The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08
A MONKEYS WARDROBE.
He Has Complete OUTFIT Made by
Poole, the Fashionable London
Tailor.
From the New York World

From the New York World.
One of the Union club men owes a long
bearded white-faced Japanese monkey,
whose proud distinction is that he is the
best-groomed and best-dressed monkey
in all the world. His name is Brummel and
the expenses of his wardrobe form an i'm
portant item in this gentlemans household
accounts. With all the rest of us Brummel
descended from his ancestors. That is all
anybody knows of his past.
1t was in London recently that the owner
conceived the idea of providing his monkey
with decent clothes. Man, he argued, owed
certain debt of gratitude to dead mon
keys, which they could repay in no better
fashion than by showing a decent court
esy to living ones. And to this forcible rea-
soning Brummel owes his wardrobe.
His master sent to Poole. Mr. Poole is
the most fashionable-which means the
most exDensive-tailor in London and
therefore in the world. One has to be in
troduced before Poole will make clothes
for one. This was the talk,
you make children'S clotheS?"
NO" replied Mr.. Poole.
Wont you make an exception to your
rule in this particular case?'
I'm sorry answered the tailor, but
we haven't got a man in the place who
can make a decent suit for boy"
ITO be fair with you" was the hesitat-
ing reply, Tit isn't boy"
ooh" said Mr. Poole.
Yes the ambassador went on, 'it isn't
a boy, it's monkey"
Mr. Poole drew himself to his full hight
and with considerable hateur replied:
THAT'S different. 1 thought ii was a
boy. Will you bring the monkey here, or
shall | measure him at his roomS?"
Il guess you'd better send to his rooms"
was the reply, hes not accustomed to
tailor shops"
what kind of a suit do you want?"
ooh, l want several suits. A whole
wardrobe, in fact. Brummel needs a dress
suit, an ordinary everyday suit, a golf
suit, dressing gown, pajamas and a
bath robe"
How about watch and chain?" asked
the great London tailor, with rare burst
of British humor.
ITO tell you the truth" was the reply.
che had a. little silver watch once, but he
couldn't digest it, and it required two
doctors to get it out"
Mr.. Poole sent Dent, the famous Dent
his head cutter, to measure Brummel and
within two weeks the monkey had the
neatest little wardrobe that ever mortal
His dress suit is made of costliest broad
cloth, faced with satin, and stitched
throughout with silk: His walking cos
tune is of heavy English tweed, and when
you see Brummel with his cap perched
jauntily upon his head and a. walking
stick in one hand you have q vivid i'm
preston of having seen something like it
before-probably upon transatlantic
liner.
Chinese silk, and the monkey has become
so accustomed to them that he refuses to
go to sleep without them. The bath robe,
which is of some f1eecy material soft to
he actually learned to take a bath every
morning for the pleasure of feeling it up
on his back.
OF course, Brummel has a valet to look
after him. and you may depend upon 1t
this valet earns his wages. There is no
monotony iF his life. His first task in the
morning is to run to BrummePs little bed
and see if Brummel is still alive. With
Brummers inordinate fondness for eating
everything that shines, from hand-mirrors
to silver hair-brushes, this is always prob
lematical. The owner however is very
fond of the little fellow, and spares neith-
ca trouble nor expenses to make him COM
Portable.
Taken all in all. the clothes for this
monkey cost as much, suit for suit, as the
clothes his master wears. No man we
meet on Broadway wears finer or more
expensive garments. In fact, one can't
buy finer Mr.. Vanderbilts dress coat costs
lust as much as this monkeys, no more
and no less.
Brummers position in life is truly en-
viable. He has all that he requires, and
has no responsibilities.