The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-09

while the king of their tribe is in town,
for they will stand no chance with a man
who changes has clothing six times day,
and has 300 suits 10 draw on.
Just think OF It. you ordinary dressers,
who are trying TO get up reputation on
five or six or a dozen suits OF clothes. In
the language of the yellow kid OF the
New York Journal, "yoe're not in IT.
Mr.. Kirke lives to dress. and has made
life study of the subject. He is an ana
bic. gracious potentate and is always
ready to give information to those who
like TO dress well, for next TO dressing
we'll himself he likes 10 see other people
well attired.
Mr. Kirke is extremely modest In his de-
meanor. He is OF medium size and has
dark hair and eyes. Although ne is only
80 years old he Is slightly bald. which is
doubtless due to the great weight of
thought that Is always on his mind as TO
his dress. Although Mr.. Kirke is the king
of the dudes. ne Is a man of business abil-
ity. When h years of age he came West
10 hew out a fortune for himself For
a while he worked at anything that he
could get TO do. and with his savings he
speculated I'm town lots in Kansas City
and Denver. In mines at Cripple creek and
elsewhere. and WAS occasionally plunger
In the Chicago wheat pit among the bulls
and the bears. Whatever he went into he
had the happy faculty of coming out OF il
on his feet: in short. he made money. Now
he Is a member OF the firm OF Brown Bros.
OF Detroit. with an income OF $40 600 a year
With such an income" said the ruler
and autocrat ~ tho dudes Il can fully
crafty my tastes as to dress Although
he is the Acknowledged leader in the mat
ter OF dress IN the United States. ne cares
nothing for society The dominant idea
with him Is 10 be always well dressed.
You know" he said TO reporter last
evening, that every man has a hobby
OF some kind or other. Mine has been 10
dress. This idea is part of my being.
My much respected mother Informed ma
that when l was three years old the desire
TO be decently and appropriately clothed
was just as strong in me as Il is at the
present. / used TO get mad IL was COM
PEELED to wear a dirty dress and was as
proud as q peacock when | ras pretsIIv
attired. I was the same way during NV
schoolboy days. / was not born with a
silver spoon In my mouth. On the CON-
trary. my parents were not I'm affuent
circumstances. l started out to take care
OF myself when / was Il years OF age ana
though | had the usual ups and downs
l was always particular about my clothes
Finally I made a good-sized fortune. and
am able 10 fully crafty my taste as TO
dress, and I assure You THAI do So
other men have fast horse-. others 60
IN for yachting, some spend their money
Tor vine; others at the gaming table
while ] spend considerable OF my Income
on dress. Ii affects no one but myself
and coBtrive in one way and the other
TO extract a good deal OF satisfaction ost
OF ms fad. l. however. while / have been
moderately successful in life, have not for
gotten my people. and they share nv
prosperity with me, although none of
them are 50 extravsgant in the matter OF
dress as | am
While he vas saying this he licked the
ashes ct the cigar be was smoking and
SaEed lovingly AZ fancy figured vest.
which hung on she corner OF the h-adstAzs.
Then his eyes rested fondly on q bunch
Ct canes which had bcen placed 90 refallv
on the table. Continuing. the pot.4.ate
81 she heavy sweilS said
I spend about S.a3 a year on dress
There i an absence % all seIf-consstoux-
hess about ne when I pat On = now snis
* esotnss~ Some mea. you know when
tney p3tt On A ns~ suit 81 garments an.
pesr awkward. and consgra1nesi when ,her
Near aew garment for the arsl tfrna
and hey are guilty % all sarss az
g3ncosr.es. but with ne Il Is not the case
l eCalG pUt OF y sust with as nA~nv htsaz
= X as there were tn Joseph's coas. ard
fess& as completely al ease in IL as though
had CT 81 eli business srst''
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an3 produced from one or IS many re-
cesses 81 cvsrcoas. Tn.s Earzss a. ne
placed upo1 his person II ID not a. him
sxassiy hks the paper on the wall Tnsa
be sad
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