Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-09
HINKY DINK ARRIVES.
He and His New Clothes Are on Their
Way to Saratoga.

Way to Saratoga
Attired in the latest fantasies of the
sartoria1 genius of the First ward,
Chicago, Alderman Michael Kenna
otherwise known as .sHinky Dink.,'
created a sensation as he strolled in
Broadway yesterday. The First
ward statesman wore white flannel
suit, bronze colored shoes, a wide-brim
Panama hat, a pale pink silk shirt. a
low cut waistcoat of lavender and q
long flowing green tie with yellow
ends.
A diamond, suggesting warship's
searchlight, flashed In the eyes of the
wondering throng. A monocle on his
left eye gave aristocratic wrinkles to
his eyebrow and cheek Dark blue
smoke foated from big perfecto. In
his coat lapel was a bunch of corn
flowers of sufficient size to make a
June bride blush. A bamboo stick,
with gold head, swung from a care
fully poised fore4inger. 1912 - 55s s
Indifferent To itusl9, stareyAs and loud.
comments, sHifnky aDifnls, Continued ON
his way in placid content. From
Twenty to Forty streets
the stroll continued in growing tri-
umph, and when the Hon "Hinky
Dink" boarded street car to return
to the Fifth avenue hotel he heaved
a sigh of satisfaction for the impress
sion he had made on New Workers,
and another sigh of sorrow for having
shown only the mourning garments Of
his unlimited wardrobe.
sI blew in for a bit of a hurrah,"
said he Life in de First ward is
deader than doughnuts in de summer
I wants to swim with de tony bunch.
/ come ON to wade in high society,"
Mr. ssHinky Dink'' lighted another
perfecto and said he had more clothes
in his trunks and they would make
the smart gazapos in New York
stare.''
Contemplating the crowded rows Of
benches in Madison square for min
ute in silence, the Hon "Dink" contin-
ted:
81 hear all de smart fry is up at
Saratoga. That's where me friend,
Bathhouse' John, bucked de high life
two years ago. sBathhouse' is in Col
orado these days doing tall stunts
with his opera voice. You never
heard Bathhouse' sing dat song OF his,
Dear Midnight of Lover That's
swell! Bathhouse' is all right, but
Ii he's got nothin' like the rousseau I've
got locked i'll me trunks"
"EIinky Dink'' left Chicago with the
intention of spending several days in
New York. He changed his plans
after he had been here few hours
"De towns empty, : was his comment,
and in the afternoon he left for Sara
toga. With him went five huge
trunks, full of wearing apparel of all
Imaginable colors.
Before leaving Chicago 4Hinky
Dinlx'' went to Bathhouse Johns
tailor, and told him to go ahead and
do something that'll make 'em all
blink"
The tailor who made "Bathhouse"
famous went ahead. Amazing results
followed Thirty suits were delly-
cred the day before '.Hinky Dink' got
his pass for the east. Cnlef OF TINS
collection is turqoise-blue dress suit,
with a pearl wa1stcoat ana
gold buttons. There are twenty-sev-
en- pairs of trousers, ranging III color
from the lightest slate effects to the
invisible stripe; plaids loud enough TO
keep one awake nights; all OF which
are turned up at the bottom and prop
erly creased. The trousers are OF the
peg-1egged pattern.
OF the five trunks one is reserved for
shirts, including two dozen dress shirts,
with pique fronts. Thirty-six negligee
shirts. with wide stripes and all colors
of the rainbow, are provided for other
occasions a dozen pair of heliotrope
paiamas are packed with the shirts
The pajamas are neatly trimmed With
violet silk braid and frogs. large
dress suit case is filed with socks and
ties The socks are all of the drop
stitch variety, and range from faring
reds to the darkest indigoes.
The supply of ties consist of the origi-
nal effects in strings, puffs, Ascots,
four-in-hands and numerous small
bows for state occasions. There are
shoes for tennis, shoes for golf, pumps
for dancing and top boots for riding.
Perhaps the most fetching pair is of
white glazed leather with large brass
eyelets, relieved by bright red strings
A gross of handlSerchiefs, most of
which have fancy borders, three dozen
pair of yellow gloves with blue clicked
backs and trunkful of hats will sur
prise Saratoga. New York Press.