The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-30
and Society.
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MEN IN FREAKIsH COSTUMES.
BY MRS. ,. V. DE coTTns

MEN IN FREAKIsH COSTUMES.
 In an article on queer toilettes In London Tit-Bits in which all manner of freak dressers are described It seems they could put no woman. The queer things" told of all mear men. Now, when reading, decide which sex has most vanity in that line.
 "The Oriental magniacence of Lord Anglesey's wardrobe, which excited so much amusement at the recent sales, is probably without parallel in Europe. says Tit-Bits. But even queerer, IT less costly, apparel has been ana IS pe- ing worn by cranks all over the world
 Last spring, in the Viennese law courts, the relatives of Herr Szelnicki applied to have him adjudged a luna tic. As the only allegation agsinst sze,nicki's conduct was that he wore queer clothes, the court refused the ap- plication. But in the course of the evidence it appeared that Szelnicki, when on his country estate. invariaply dressed himself like tortoise. lie wore a leather suit designed with pig scales, in exact imitation of the SLOW est of animals.
 The Madrid newspaper Heraloo some time ago devoted an article 10 the freak costumes imposed by re- tired electrician named Linares upon his domestic servants. Each person In the house represented particular flower, their outer garments peihs eHi, broidered with roses, lilies. violets ana SD on. Senor Linares's own garments were adorned with carnations.
 In Athens exists society TOT v,vine the ancient classical dress. The members go about in Grecian ropes and wear real sandals instead of boots. A similar society was started some wears ago in Rome, but deiuse or vain and a biting north wind put an end to it's existence. . One of the queerest characsers ol Montmartre in Paris, some years aso' was a miser, reputed to pc n nss aire. who paraded the streets garoeo in brightly printed cotton. of the klno generally used for women's blouses. Pere Greyille as he was called, haa q mania for pockets. He usually hao as Iasst six on the front of his cotton jacket. and out of each protected . packet of grimy papers. GreviIe nvr CT wore hat, but Garrleqh Ge1hars an un
 over his head in all weatnerS'
 Gold lace seems to have been the iao ae gentleman described in The Der ,,, post as A rich Silesian lana own.
 , wbo was fined at the police couI ,
 ous;ne a crowd to assemble ihe nsad.s clothing, which was maoe oI hlne serge," says the report, was 'o nietelv covered with gold iace sno1 braid. Even his shoes were . ~n,ain- s;s conduct on the ground or ecceh- o.i.., ana stated that he possesseo ho sa',ar than 200 suits of clothes, all en
 h.",dered with gold in various oe- at the bankruptcy of a Hungaflan, ,,ognate named Mezenyi IL traIispn o,, thai 72.O00 pounds had been spe s,,,t clothes in four years. A tha hut- s,,os nroduced in court. All 'he
 wa. was ,aro set with diamonds, anu '..o,, u,as sewn into one or the o"As n,,a saoms were hidden by rows
 or,s M Mezenyi possessed d pa.a of shoes made of glass, "hie' s,,a .h, rsnort che always wore at noe ,, bainr inordinately proud or ms o,,+
 Clothes which can be worn s,e,, lns are the queer freak or M. or yober- nephew of one of the oAa. ,,, invent Iains Siversky spent years in ,.,,r- ,na . reversible overcoat; ana III VIII
 tar be makes a practice or eheei iNe on. of his friends houses dresseo n beaver and leaving 1t in reinueei a IIis waistcoats are all reverslpie, anu their owner boasts that ne can @I
 wedding and a funeral In the so''-' garments. .osnons;ble
 Oueer ideas of art are respons,e for many bizarre garments. DuFh.s +ba height of the new art craze n viepna Herr Kasparowitch, Foie' wore the most marvellous clothes record His sleeves were aoorneo wisn stnuous maidens in colored praIo, "no anemtc. unnatural trees, similarly en broidered, sprouted from the pot'oin VI his trousers up to his waistcoat. HE coat fell away in graceful curves ana was embroidered on the back Wf.n Iotus flowers. Kasparowitch attempt cd to found a new school of dress put his project was killed by rlolcuiSet
 1,he sartorial effects of Signor Gras- lia, a rich Neapolitan contractor, we.e achieved with mirrors. All clothes had looking glass buttons anu were "inlaid" with medallions or the same dazzling material. when ne was out walking in the sunshihe' saws The Tribuna, in an oDituary no flee. "his appearance was bIndlng' ana it was impossible to stand with one hack to the sun and look at hln'
 povERTY IN ANCIENT TIMES.
 The home of the laborer in the nine- teenth century contains furniture ana utensils which in the fourteenth cen tury would have represented the hish- est erade of luxury. Employment for The laborer must have been precarlous and the pay disgracefully small. Fooo was scarce and or the hiuu WhiSh SOiA tains almost no nourishment. TOOLS or Iabor. even of the most advanced trades. were clumsy, inefficient and rev in number. as well as hard to get. If the whole stock of a carpenters tooIs comprised two broadaxes, an adze square and a spoke shave how limited must have been the scope of his opera ttons. Agriculture was farce, TOT the yield of wheat to the acre was considered good if 1t reached SIX bushels.
 In the fourteenth century people lived in mud huts, with rough door and no chimney. It was not till century later that the erection Of chimney was considered more than an indulgence in luxury, a fire commonly being built against the mud plastered wall of the hut and the smoke escap- ing through the roof. All furniture was of wood. Most persons slept on straw pallets with log of wood TOT pillow. Even the nobility had no glass in the windows during this time: Cleanliness was not a characteristic or the people, and Thomas a Beckett was considered more than necessarily nloe because he had the floor of his house strewn with fresh straw each day.
 The rich in the middle ages con nealed a want of cleanliness in their