The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-05
DRESS OF tIrHORS.
some writers whose Fancy Has turned
To FINE Raiinent.


The minds Of literary genius seem some
times 20 hav" turned naturally tn fineTy
Even stern old MachiAv~lli had the very
finest velvet costume In his wardrobe
reserved for his hours Of literary compost
ton when Ia Sat alon" amid brilliant
lights IN his room OF state
psracli, the nov slst. hefors ha became
pnedomlnantlv the politician dressed
hAhrulllv ~ q cost Imo that was no mean
SECOND To that one of medi eval splcndor.
n BLACK velvet coat lined with satin. purple
trousers banded with gold. scarlet waist
coat lac" riisfi~d az tho wrist 80 as nearly
10 hii" his hands IN their white kid gloves,
hut ring adorned without Just thu same,
IN" whole set OF with an irnumerablo
quantity % gold chains all over his per
son, mad" up a characteristics and 10y no
means unohtrusive Costum.
tnohtrusive ~ hardly the word for the
G"tup of Dumas the elder only hs him
S'lf could design to suit himself the
m"daliIo decorations with which his uni
forms were besprink lod Once az an
Ambassadors reception hs created
SENSATION by appearing wearing a shirt
covered with little red demons careering
about in ht,lo red dsmes lie designed
a Bacchus costums which he wore to
masked hall. only 10 he refused admit
tance. although considerable latitude was
being allowed IN the matter OF dress.
Dumas was grieved; his costume was only
realistic and therefore artistic
Another Frenchman, Gerard de Nerval,
the poet, was also feryid in his achieve
ment Of artistic costuuring. lie had pet
lobster which no led about on a gavfy
colored ribbon. 50 ne designed attire TO
match
His trousers, coat anu waisicoat ~~rs
OF green satin of variant hues 10 repre-
cent the warrant COiors Of the sea under
different conditions Long strands OF
seaweei adorned his Laf ana a string
OF coral beads his neck rhs butt ons
Of his coat and waistC oai were shells
and p"bble brooches were pinned on his
breast To complete th. effect he car
red Neptune's trident for a cane
Gautier was hardly less gorgeous when
he wore his suit Of Grim son and gold:
RouSseau's working Costum. was court
dress Bunon the naturalist always dressed
himself elahOraisly 70 write. Paul Bour-
get wore Gr""l trousers. hut Balzac.
eccentric toward the oih.r sAtrems
donn''i the dress Of "A Dominican monk
10 do his writing
England has had no lees "a trib.. Of dan
dies among her authors than has France
Dickens perhaps heads thy. list for fop-
plshness. closely followed 10y Lord Lytton
hut long baior' their time samuel Rich !
ardSon. the author of -tlaTIssa Harlowe.-
declared thai h. could writ. only IN a |
la"ed coat aud with has favorit" diamond
ring sparkling upon his little finger. aud
! hona~ Moor" pat on KID gloves to pen
his poems Boswell when he was max
ing a. ESPECIAL hero out 81 Gen Paol
fid not hesitate to apf-a' wearing a hat
lus'r bad With -Cor-icaE Boswell
PI"fur"-,Iii" eject. have teen ;bupuilr .
a we'll a. 'hu-'' e -pisniOr Monk Lows .
an' M Venetian Cp-Tum. hav. not been 4
H., gotten t.iiuw u.mb-'r ~ -. snson .
10 90" NaNti.' lao described the 2, mp at p
tla' genus
he wor, r'a-s aanu.l sh,rt with a
curious knitted ti- twisted ~ a KNOB 7
m had Wellington hpots rather tight
lax 'r'H-.r- a pea Jacket ard a white .
-oiuur'.rn hai Bat the most Astonishing
ITEM T aI ~ Dr-'tIm" wpg vornar's .
-"Al-kin ',i". which n. wore about his .
shoulders fs-' 'u"d a. ~. mack nv fancy .
brooch, which ai.o n-ld together bunch .
n ds' p,liis
Hu- features to-iEv e the poet Of the .
~i"~ras I"a Iun Niih'r Iorgfallow wa.a
tardv o. hl> .lsr DAYS
S'n. tines the balance has swung clea-
i"ound, IN" "C"HntrlCity ~ author dress I
coir : TO untidIn--s ana even Slov.nlIness.
este stephen when a don AZ Cambridge
inHHt nave l->-n seen wearing a pair Of
ancient hann"l~ a large rcd fannie patch I
IN IN" - at. IA" monument 80 an Alpine
holiday when "A piece cut from the petit
-nA' u his guides Nife had leon u~ad "a I
make sufisr,-l suds meet