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
His Coat On.
No Written Rule Against 1t, 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
Cunningham, and attends to the busi-
ness OF his firm on the floor of the Stock
Exchange in this city.
Mr.. Barnes Is more than twenty-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 60 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 a matter of grave uncer-
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 Barnes, Of Boston, Of
ms snift sleeves, Dut there were 80 many
otner circumstances connected with his
appearance That the brokers' reCOllec-
tlun or the particular KIND OF shirt worn
ny Mr.. Barnes Is lnulsunct.
Inere ID no rule or the Stock Ex-
chanse wnlcn absolutely Iorbids men,
per from appearing on the moor minus
ms nat, coat or weIStcoat, but ever since
.ne Exthange has been in existence, no
matter now warm the weather, It's MEM
pers nave always had the idea that 1t
was not exactly the proper thing for q
MEMBER To go on the floor without u
coat of some sort.
Out of respect for this unwritten r,ile
coats are always worn, some being made
or pongee silk, some Of linen and various
other light materials. Up to to-day 1t
was unheard OF for a member to appear
But 1t was left to Mr.. Barnes, Of Bos-
ton, to break the record, and he did 1t
with unexepcted results to himself.
When the Exchange opened for business
at 10 o'clock the crowd of sbrokers around
the Atchison post had their hands full.
Trading was brisk, and the Casual on
locker would have thought the brokers'
too busy to gaze, at gentlemen of cul-
ture, even though they were in their
shirt sleeves. But when Mr.. Barnes, of
Boston,, suddenly appeared In the crowd
no coat to hide any of It's glories, they
were 80 shocked that trading was tenn
porarily 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.
| 1t took the brokers about thirty Sec
onds to make up their minds that II
that was the, Boston caper 1t didn't go
here. and with a whoop and a rush they
surrounded the shirt with Mr.. Barnes, OF
| Boston, in II, 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 rumpled
and soiled, but of the transition from
the Stock Exchange floor to the asphalt
pavement In the street Mr.. Barnes of
ton.
The last seen of him he was making a
Decline for his office, at a pace that
would have made Nancy Hanks turn
green with envy.