Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13
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Beau Brummel.
OursLondon correspondent gives US the
following account of Beau Brummel -
The story of Brummel, had the people
been so astute as to seize its leading
points, is amusing as romance. The
audacious insolence with which he tram
pied down in haughtiness ofethe high, no.
bility Of England, was splcndid-because
successful. His grandfather kept con-
dictionary shop in Bury street, st. James
London, and let lodging. The first Lord
Liverpool, then almost obscure, lodged IN
his house, took his son as his secretary,
got him office under Lord North, and al
lowed him to feather his nest so well, that
on his death, in 1894, there was E65.oOO
to divide among two sons and daugh-
ter. George the second, was educated at
Eton, and dressed so well, while early in
his teens, that the prefix of Beau" was
then put to his name. In Oxford, he at
fectcd to be exclusive, and on his fathers
death, in 1894, at the age of sixteen, was
presented with cornetcy in the tenth
Hussars, by the Prince of Wales, colonel
of that regiment. Hencelorth, he was
the Princes constant companion. In two
years lie was captain, and then-threw
up his commission. and set up rs gen
teman at large. This was before he was
twenty one, and the only reason assigned
was, that the regiment was ordered to
Manchester, which he considered decided
| " vulgar.
He started as an independent gentle
man, on ESQ. OOO-a small sum for car
rying or such Observation-Disclosures
small for one whose wardrobe cost him
$4,000 year, and who entertained fash
ion, and eTen royalty, at his table. No
man dressed better; simply but richly,
with elegance and taste. In this he
eclipsed his muchpuHed successor, Dor
say, whose SNOWY attire made him look
like what he was-a tailor's walking ad
verti5cment. The Prince Of Wales,
whose wardrobe has cost E1OO. 900, was
Brummel's greatest rival, unit! corPuleuce,
which he hated, destroyed all his reason
able pretenSions TO the throne of Dandy
ism. Simplicity, of the most studied kind,
WAS Brummel's great system.
He mixed and visited in the first cir
Giles, for he was young, handsome, salri
cal, and the fashion. He rode well and
was good shot, but affected to dcspi.e
Melton and the pheasants, Oh tie plea
that they were too troublesome. His
Gra"::tt reform was in the neckcloth. whc.,
then was a sort Of white muslin padding.
He introduced the modern use of starch.
which gave the necessary stiffness, and
dispensed with TIE pad. He was curious
in his tie: if the cravat did not glide into
it at the first touch, he would throw it
aside and try another. His valet, who
was met.with heap OF these rumplcd
ncckclo;hs on his arm, solely said "Thcse
are our failures"
The Prince Of Wales quarrellcd with
him after nearly twenty years intimacy.
The story runs that, in the Princes draw
ing room, he said, "Walcs, ring the bel, )"
which was done and when the servant
came in. the Prince said, g Order Mr.
Brummel's carriage.' The Beau denied
| this, and attributed his quarrel to SOME
thing he had said about Mrs. Frilzhcr-
bret's stoulness. This was abnnt 1911.
Brummel continued King Of Fashion,
though he had QuarrelIeA with the Prince
But he took to gaming. In 1914, he
lost all he had, and ten thousand pounds
more iSed what money he could, an
retreated to Calais attributed his bad
luck to his having parted with ga lucky
~ixPence," which, he maint"ined, Roths-
child must have got possession of; vs.
supported by his brother and sister; wa
so liberal, when his rcmitlanccs came.
that the beggHrs called "Le Ro; de Cali
rs )" was made British Consul ut Caen,
On the mediation Of Wellington with
George w.; was removed, withou COM
peusation, when that consulate was abol-
ished lost his senses; spent his last
hours in a hospital for iunalic mrdicants !;
and died March 2, 1910.
There. in nutshell, is the true history
of Brummel.