The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-09
VERY COSTLY HANoKERcHIEFs.
English stock Brokers Pay More Tina
Royalty for Them.

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The handkerchief OF the well-dressed
Englishman nus now have In its cor.
ner a crest or monogram embroidered
in one or more colors.
The price of the handkerchiefs varies
from 4 to IL guineas per dozen, the sum
depending more upon the material than
upon the actual work put into the en-
broidering.
This sounds a lot Of money to a for
handkerchiefs. But II must not be for
gotten tina the thread of which they
are made Is hand spur
The most fashionable mems handker-
chiefs this years are made with a half
inch border. But for evening dress q
small white handkerchief with the crest
embroidered white and a very small
hem Is considered the correct thing.
For day wear with a colored shirt a
white handkerchief with a colored bor-
der to match the shirt hould be worn.
In this case the crest must be embroid-
cred In color
For wear with a hunting shirt moth
ing but a colored silk bandana hand
kerchief should be used. But In case
there must not be a crest. for that
woul be considered vulgar.
As a general rule IL seems that stock
brokers and racing men pay more for
their handkerchiefs than any others.
" Ihtiiiboohs ft h'Nth
pays less than IL guineas per dozen for
his handkerchiefs, while Dick Dunn
only uses silk. Harry Wells 1.-THE late
Barney Barnato's private secretary
never pays less than s g~uineas per doz-
en- for his.
Perhaps the record for extravaganza
in handkerchiefs was held by the late
Due D'Albe. uncle OF the ex-Empress
Eugene and first grapdee of Spain.
This ppntlaman used To nav 20 guinpas
per dozen for handkerchiefs. and he
gave a certain Anglo-P Partisan Conduit
street establishment a single order for
G150 worth.
Sir Albert Sasson and Leopold DE
Rothschild pa guipeas per dozen for
their handkerchiefs., The usual price
paid by the prince OF Wales. the duke
of Portland and the duke of Devonshire
is 6 ~guineas per dozen.
The duke of York, however. is rather
more e-xtravagant. for he pays 8 guineas
per dozen. The duke of Argyle pays
half a crown for Zach handkerchief he
uses. and the duke of Fife pays only IS
pence.
II is a curious fact that the Scotch
nobility pays very little indeed for their
handkerchiefs. while the Irish go to the
other extreme and pay Eel more than
the English.
Monsignore Stonor, an Irishman and
private chaplain to the pope pays 3
guineas per dozen for his handkerchiefs.
The pope himself has a penchant for
bright red bandanas. and he uses no
other kind. They are made extremely
large, and only to order, and cost Is
shillings apiece.
Sam Lewis. the money lender. also
uses b~andanas, but his are of an ordin-
airy size and of quiet color. They cost
, shillings s pence each.
A. G.. Drexel, the American banker.
pays 6 g~uineas a dozen for his hand
kerchiefs. and George. Edwards pays
exactly the same price.
Lady Warwick has an expensive taste
in handkerchiefs, she pays is guineas
per dozen.
General Boulanger used to buy
mouchoirs of plain scarlet linen and
pay ) shillings apiece for them.
The duke of Sutherland pays IL gum
cas- per dozen and Jean De Reszke, the
singer. uses white silk and pays half
a guinea apiece.
Prince Rsnjitsinhji pays the same
price. but his handkerchiefs are made
larger to enable him to transform them
into a belt when he wishes. Slivinski.
the pianist. has a taste for colored
handkerchiefs, his favorite design be-
ing a very large Scotch tartan and for
these he pays 3 guineas a dozen. In
spector Mccarthy Of Scotland yard pays
the same price, but he has a far quiet
er taste.
Bret Harte pays 3 shillings s pence
each and Tom Loates. the Jockey, uses
white silk and pays 4 shilling apiece
more for his.
Sam Loates. his brother. loves plain
yellow silk. and he pays s shillings 6
pence each. while Charlie Wood hooses
the most fanciful pattern he can obtain