The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-02-26
The Dandy Of To-day.

But there must not be passed over variS
ETY. of The genuine "swell' iribs-noble in
birth often. generally sfluent, at least i'm
means-the only remna; we possess, in this
hard-working age-when almost every
man, high or low, prince or peasant, does
something, whether it be for good or evil
of the "dandies" of bygone times They
are growing rarer every day, like that intol-
erable old (and yonng) )nuisance-the gent
who has been all but absorbed in lhe Vol
unieer Movement; but you may still see
the perfectly hsiless, do-nothing, care-for-
nothing trust not good for>no,hins; and
yet what is he good for 2-dandy in the
Grand Stand on a great race day He is
always exquisiiely dressed his hair and
appendaees and marveIs of Truefilism
His jewelry is resplendent his linen irre-
Proachable. He carries, wet or dry, slim
umbrella. MIR John Leech has drawn him
in Punch five hundred times | wish that
he could fix him 10 woodlock, so that he
pervaded society no longer He smokes as
be talks. i'll languid. drawing, kind OF way,
and wastes half OF his weeds as he wastes
10 do with his legs. He does know what
! to do with his hands, and thrusts them,
| nearly uP 10 The elbows, into his pockets.
He comes to the traces" in the most
elaborate equipage and costume atainable,
because il is "the thing" He does mol bet.
II is bore 20 bet The men in his seat dou't
bet. He is quite unsusceptiole to the ex-
element OF the race, and has just compile
| ted the leisurely adjustment of his eyeglass
! by the time the winning horse has passed
the post. He does not even lake much in
ieresl in the brilliant ladies in the carriage
outside, save TO remark 10 friend and du-
picate that he has seen Baby Molyneux, or
Ala Tressilian (nee Runt,) and that "she
I looks older" He does not in the least
! understand the rule witiicisns of the road
homewards and al a handful of salt, mora
or less attic, being flung at him, returns
look OF such calm bewilderment as to disc
arm the most practised ''chaffer1 He has
been known TO lake more champagne than
was good for him, and to have gone 10 the
length OF assuming false nose al the Cock
al Sutton but he goes TO sleep when tipsy
there always al least, seven dandies as
solemn as he 10 take care of him, and he
comes 10 no harm. He never comes to no
TO any good.
The age OF this silent, languid dandy is
from twenty-five 10 thirty. | wan, to know
what becomes Of him when he reaches
middle age, or approaches fogeyism. Does
be emigrate! Does be enlist? Does he
expire from pure inanitioL! Does he lake
heart of race, and hit somebody, OF do
something and approve himself a man q
Even girls, who are worth anything, don't
seem TO care much about him, save as
but 10 laugh at and although have occa-
sioHally seen the languid and listless dandy
feebly struggling between billows of erini-
mole ard carrying a gorgeous church ser
vice TO and from Belgravian places of wor-
ship on Sundays it is not with great fre-
quency, opine, that his Common Prayer
is Opened at the order for the colonization
OF Matrimony. fancy that when the dam
dy does marry, it is 10 one OF those strong
, minded British females who are In the habit
OF uouing their tall, gaunt, melancholy
looking, accomplishing husbands from our
continental watering place TO aEolher.-
You know the unhappy being ] mean
He IS patient and uxoriors drudge, an
amiable and conisnted pack horse. He is
always in trouble about the luggage. He
r is the "Monsenr" with whom hotel keeps
) ers are threatened when the bills are exor-
bilant, and who would pay The bills out OF bis
own private funds for peace, and quieiness'
: sake If he had any private funds; but he
hasn't. He gave up all these years ago for
J splendid board and lodging. He takes his
wife's chidren-she has generally been a
( widow-out a-waiking very meekly. He
fetches their Physic from the phaymacien
AnglGis-"TTois eraines de piiuls blue a un
dose noire si rous plat aud be is as harm
less and perhaps, slightly more useful than
of yore.- Temple Bar.