Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
WEAR FREAK CLOTHES
FOREIGNERS WHO ARE CRANKS
ABOUT UNIQUE COSTUMES.
Wardrobes That Have Excited Com
ment In Europe-Livery Of
Spaniard's Servants.
From London Tit-Bits.

From London Tit Bits.
The oriental magnifcence OF Lord Angle
sey's wardrobe. which excited SO much
amusement at the recent sales, Is probably
without parallel in Europe. But even
queerer. If less costly. apparel has been and
is being worn by cranks all over the world
Last spring In the Viennese law courts
the relatives of a Herr SzelnicN applied to
have him adjudged a iunatic. AS the only
allegation against Szelnickfs conduct was
that he wore queer clothes. the court re-
fused the application. But In the course OF
the evidence it appeared that Szelnicki.
when on his country estate, invariably
dressed himself like a tortoise He wore
leather suit designed with big scales. In
exact imitation OF the slowest of animals.
The Madrid newspaper Heraldo some time
ago devoted an article to the freak cos
tunes imposed by a retired electrician
named Linares upon his domestic servants.
Each person In the house represented par
ticular flower, their outer garments being
embroidered with roses, lilies violets and so
on. Senior Linares' own garments were
adorned with carnations.
One of the uueerest characters or Mont
martre, in Paris. some years ago was
miser. reputed to be a millionaire. VINO pa,
raded the streets CARRIED in brightly printed
cotton of the kind generally used Tor WON
ems blouses. Pere Greville as he was cali-
ed had mania for pockets. lie usually
had at least six on the front or his COTTON
Jacket and out of each projected packet
of grimy papers. Greville never wore
hat but carried an umbrella over his head
in all weathers.
Gold Lace and Braid.
Gold lace seems to have been the fad or 4
gentleman described in the Berlin Post As
a rich Silesian land owner" who was hneo
at the police court for causing crowd 10
assemble THE accused's clothing, which
was made of blue SERGE" says the repor',
was completely covered with COLO iace anu
braid Even his shoes were thus decorateo'
The accuseds brother explained niS ~
duct on the ground of eccentricity. anu
stated that he possessed no fewer imam IVY
hundred suits of clothes. all emoroiderea
with gold in various designs
At the bankruptcy OF a Huhsaiiai1l H tSs
nate named Mezenyi 1t transpired that
f72 600 had been spent on clothes IN Tour
wears specimen suit was produced III
court All the buttons were set with oia
monds, and watch was sewn lnto one 81, us
the cuffs The seams were hidden py rows
of pearls NJ. Mezenyi possessed pair Oh
shoes made of glass which says the re-
port. "he always wore at nome, peihS III
ordinately proud of his feet
Clothes which can be worn inside out. are
the queer freak of M Seversky, nephew
of one of the cars chamberialns SieVeI-
sky spent years In inventing a reVelsiple
oyercoat and in winter he makes prac-
tice of entering one of his friends houses
dressed in beaver and leaving 1t in rein
deer skin His waistcoats are all reversible,
and their owner boasts that he can at
tend a wedding and a funeral IN the same
garments.
Queer ideas of art responsible for
many bizarre garments During the helght
of the new art craze in Vienna Herr kas-
parowitch a Pole wore the most marvel
Gus clothes record His sleeves were
adorned with sinuous maidens in colored
braid while anaemic. unnatural trees. sim
ilary embroidered. sprOuted from the bot
tom of his trousers up to his waistcoat. His
coat fell away in graceful curves, and was
embroidered on the back with lotus fow-
ers. Kasparowitch attempted to found
new school of dress. but his project was
killed by ridicule.
The sartorlcal effects of Signor Graglia,
a rich Neapolitan contractor, were achieved
with mirrors. All Graglia's clothes had
looking glass buttons. and were ''inlaid
with medalIions of the same dazzling ma
terial. When he was out walking in the
sunshine" says the Tribuna, in an obituary
notice. This appearance was binding. and
it vas impossible to stand with ones back
to the sun and look at him"