The times., 1898-11-13
COSTLY HANDKRCHIEFs.
stock BROKERS and Racing Men Han
ker for Them.

lFrom the Cleveland flain Dealtr.J
The handkerchief of the weli-dressed
Englishman must now have in Its cor
| ner crest or monogram embroidered in
one or more colors. The price of the
handkerchiefs varies from to Il guineas
per dozen. the sum depending more upon
| them material of which the handkerchief
| is made than upon the actual work put
| into the embroidering.
This sounds lot of money 10 pay for
| handkerchiefs. But 1t must not be for
gotten that the thread OF which they are
| made is hand spun
The most fashionable mems handker-
chiefs this year are made with half
inch border. But for evening dress a
small white handkerchief with the crest
embroidered in white and a very small
| hem is considered the correct thing.
For day wear with a colored shirt.
white handkerchief with colored bor-
der 10 match the shirt should be worn.
In this case the crest must De embroider-
| ed in color.
For wear with hunting shirt nothing
: colored silk bandana handkerchief
| should be used. But In this case there
| must not be a crest, for that would be
considered vulgar.
AS a general rule it seems that stock
brokers and racing men pay more for
| their handkerchiefs than any others. Joe
| Thompson. the bookmaker. never pays
less than Y Guineas per dozen for his
| handkerchiefs, while Dick" Dunn only
uses silk Harry Marks pays guineas
a dozen, while A. Wells ttne ia;e Barney
Barnato's private secretary never pays
less than euineas per dozen 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 grandee of Spain
This gentleman used to pay twenty
guineas per dozen for handkerchiefs and
he gave certain Anglo-Parisian Conduit
street establishment a single order for
$3.50 worth.
Sir Albert Sassoon and Leopold De
Rothschild pay seven guineas per dozen
for their handkerchiefs. The usual price
paid by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of
Portland and the Duke of Devonshire is
six guineas per dozen.
The Duke of York, however is rather
extravagant, for he pays eight guineas
per dozen. The Duke of Argyll pays half
crown for each handkerchief he uses,
and the Duke of Fife pays only eighteen
pence.
1t is a curious fact that the Scotch no.
bility pay very little indeed for their
handkerchiefs, while the Irish go to the
other extreme and pay even more than
the English.
Monsignore Stonor. an Irishman and
private chaplain to the Pope, pays five
guineas per dozen for bright red banda
mas. and he uses no other kind. They are
made extremely large and only to order,
and cost fifteen shillings apiece.
Sam Lewis, the money lender. also uses
bandanas, but his are of an ordinary size
and of a quiet color. They cost three
shillings six pence each.
A. G. Drexel, the American banker. pays
6 guineas a dozen for his handkerchiefs,
and George Edwards pays exactly the
| same price.
Lady Warwick has an expensive taste
in handkerchiefs, for She pays 10 gursas
per dozen.
Gen. Boulanger used to buy mouchoirs
of plain scarlet linen and pay shillings
| apiece for them.
The Duke of Sutherland pays 70 guineas
! per dozen and Jean De Reszke. the singer
uses white silk and pays half guinea
| apiece.
Prince Ranjitsinhji pays the same price
| but his handkerchiefs are made larger to
enable him to transform them into a belt
I, when he wishes. Sliviniski. the pianist,
has taste for colored handkerchiefs, his
| favorite design being very large Scotch
| tartan, and for these he pays 3 guineas
a dozen. Inspector Mccarthy, of Scot
| land Yard, pays the same price, but he
| has far quieter taste.
| Bret Harte pays 8 shillings pence each,
and Tom Loates. the Jockey. uses white
silk and pays 4 shillings apiece more for
/, his.
Sam Loates, his brother. loves plain yell
| low silk, and he pays s shillings pence
| each, while Charlie Wood chooses the
most fanciful pattern he can obtain for
| half a guinea. He never pays more than
that, and he is said to have business
| like habit of claiming G pence discount
| for cash.
John Porter, the trainer. PAYS 1 guineas
| per dozen, and George Lambtnn and r.
| T. Bassett never exceed that price