Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-07
BONI, THE SWELL OF SMELLS

the dudes, and all recollectioDs of Bath
house John, of Chicago, he Of sol waist
coats and trouse' Of dazzling splendor
fade and become as nothing when tn,
wardrobe of Count Boni Castellan'
passes 10 review.
Let it be known that of the fourteen
Casiellane trunks landed from th'
French liner La Bretsgne at New Yorl
recently, five, the biggest of the bunch
held paught but the purple and 6nt
linen of the Count. The Countess wal
modestly content with seven trunks o
moderate size.
There is one popular fallscy in con
nection with the Count. The idea tha
he is little chap is all wrong. Tht
Count stands full feet 10 inches, and
thanks to bis tailor, sports a pair o
padded shoulders that even Sharkey
night envy.
Count Boni's afternoon or calling cos.
lume is probably the most effective ir
his entire repertoire. IL simply drives al
would be imitators 10 despair.
The frock coat that goes with this is
made OF black, wiry, broad-welt dag
onal, cut with long skirts, which fall al
least three inches below the knee.
The shoulders are broad and dainty
pulled above the arms, much as in fash
ionable sscQues for women.
From the broad shoulders the ga-
ment cuts sharply in at the waist, then
fares out into long spreading tails. like
the skirts of premiere danseuse. High
up on the left breast is long pocket
from which bulges q white handker
chief.
The Ascot necktie is scarlet, figured
in white and pulled to bewilderiDg de
gree. With the frock coat goes pair
of trousers of large black and white
check-very white and very black-out
wide ard flowing from waist to just
above the iDstep. Here they narrow
sharply, only to bell out again In bold
spring, which leaves only the toes ol
the Counts tiny patent feathers visi'
ble
When it comes to collars. Count Boni
8 al ds alone-supreme. Nothing ap-
preaching the Csstellsne collar has ever
been beheId in all this vast country.
Troy in her palmiest days never turned
out its like. 1t battles description. 1t
is anchored to the shirt somewhere
above the waist line. 1t mounts up
among the curls and hides its beaded
edges beneath mis- flaming locks. Two
broad white wings spread out over a
wide expsnse OF bosom and hide their
tips within the recesses of waistcoat
that is a work of sartorial art.
The Counts favorite morning suit is
four button sack, which once seen
can never be forgotten. 1t is not sc
much matter of cut as of fabric 10 the
case of this suit. The color is q deli
cate fawn, crossed and recrossed by
wide stripes of deep sea green. A
flowing silk bow-knot of maroon pick
ed out in blue figures goes with thi'
costume.
The shoes that 60 with this outfit arr
of dark tan, stitched coquettishly II
/ white thread, and delicately made OF
the plan of dancing pump.
Count Boni's hats are alone incon
Splcu0ue. uoIUt VI CiuWoy GoS"c.
block, for the morning; q glitteripg sill
hat of no individuality for afternoon
and the regulation crush for evening.
To overcoals Count Boni makes. prob
ably. his strongest bit. These garment
and he has several OF them-are all o
the same pattern, very long and richl!
fur-lined.
Report has it that for one OF thes
coats, lined throughout with choic
Russian sable, $1,000 was expended,
To the uneducsted eye, however
these garments appear almost common
place. They are cut tight to tn
Counts figure, show a plain cloth ex
terror. and look as If they might hav'
cost $45 each. This, OF course, until
the Count carelessly throws the Goa
open, revealing its interior elegance.
Count Boni's full dress is somethin!
of disappointment. The dress shirt
however, is both unique and beautiiul
It is made of thick linen with twille.
surface, the bosom soft and neelige, Wit
one wide plat, delicately ruffisd at tn
edge.