Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-02
CUSTOMS FOR Is7l.
BY EMILY r sWANDER.

Can any one inform me when gentle
men adopted their present style Of
dress?
Since the days of saints, certainly.
for during their day we see them drap-
ed in regular gowns, whatever they
may have worn beneath that flowing
robe. | have been looking over various
almanacs dated since the food, and
find, with that one exception, 10 revolu-
ton IN style.
They still retain that remarkable sta
bility that characterized Adam, and dis
7. play the same lamblike innocence Moses
developed, after the maiden daughter
Of Pharao opened her Founding hos
pital.
No caprice Of fashion has ever IN
duccd them to change the location OF
their eyes, to enable them to .fgstea up
their garments, since motherly hands
tucked thewhite flag out of harms way.
In that one particular they still retain
exclusive right. st least | think SO.
Boots, coats, hats and shirts, brains
and temper are no longer peculiar per-
sOnal fashions. But they retain amin
terrupted possession OF what manhood
is left after lROgltRg. Very young gen
lemen viii, as heretofore, borrow TINT
cd neckties from their sweethearts.
A distant rumoT threatens ruffie1
shirt bosoms and lace frills, Il gentle
man from abroad having been the for
tUnate legatee Of a chest crammed full
Of creamy memories Of the past" worn
by his grandmother. and the next thing
IL order from enteJprising tourists viii
be a sign board reading: Gentle
mems shirt-fronts I1lffled here
Customs for INDECENT widowers re-
main the same They viii continue 70
borrow second-handed toOthp:cks. and
frequent hotel steps, with their usual
elegant, sleepy indolence, untilthe start
ling apParitiOn Of a lonely mourner
crowned with circliag, snowy Grape,
rouses the sympathetic congeniality.
and draws them into a melancholy IN
JcT-st.
Little change viii be made in the
custom Of sidewalk distractions. Ab-
sent-miaded gentlemen will continue
to stand in profound meditation until
some pretty woman trips by and runs
q chance Of losing her e9uipoise by his
startled endeaYor- to get ont Of her
way, with the polite "Oh, your pardon.
Missl''
Fashionable dry goods clerks VIII, as
formerly. pcrsevcrein placing the high
est prices on articles desired by the
plIinest dressed customers. while prac-
tislng a lesson IN the art of freezing
politeness.
Irresistible beaux viii continue to-
visit innUmerable young ladies who are
dead in love" with them and their
multitudin0us virtues: including the
fcathcry. harmless style Of cOurting.
J l1 ia offer thee this hand OF nine |
if ! ioref myself less. They viii but |
slightly alter the manner Of signing |
when one Of Their girls" Is taken of |
by some luckicr fellow
The unbosoming process to the
young wife Will be about the same.
That gentle dame viii look remorseful-
II on the ruin she has made, and for
gcE To cNtirpIte the aTtlcss beau.
The habitual manner Of stopping n
street car. 10y driver or conductor, i'm
over the largest mud puddle
and Just beyond Increasing, viii stead
.iy be- persev.rcd in, but passengers viii
provide themselves with 'overalls"
hereafter while hauling the cars on the
Track. and save broadcloth. The COM
Dany viii provide rubber boots for them
.o wade after the vehicle when it take
Is final start leaving the exhausted Ia
,oTcr in the rear.
Certain newspaper reporters viii
,ontinUe to invade the privacy Of do
nestle aiiliction. and spice the heart
,reaking recital with sensational bur
esJue, 50 that those who read may
augh, especially those who have no Sc
ret privacy to bc invaded, or are
,laccd so far above the touch of human
ltiiction they cannot be reached by
Mortal reporter.
Physicians and ministers viii please
axe in their signs and let the grill
,erform their duties hereafter.
Husbands VIII still assure their wives,
nth Solclsl candor. You'll find no
hange IN me. ." not cent.-St Louis /
ieprbl'caa.