The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-07-28
Stylish Younu Men.

Stylish Young Men.
The local editor of the Detroit Free
Press, having made his 'quarterly re-
port" now has something to say about
"style," as follows:
1t is m easy matter to give advice,
therefore no charge will be made to
the readers of this article. 1t is to be
hoped that young men will read it to
the end, but it is highly probable that
they will not. If it was headed Snatch
game" "horse race" "b;lliard tourna-
ment," or "opera boufc," the chances
are that every line would sink deep
into the minds of that class for whom
il is especially intended.
There's no particular harm in being
born-nothing disgraceiul in being
born a boy /; it is the lack of-develop-
ment of the brain after years TINT re-
fleets discredit. IF some of the young
linen of the present day were not sup
Eplied with a brain to be developed,
the FAULT rests not upon them. There
fore, no young man without brains
will attempt to read this article
There will he points SO deeply hidden
that he will never discover them.
In passing by the second class no.
tells; in travelling; in taking part in
excursions; in street cars, no one can
fail to observe the presence, in greater
or smaller quantities, of q bob-tail
coat, saucer hat, tight pants, and in
and around these garments, never
meant to enwrap or v brains, q
what-is-it, n mass of flesh, bones and
c~onceit, talking human, but in no 9TH
er way classed with the genus homo
We refer to "Style," that being the
name best known among themselves,
Now "Style" has a history. He may
taunt us with Justification in our YER
sion of history, but this may natur-
ally be expected, rs the person is re-
vengeful if old memories are stirred
up That had better for him remain hid
den. Style generally runs back to
the flood few aristocratic families date
their start at anything less than six
thousand years ago. There are two
points in this: if some ones relative
worked at shoe pegging or bone boil
ing when the flood swashed out the
;underpinning of their establishment,
he is pretty sure that the episode won't
be noised about town now; second,
just as many projectors of the Pacific
Railroad arising, it is a handy thing
to be able to say that your uncle's
grandfather OH your mothers side had
a great-grandfather whose cousin fur
nished the stamps for Noah to go on
with the rebuilding.
Style commenced with the prodigal
son it will be remembered hat he
one day got the swell-head, called on
his father for his SHIRE of greenbacks,
and getting inside n fashionable suit
clothes started off for the springs. He
probably had a faint mustachc, and
kept pinching and twisting it, just as
"Style' does now days. He might,
also, heve been in debt to his barber
and tailor; but if so, no record has
been handsd down, and the debts are
now ut last-outiawcd. Welt, lie start
cd off, treating every fellow he met,
big discounts OH billiards, and
bat every game, betting when
there wasn't a show. and he soon after
ward went into the swine buSiness.-I
After Juggling baskets of husks to the
hogs for several weeks, and getting
the froth off his brain, he determined
to eight out" for home. Everybody
knows how the old man welcomed
him, and went out and ordered veal
for dinner.
"Style" is about the same now, only
when he's in debt and out of money.
he refers them back to the cold man."
and don't go into. the husk and
hog business worth n cent. Yon find
looking; the incest on the promen-
ade. He thinks everybody sees and
him this a mistake, but as
as he don't know it, and we are
the first to tell him, he will believe we
have falsified. He peers impudently
Ito ladies' faces, If unattended, be
cause your regular tStyle" is never
afraid of bodily injury from a lady.
He takes two seats in the street
ear. paying for but one, and scowls
when his boots are soiled or his pants
disturbed. He spends a great deal of
on his hair !; he wants it to curl,
# possible ; ifnot, the next best thing
IS to part it right between his eyes.
he thinks, gives him a pensive
Iook, when realty, it makes him re-
the cunning little actors in the
nenagerie, who amuse the children so
much. "Style" criticizes the dress of
every passer-by, and thinks his look
Of contempt at poor people is crush
He is alone in this idea ; the
general public know that, if a rich IA
Their or a widowed mother were to shut
down on the young mans allowance
For a:week, he couldn't look compla-
into the eyes of a yearling
lamb.