Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-09

Asa q Fashiea bAisy Heass Are,
lFroo Chamhssf 1oeesol.l


Men Of fssbion nova days, svipcs
some little care Of their coustitatio, sasd
Do not drink absinths aod cusseos cot Of
tomblers like Twstlston F,sunes Tbs,
soblemsu much as,onishsd new sssvss,
recommended to him by our author, BY
giving him for bis fret Injunction The
following order: "Place two bot les Of
sherry b. my bedside, and call me the
day after Tomorrow" Nor does our
modern eStravsgsnce reach the fearful
pitch which il attained under the Regen
cy and in the generation before. No
AsdemoiselIe Duthe 10 nov beheld, even
in Paris, lin . csrrisgs covered with
gold, and drawn BY eight cream colored
horses; and when soblemsn's affairs
have t. b wound up, bic friend and ad-
wiser does not receive . note from bis
lordship on the last morning, a. hap
pened in Lord AIvanley,s case, to say
that be had quite forgotten to take into
account little debt Of fifty thousand
pounds.
Lord Alvanley was ono of the few
dandies who had great wit. Upon re-
turning from Wimbledon, after bis duel
with Morgau O'Connell, he gave bis
hackney -coacbmsn sovereign Jarvey
was profuse in bic thanks, and observed
that it VAS great deal for having only
taken his lord.hip to Wimbledon. "No
my good man; l give it to you not for
taking the, but for bringing me back
again" lie was chsrmiDgly sgree-
able person, and most welcome guest,
but the was precul,srity about his way
Of putting out his bed candle, which
made his hosts little anxious. "He al
ways read in his bed, and when he want.
ed to 60 to sleep, he either extinguished
his candle by throwing it on the floor 10
the middle Of the room, and taking
shot at it with pillow, or else quietly
placed it, when still lighted under the
bolster. At Badmington aud other
country houses, his habits were so well
known, that servant was ordered to cit
up in the passage to keep watch over
him."
Both Balzac and Sue were prudent
and economical men compared with Al
exander Dumas-,he pers prologue, ~
he has been styled by his witty SON
The amount which he spent upoa bis
Monte Christie v,ls-with its lit 10
room in white mar ble-was
quite fabulous, aud almost equaled the
fictitious sums which change hands 20
freely in his wonderful novel Of that
name. On one occasion, having to leave
Paris upon one Of bis journeys to foreign
lands, he allowed his friends the run OF
bis house and cellar during HE absence.
On bis return home, be gave breakfast
TO celebrate the event. His numer-
Gus guests, towards the end Of the
repsst, expressed . wish to drink
his health in champagne, and the
servant went down stairs as if to
look for some, but soon returned with
the dismal intelligence that it had been
drank. Dumas slipped q few Napoloons
in the valet's hand, and ordered him to
buy some in tae neighboring restsura-
tours but, having some aupicipn, he fol
lowed the servant, when, to his great
surprise, be beheld the fellow emerging
from his own ceallar, from whence be
had brought up his own champagne.
Dumas, though the soul of good nature,
was about to turn the rascal of on the
spot, when tho man fell At his kind mas.
ter's feet, reminded him that he had q
wife and family, and implored his mercy.
"Well, will forgive you this once"
said the great writer; "but upon the
next occasion, do at least 9ive me cred
it,"