The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01

IL gaudier than the door opener of
London cafe or the porter sc 4 Paris sot,A
He achieves effects in gaudiness which
even the Italian officer cannot equal
| The Italian officer Is addicted To- cock
feathers and hursetails ON his helmet, to
tits of yellow and blue let into his
clothes, to tufts Of red and green hung
ON him in unexpected and unaCCount-
able spots. Either the design Of bottled
Italian chianti is modelled after the
Italian officer or the Italian officer is
modelled after the bottle OF chlanti-
| which though. | am not prepared to
say without further study Of the subject
But the Austrian officer IL the walk
ing sunset effect Of creation. For color
schemes ! know of nothing In nature to
equal him except the Grand Canyon M
Colorado. Circus paradcS are unknown
! In Austria they are not miss i either.
after an Austrian officer a street parade
would seem colorless and common
/ place thing. In his uniform he runs to
striking contrasts canary yellow, with
| light blue faclngs silvcrs aud grays;
bright greens with scarlet slashlngs and
50 on.
His collar is the very highest Of all
| high collars and the heaviest with em-
brOidcry; his cloak Is the longest and
! the widest his boots the most vanished
| his sword belt the broadcast and the
! shiniest and tho medals on his bosom
arc the most numerous and the most
| glltterlng. Ar Ringing and john Philip
| SouSl would take one look at n!m-and
| then. mutually filled with an envious
| despair. they would go apart and hold
a grand lodge OF sorrow together. Also
he constantly wears his spur and his
| sword; he wears them even VIXEN he Is
in cafe in the evening listening to the
orchestra, drinking beer and allowing an
admiring civilian to pay the check-and
! that apparently Is every even rg.
| There was one Austrian Colonel who
| came one night into "A cafe in Vienna
| where we were and sat dowr at the
| table next TO us. and he pu' our eyes
right out and made all the lights dim
and fiickery. His epaulets were two
hairbrushes OF augmented size, gold
mounted; his Plimsoll marks were out
lined In bullion and along his cardboard
strake ran lines Of gold braid. hut stranG-
est OF all to observe was tn. locality
whore he wore what appeared to he his
4
sleeves they We're at the extreme south.
ern exposure of his coattails. | pre-.
sumo an Austrian officer acquires merl
by sitting down.
This particular officers sabre KEEP
jinglng and 50 did his spurs. and so die
his bracelet. | almost forgot the brace
let. II was an ornate affair OF golC
links fastened on his left wrist with
big gold locket. and IL kept slippnl
down over hls hand and rafting agains
his cuff. The chain bracelet locked al
the left wrist is very common anon.
: Austrian officers; it adds jus, the hna
: needed touch. did not see any Of then
carrying lorgnettes or shower bouquets
! but | think in summer they wear vells
one opportunity IL afforded the Eu
ropean who II neither n soldier nor
hotel cashier 10 dress himself up II
comic opera clothes-and tina is whel
he a-hunting goes. An American Eoinl
hunting puts on his oldes, and mos
scrv.ceabie clothes a European h.
I giddiest. gayest, gladdest rcgalIa. "
] were SO favored by gracious Circum
l stances as Ia behold several Englishmcl
suitably attircd for the chase, and W
. noted that the conventional moru.n
t costume Of an English gentleman cN
: pecting TO call Informally ON "A pheasan
o or something during the course ~ tn
+ forenoon consisted in the ma II Of per
% feet dear Of "A Norfolk Jacket all ov"
I plaits and pockets, with large lcathe
. buttons like oak gals adhcring thick.
4 to ii, with a belt high up under the arm
= and saucy tail sticking ont benin,
knee breeChes, "a high stock collar. sAI
@ high legglngs OF buzz or white, and
!. special hat-a truly adorable confectio
r 10y the worlds .cading he .ll.ner.