The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-09
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
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Weduesd ay Mcvnins, July q. 1855.


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Esslish Hnobs.
Th.ekerav has somewhere said, that Of all the
vulgar and depraved creatures on the earth, an
English snob, pretending to be something be Is
not. vet his vile and coarse nature constantly
showing itself through all disguses, il entitled 70
the palm. The Edinburgh Review remarks 'hAt
the lsbo. many English people undergo, to appear
fashionable. or something they are not, " 'ae con
slant subject of satirieal reflection on the CONF
nent The most ludicrous fctions are founded on
this supposed weakness For example, the Alma
mack Prophetiaue says there exist In the suburbs
of London, establishments which are called
sSpla.hinc Houses A snob, wishingto be IN the
fashion announces to all his acquaintance that he
=. shop, N leave town for few days hunting
II. than goes and conceals himself for some days
IN An obscure inn in another extremity Of the city
When the proper moment arrives, he dresses him
salf In q complete hunting costume, of the newest
fashion. gets into hackney coach and drives TO .
s'splashing house. where, for the modest sum Of
seven sh,Ilngs. he is splashed from head to foot
These establishments have mud from all the hunt
log counties, and are provided, moreover, with .
wooden horse. The groom In attendance asks,
with the utmost gravity. If the gentleman desires
70 return from MISREPRESENTATION Stafford
shire-from Derbyshire, &c. Having made bis
choice the snob mounts the automaton quadruped,
which, by ingenious mechanism. raises his hind
and fore legs, ambles trots, gaops aod bespatters
his rider with a. much mud could q real horse,
crossing the fields in full chase. Our elegant gen
tleman, having terminated this operation, with
whip In hand re- aseends Bond street. Regent street,
Piccadilly. Pail Mall, &c. impressing all the world
with no halt ef thaf he has haen suQPrb
hunting party
The Edinburgh Review, though regarding this
pleasant German satire as = fiction, says that ma
ny gentlemen parade the streets in fixed spurs
who never possessed horse and would find it no
easy matter to stick to him, if they had one. One
man paid much . year for the rent of a few
square inches of door in Grosvenor street, that,
by aid Of brass plate he might gain the credit Of
living there A still more curious fancy mention
ed, is that Of wealthy merchant who bore SO stri-
king resemblance to q late Duke Of Deyonshire,
that the most intimate friends of that nobeman
often bowed to the double by mistake. This man
used to dress exactly like the Duke, and walk
through the principal streets for the purpose of re-
ceiving as many of these mistaken marks of atten.
ton as he could
The pages of the London Morning Post prove
the value still set upon noble acquaintances.-
For example, the Post informs US that Mr. ThOmp-
son has just returned from visit to the Duke Of
-, or that Mr.. Walker entertained a dstin.
guished party. Gaming the best Of the persons in
sised) at his mansion in Portland Place; each of
these insertions costing from seven to ten shilings
Sometimes, on the same terms, other pretenders
inform the public how they intend to dispose of
themselves during the next month or two.
Snobbssm in America is a thing yet of puny
growth. Our institutions open the highest places
of the land to energy and talent, so that distnc.
ton may be attained by all in an honorable manly
way We have no aristocrscy for snobs to fiatter
and emulate; such aristocracy as we have, being
80 bran new, and of the bright tin pan order that
there are none so poor as do it reverence"