a diamond collar button could
be seen glinting impertinently above IL. But
all these things were as nothing compared
TO the infinite satisfaction which swept over
the face of the owner as he glanced down
at his gorgeous bits Of decoration.
An outfit OF thirty-seven new suits OF
clothes for a man who has no particular
pretensions to good looks in any direction
would seem to be extravagant- Such an
order was given TO a tailor a few days ago
by a gentleman who recently inherited
some money and who decided that he
would have a completely new wardrobe In
every particular. AS the tailor is rather
exorbitant in his prices, the bill will prob
ably be in the thousands. The tailor re-
marked that IL was the largest order he
had ever received though he had been
making clothes for a great many years for
men OF wealth in New York. great deal
of care is required in turning out these
clothes because the man was not OF ultra
fashionable tendencies, but wanted 10 nave
an outfit to last him three or four years,
so he would not have TO bother with a
tailor meanwhile He ordered dozen sack
suits of various shades OF gray. so that ne
could always be dressed for business IN the
morning in clothes that ne knew 10 oe
fresh and unworn, though ,he malorlty or
people might imagine that he wore the
same suit Of clothes all the year around.
He Informed the tailor that he had bought
two dozen pairs Of boots on the same prin-
ciple. He proposed TO wear a different pair
every day, and would thus always appear
freshly shod. He is serious ana portly
nersonaee who has a tendency to look for
old and rare books when he is not In his
Counting house. and is not In any sense
member of the snowy crowd about town.
II seems rather curious that the largest
order for clothes of which there is any
authentic record should come from p man
Who has an absolute indsaerence 70
fashion.