The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-03

broidered with roses, lilies, violets, and
so on. Senior Linares's own garments
were adorned with carnations.
In Athens exists a society for reviv-
ing the ancient classical dress. The
members go about in Grecian robes
and wear real sandals instead of boots.
A similar society was started some
years ago il. Rome, but a deluge of
rain and a biting north wind put an
end to its existence.
One Of the queerest characters of
Montmartre in Paris, some years ago,
was miser, reputed to be a million
aire, who paraded the streets CARRIED
in brightly printed cotton, of the kind
generally used for women's blouses.
Pere Greville, as he was called, had a
mania for pockets He usually had
at least six on the front Of his cotton
jacket and out of each projected a
packet of grimy papers. Greville
never wore a hat, but carried an UNI
brella over his head all weathers
Gold lace seems to have been the
fad of gentleman described in the
Berlin Post as a erich Silesian land
owner" who was fined at the Police
Court for causing a crowd to assem-
BILE THE accused's clothing, which
was made of blue SERGE" says the re-
port, was completely covered with
gold lace and braid. Even his shoes
We're thus decorated. The accused S
brother explained his conduct on the
ground of eccentricity and stated that
he possessed no fewer than 200 suits
of clothes. all embroidered with gold
in various designs
At the bankruptcy of Hungarian
magnate named Mezenyi it TRANSFERRED
that e7200O had been spent on clothes
in four years. A specimen suit was
produced in court. All the buttons
were set with diamonds, and watch
was sewn into one Of the cuffs. The
seams were hidden by rows of pearls.
NJ. Mezenyi possessed a pair of shoes
made of glass, which" says the re-
port, "he always Wore at home, being
Unfortunately proud of his feet"
Clothes which can be worn inside
out are the queer freak of NJ. Siversky.
a nephew of one Of the Cars cham
pertains. Siversky spent years in in
venting reversible overcoat; and in
winter he makes practice of enter
| ing one of his friends houses dressed
lin beaver and leaving it in reindeer
skin. His waistcoats are all reversi-
BILE, and their owner boasts that he can
attend a wedding and a funeral in the
same garments.
Queer ideas of art are responsible
for many bizarre garments. During
the height of the new art craze in
Vienna Herr Kasparowitch, Pole,
Wore the most marvellous clothes on
record. His sleeves were adorned
with sinuous maidens in colored braid,
while anemic, unnatural trees, SINH
larry embroidered, sprouted from the
bottom of his trousers up to his waist
coat. His coat fell away in grace
full curves, and was embroidered on
the back with lotus flowers. Kasparo-
witch attempted to found new school
of dress, but his project was killed by
ridicule. 90
The sartorial effects of signor Grag-
liza, rich Neopolitan contractor, were
achieved with mirrors. All Graglfa's
clothese had looking glass buttons and
were 'inlaid'' with medalions of the
same dazzling material when he
was out walking in the sunshine" says
the Tribuna in an obituary notice, ''his
appearance was binding, and it was
impossible to stand with ones back to
the sun and look at him." London
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