McCay was known to always be impeccably dressed. Attired in custom suits, a cravat, and diamond stickpin, McCay even worked with his hat on, as is captured in the 1906 caricature by cartoonist Clifford Sterret (above). Drawn for The New York Evening Telegram, the illustration points out attributes associated with McCay and his Evening Telegram strips—the chafing dish, a reference to the Welsh Rarebit in Dream of the Rarebit Fiend and a briefcase imprinted “Dull Care,” exactly like Mr. Bunion’s in Pilgrim’s Progress. McCay was a constant smoker, and in the cloud of smoke from his cigarette appears the same satanic figure seen in the Dream of the Rarebit Fiend masthead. Specific to McCay’s person, Sterret places him at his drawing board working, in need of a shave, but still wearing his diamond stickpin and hat.