New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-07

honor in the world outside. The Tie Coilettor II
usually Though not always young ana MS
favorite place for the display Of his prizes Is on
a string across his chamber door. Not long ago
the grandmother of such a collector came down
from frugal England and entered her
grandson's room. She stood in horror before the
formidable array of ties-there could hardly
have been less than hundred of them-and
when she had sufficiently recovered from her
establishment to speak she cried;
Land o. goodness. Look at all those neck
ties, No one man could wear 'em all if he lived
to be as old Methusalem. When was young
two neckties were enough for any man-one for
every day and a black one for Sunday. What
do you expect will become OF you. james. II
you're so extravagant and vain?
But. grandma demonstrated James. i III
not vain. | don't those ties
Don't wear them shouted the old lady In
despair Then. for the land sakes. what do you
do with them
II get them because they pretty said
James.
Well. II | ever" and the shocked repre-
sentative Of the Puritans choked with astonish-
mcut and Indignation. and beat a retreat
Later she was heard sputtering to her daush-
ter-iu-Iaw. Jaues's mother. still in a state Of
hieh excitement over her grandson's mex
plicabe statement Jamess mother. however.
WIS 4 diplomat. she made uo effort To explain
H. Instead. she promised a large assortment 81
the Tres To- the old Lady Tor ,razy quilt material
Possibly this VAS not tho right thing - i".
since. after all. the ties belonged TO james. HUT
those Who know the Scw- England grandmother
when IN. is aroused the subject Of modern
extravaganza will surely shut one ry" and look
IN another direction with the other.
However as jams himself could testify.
there IS nothing particularly modern about the
-, . Q f.- collie inn
one day to a dealer In old prints and ensrIv-
iugs TO have a photograph OF two framed and
possibly TO pick Up 4 mezzotut FOR the space
over his desk ON the WY he saw In shop
window an unusually attractive display OF neck
wear and OF course. he entered the shop and
bought two ties. one four-in-hand 81 deep
navy blue figured with quaint ana delicate
design TN brick rcd. This pleased him more
than any tie he had secured IN months. "spe-
cIaIly as IL had been the only one OF the Kind
I'm the shop. and while the old gentleman who
sold prints was in tn. rear OF his store. which
James eventually reached without being fur
Their tempted. h. took his treasure from his
pocket again and hung 1t lovingly over his fore
finger contemplating its silky beauty The
print dealer returned unnotIced. and when
James looked up he the old fellows eyes
fastened on the uecktie. big with admiration
and delight.
"'MyT said he but that is fine tie"
"'Yor bet It isl said James I got 1t just
at Branch's; the only one they had
"'Alas!' said the old man. Just my luckr
what? cried James. Do you collect neck
ties. toor
81 have at home the best examples of every
season since 1851 said the print dealer. And
they are chronolosically arranged
ct was James's turn TO express admiration.
I'm afraid I'm only dettante. he said. sor-
rowfully. I've never collected scientifically.
like THAR Then he looked ut the little old fell
lows dingy. frayed black string OF silk care
lessly knotted IL n not too clean collar and
around the shop at the scores Of rare and val
liable engravlngs. And you also collect engrav-
ingsT III finished.
That's just business said the old man.
James buys all his prints at that store since
And now. lest all this while there may have
been readers who shared somewhat OF the mys-
tilcatlon OF James's grandmother It must be
explained what relation the collectors ties bear
to his toilet and his life. 1t must not be sup
posed that he never wears them. any more than
1t would be correct to infer that he buys them
to wear. No true tie collector would think OF
hanging an absolutely unused tie up his line
Each newcomer is worn once. twice. II may be
off the shop look and then II Is hung up with
the rest. The collector. II WERE must become
acquainted with his treasures, he must make