Evening star., 1925-02-01

Farant, an important Norfolk tailor,
who committed it's management to
Mr.. Heiberger.
ERANZ JOHN HEIBERGER was
L born in Germany, March IA. 1919.
and learned the tailor's trade IN
Amsterdam, Holland. There was in
London In the 30's and the 40's
tailor of renown In his work whose
name was North From his London
house he opened branch tailoring
houses in cities on the continent.
One OF the branches was at Amster-
dam, and there Franz Heiberger be
came a journe yman tailor and rose
TO the place of manager of that
branch. He went to London and held
{. responsible Office IN the main house
Of North.
The New World and its opportu-
mites called him. There had been
connection with the Ferant house in
Norfolk and the North house in Lon
don and North gave Heiberger a let
ter TO Farant. Franz Heiberger
sailed-and sailed" is the right word
from England for America with
his newly wed wife, Emma Jane
Baker of London, and they landed at
Norfolk IN. August, 1S4I.
self, but you probably Will not so
the Rambler tells you that Franz was
then 2S years old. He knew the
ways OF one of the celebrated tailor
houses OF London, he dressed as we'll
as any man might and he had the
air and manner of a man who knew
the world and its people.
The Rambler is working hard 10
avoid saying He was a gentleman
OF the old school" That Is an over
done phrase and does not mean much.
The Rambler comes upon mortuary
eulogies written in 1870 and 1740 in
which 1t is said of the deceased that
"he was gentleman of the old
school" To be gentleman is
enough. The Rambler believes that
there is likeness between the gentle
men OF 1925 and 1925. He believes
that one had and the other has in
tell!gence, consideration for persons
less fortunately placed, courtesy
Except, Of course, when angered
and that the one did and the other
does use soap and water at proper
intervals.
There is no agreement as to what
is gentleman. Some folk hold the
opinion that a gentleman Is some
thing that has passed through a fa-
nous university without getting any
thing but an un-Christian accent, and
spends the rest of his life seeing
that his pants are creased and in
swapping gossip in an exclusive club.
Others hold that a gentleman should
have some other qualifications than
a dozen pairs of creased pants
When Franz Heiberger, 80 years old,
came to Washington in 1851, he was a
smartly dressed and affable man, and
began to make clothes for men who
were as proud and important in their
time as we in ours. His workmen
turned out suits, of clothes that stood
in the Senate and House of Represent
atives. making speeches eloquent and
impassfoned. They made suits of
clothes that sat on the bench of the
Supreme Court and attended cabinet
meetings at the White House. From
the old shop were turned out suits, of
clothes that 0-odd years ago stood
before little Lucinda or Priscilla, who,
wearing pretty. curls and seven skirts
above her hoops, curtsied and believed
that suit OF clothes the most gallant
and Irresistible that ever was. From
the old shop under Browns Hotel went
suits of clothes that carried bouquets
and tickets to a ball at Carusis AS
sembly Rooms, into many parlor
whose site Is covered by the lobby Of
a 10-story office, building.
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INFORMATION which the Rambler
gets from early Washington direc-
tories is that the Washington firm of