Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

ers abroad, so that 1t is rapidly becoming
extinct as a branch Of handwork
These handkerchiefs must be ordered at
least year ahead. Monograms to match
the hemstitching can be ordered at tho
same time, and will cost $40 each. The
late William Whitney never used any other
sort of handkerchief, and he would order
them three and four dozen at time for
himself and his sons. Colored handker-
chiefs, matter how delicate are con-
sidered bad form 10y the modern Beau
Brummel.
Eighteen hundred dollars is said to be a
fair price to pay for a years supply Of
underwear, which includes three weights.
light, medium and h ivy: twelve suits OK
the lightest weight. and -;wenty-four each
of the heavier weights. For the best dress
ers a pure white silk mesh is preferred. but
here man may select the pale colors,
pink, lavender and blue, without commit
ting a sartorial crime.
A special weave of white japanese silk
comes for pajamas at So each and in order
to secure this fabric orders must be placed
from four to six months in advance. Tie
pajamas are plain with small monogram
or initial wrought in the back of the neck.
Both pajamas and the French night shirts
are made without collars, and men who
cling to the old-fashoned night shirts pay
$50 apiece for the fine linen shirts, buying
at the rate of two dozen more. Pata-
mas are bought In relays, from six to
twelve suits at time.
Hundreds Of Dollars for Shoes.
No well-dressed man would dream OF
wearing a pair of shoes not made to order.
He pays from sis to sIs per pair, and has
trees for every pair. His shoes are never
polished, but boned in order to bring out
the natural oil. man who leads an
active social life can spend $50 a year on
shoes and not have a surplus stock on
hand. His outing shoes riding boots and
dancing shoes alone furnish big expense
item.
The correct bathrobe for a modern Beau
Brummel is of soft silk, lined with surah
In contrasting color. for which he pays
from $50 to SIS, and three will be used dur
ing the year. Dressing robes to order in
heavy hand-woven silk or oriental design,
cost $3.50 each, and here the man may in
dulge his fancy for brilliant colorings.
That Is why he is apt to have several Dress
ing robes
In the matter of gloves hats and walking
sticks, there is practically no limit to the
money to be spent. A man who is hard on
gloves has new pair of pearl-whte dress
gloves for every evening function. pop
ular glove with extravagant dressers this
year Is a natural toned chamois which
costs s24 per dozen. Evening gloves are
seldom bought in quantity. as they turn
stif and yellow II kept any length of time,
but ordinary or cadet gloves are bought In
dozen lots and cost from 81 to s. per pair.
Gloves to order cost So per pair
Every well-dressed man counts upon the
possession of one top hat one opera hat
one derby, one soft hat for neglige wear,
outing and golf caps. While the fad for
Panama hats has died down, they are in
cluded in every large wardrobe, because
the average rich man really takes comfort
in a Panama and is willing to pay any,
where from 500 to 500 for the sort he
likes.
One of the Biggest Extrayagances.
One of the biggest extravagances of the
younger men of wealth is found in the mat
ter of walking sticks. Twenty-four dollars
will buy a fairly smart stick, but a young
fellow who has the stick habit runs the
price up to $50 $50 for French creation
with fancy or jeweled head His stick il
his plaything, and he will snap $50 bit of
wood through the center as joke, just to
show how strong he is.
Men like the Vanderbilts, Goulds and
Astors, who have both country and city
homes, have their wardrobes in duplicate;
that is, one, complete wardrobe is MAIN
tanned in the town house and one in the
country, and clothing is not carried back
and forth. This keeps the garments in bet
ter condition and is well worth the extra
expense.