New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-01
From Blnckwood's Magazine for June.
Beau Brumncu.
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Brummell always appeared at the cover side,
admirably dressed in white cravat and white
tops, which latter either he Robinson his valet,
introduced, and which eventually superseded the
brown ones The subtlety of Brummeli's sneers,
which made him 80 highly amusing to the first
rank of society, made him an object of alarm II
not OF respect to Others. Do you see that gen
tleman near the door 7" said woman of rank TO
her daughter, who had been brought for the first
time to Almack's. "Yes. who is he y replied
the young lady. "a person, my dear, who will
probably come and speak TO us, and if he enters
into conversation, be careful to give him a favor
able impression of you, for he Is the celebrated
Mr.. Brummel" The debutante was the daugh
ter of duke. 1t has been said that Madame dc
Stael considered herself having failed to attract
his approval, and she spoke of it as the greatest
malheur which had occurred to her during her
stay in London, the next in point of calamity be-
ing that the prince had not called on her IN per-
son. The Beau perfectly knew his own value.
In reply to nobleman who charged him with III.
volving his son in gaming transaction, he SAID
-" Really l did my best for the young man
gave him my arm all the way from Whites TO
Walters" However, there can be no doubt that he
was very often intolerably impudcnt; and, as nm
pudence is always vulgar, he was guilty OF vul-
garity. Dining at gentlcman's house IN lamp
shire, where the champagne did not happen to
suit his taste, he refused his glass when the ser
want came to help him second time, with
"No, thank you, don't drink cider" The fol-
lowing anecdote 10 rather better known. Where
were you yesterday, Brummell 2" said one OF his
club friends al think" said he, " dined in the
CITY," "What you dined in the city 2" said his
friend. "Yes, the man wished me TO bring him
into notice, and desired him TO give dinner,
to which / invited Alvanley, Mills, Pierrepont,
and some Others" " All went off well, of course ?"
said the friend. "Oh yes perfectly, except one
maLG.apropos the fellow who gave the dinner
had actually the assurance to seat himself at the
table,
Dining at large party at the house of an ep-
ulent but young member of London society, he
asked the loan of his carriage TO take hun 10
Lady JERSEYS that evening. | am going there, +"
said his entertainer, land will be happy to take
you." "SGl, there is difficulty" said Brum-
mell in his most delicate tone. :" You do not
mean to get up behind-that would not be quite
night in your own carriage and yet, how would
it do for me to be seen IN the same carriage with
you?e Brummell's manner probably laughed
off impertinences of this order for, given without
their ooloring from nature, they would have JUS
tilted an angry reply. But he seems never TO
have involved himself in personal quarrel. de
was intact and intangible. Yet he, too, had hiS
notifications. One night, in going TO Lady
Dungannons, he was actually obliged to make
uoo of a hackney coach. He got out OF it at an
unobserved distance from the door, and made his
way up her ladyship's crowded staircase, con
ceiving that he had escaped all evidence of his
humuiaton. However, this was not TO be. As
he was entering the drawing room servant
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TOR whispered, Beg pardon, sir, perhaps you are
not aware of it, that there is straw sticking to
your shoe" His style found limitations IN the
public prints, and one sufficiently characteristic
thus sets forth the merits of new patent carriage
step. "There is an art in every thing; and
whatever is worthy of being learned, cannot be
unworthy of a teacher Such was the logica
argument Of the professor of the art of stepping
In and out OF a carriage who represented hlmsell
as much patronized by the sublime Beau bfum,
NELL, whose depreciation of those horrid coach
steps he would repeat with great delight:
"Mr. Brumniell,' he used TO say, " considered
the sedan was the only vehicle for gentleman
il having no steps and he invariably had his own
chair, which was lined with white satin quilted
had down SQUADS, and white saeepskin rug a,
the bottom, brought TO the door of his dressing.
room, on that account always on the ground. floor
from whence it was transferred with It's owner &c
the foo, of the staircase of the house that he con
descended TO visit MIR. Brummellhas told me,
continued the professor, 81 that to enter a.coach
was torture to him." Conceive, said ne, the
horror of sitting in carriage with an iron appa
ratus, afflicted with the dreadful thought the crue
apprehensions, of having ones leg crushed by tht
machinery. Why are not the steps made to io!!f
.utside The only dUtraction from tho luxury o.
a pis apis, is the double distress for both Legs
excruciating idea "''
BrummeIl's first reform was the neckcloth
Even this reform has passed away; such is the
transitory nature of all human achievements
Rut the art of neckcloths was once more than