The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-18
LIVING As A Ar

4 exquisite, he is no Top, out a. person
of acute artistic sens;tiyeness. in
every detail OF whose garb must be
no slightest lack of harmony.
Should Judge Mcdowell appear on
| the race track wearing shirt of
gray tone, it is moral certainty that
his sack suit and his neckties will
be of color, design and arrangement
| that is in sympathy with that shirt.
1t may be assumed, as well, that his
underwear is of gray, his hose of the
that night to bed he will wear gray
pajamas. If the shirt is of certain
pink tone it may be assumed that his
underwear is of the same hue and
that his night attire will also be of
the same pink
Down to the detail of scarfpin, ey-
erywhere about the man will be found
the perfect harmony that makes his
garb beautiful with the beauty of evil
denced discrimination. He has some
forty or more scarfDinS each fitted
by design, stone and setting to carry
out in minuteness a@scheme of dress.
His clothing, a wardrobe that would
set distracted many so-caIled lead
ers of fashion, is made for him only
after he has found cloth that is exact
| ~ what he wants, and he insists upon
the selection of every bit Of material
THAT enters into it's construction,
down 10 the buttons and Innings. His
waistcoats are of the finest materials,
CT, % Gil r. -;r1,
markings of dainty designs, and are
to be numbered. as are his cravats.
by the score. His favorite tailor is
New Orleans artist.
At times Judge Mcdowell will be
seen in suit OF brown, or Of green.
o. of some shade or making which
would mark another man almost as
prominently in the crowd as though
he We're a sandwich man on Broad
way. But Judge Mcdowell can wear
that suit and look the same splendid
IL and quietly groomed man he is at
all other times. He knows how to
wear it and what to wear with it. His
craTat, his scarfpin. his hat, his hose,
his shoes, everything will be in har
mony with the stronger note of his
sarb and make the whole symphony.
To such an extreme has this art
of selection been carried by him that
he is said one day to have admired a
cravar displayed in a show window
at New Orleans He bought it, took
it to his favorte tailor and actually
had a suit OF clothing built around it.
IN the most commonplace triies
is the instinct of elegance betrayed. |
He sharpens mis- pencil to an exact |
taper with pocketknife, the hilt of
which is gold. His match box is of
heavy gold, studded with diamonds. |
and all-of the best quality.
In travelling Judge Mcdowell dis
plays the same perfect knowledge OF
how to do things that marks all his |
actions. He invariably occupies the
drawing room OF a Pullman car. His
first act on embarling is to hand a
fve-dollar note. to the porter. Every
attention shown to him meets ready
appreciation in that award coveted
by the servitOr-ready and generous
He is generous to point of
lavishness in this respect, having ac-
edge that service is to be had for pay.
All employees in cars, hotels or any
where he goes show marked alacrity
to anticipate his wishes. To antici-
pate wrongly is an offense against his
elegant sense; tc harmonic with his
thought or desire is a service to be
appreciated.
No man is more widely known
among travelling men in this country
than is Judge Mcdowell Pullman
car porters and attendants have
spread his fame TAR beyond anything
he himself would care TO have it.
Scarcely a horseman boards a car in
the itinerary of racing folk bur is
asked by the porter: When will
Judge Mcdonald be alOng?''
What manner OF man Judge Nc
Doweli is his life tells. He is abso-
lutely methodical- No man over saw
him in q hurry. IIe is serene and dig
nified always. There is at times
clamor about the stand of the racing
Judge. There sometimes is danger of
/ riot. but this never disturbs the
modern Beau Brummel. 1t jars upon
b of cnursp IIt no moro t},or, |