The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-07-01

Tho Young Frenchman Of the Day.
Tame, in his Notes on Paris, gives
the following satirical picture Of the
young Frenchman of the day:
$50 1t Is; monsieur my nephew has q
day just as any pretty woman. I watched
him as he moved about the room giving
his orders. And, true enough, in what
does he differ from a pretty woman? He |
is not so pretty, and that is about all in
everything else on the same level. His |
mind is occupied in about the same
way; when he has thought over his tot
let, his furniture, how to play his little |
parts of young gentleman, he is at the
end of his chapter of ideas. He has
wardrobe full of boots and bottincs; for
two years he oscillated from ReDard to
Dusautoy, to fix himself on Renard, un-
less perhaps he should return to Dusau-
toy. As for waistcoats, he is said to
have genius in that line; the first cut
ter at Renard's holds him in respect, and
serves for the shop advertisement, is not
studied his bachelor neglsge, his panta
looms with socks attached, his charming
summer-coat and walstcOat to match,
and the exquisite mauve cravat, which
he wore around his standing collar with
its fresh, turned-d down points. His chin
is smooth shaver, but his ample whisk-
ers are joined by his mustache, and over
his face there fit by turns blase air and
a look of dissatisfaction. His hands
are white and soft; on his pink fingers
he wears large ring; from time to time
he lifts his hands to let the blood run
from them. Sometimes by mechanical
gesture he carries them to his ear, which
Is small; or to his collar, chef deuure
of taste and audacity; or to his hair,
which lies in graceful wavy lines upon
his temples. He understands his smile;
he moderates it, or keeps it halfway be-
tween ease and ennui. He knows how
to bend his neck, to cross his legs, rest
his chin in his hands, stretch himself in
easy-chairs, listen to or say the most in
sipid things without yawn. My nephew,
what an amiable creature you are! and
how little you would have to learn if, all
at once changed into a woman and lady
of fashion, you were obliged to arrange
your own head-dress, to wear false
braids, to round out putting skirt, and
to twist yourself, with the requisite
mixture of grace and decency, through
the alterations and nonsense of recep.
ton.
How does he pass his days: He gets
up at nine, wraps himself in his dressing.
gown, and his servant brings him his
chocolate. He reads the newspapers,
smokes cigarettes, lounges till eleven;
when he dresses. This is an operation
of itself. He has had large table set
up in his dressing-room, seven feet long,
wide in proportion, with three basins,
know not how many boxes, phials and
looking-glasses. There are three brushes
| the mustaches, pincers to draw out hairs,
are obstinate, pomades, essences, soaps.
| went in; it was like an arsenal.
| Afer this he breakfasts, smokes again,
turns over the leaves of novel, and pays
some visits. Last year he finished his
law-reading; that took two hours day
he dragged his ball and chain with an air
of fatigue; it was the last link CT his
university chain. Now he is free and he
is happy-doing nothing, reading moth
ing. believe that he has run over La
Vie de Jesus but only that he may be
able to talk about it, to he in the fash
ion. His great invention this year is
cane-head. He took to Verdier dozen
sticks which were sent me from Brazil,
and in exchange he ordered this cane
head, which has given him reputation
in the world. One day, in the early
spring, he made wager that he, with
some twenty young men of his club,
would go out together in white waist
Coats white coats, tall white hats. This
expedition set the fashion, and he was
not little proud of his audacity and his
success.
About four o'clock he takes a turn in
the Bots. He has fair horse. He rides
well, and does not look badly. Ordinari-
ly he dimes at the club. He generally
gets home by midnight Twice week
he goes to the theater: he prefers the
Palais Royal. He is quite steady, as he
said just now; he has no violent pas
sions, nor temper even. Nearly all the
young men are so nowadays; moderate
In everything, even in their follies.
| "What is he good for? Not an idea
of acting for himself, or on his own judg
|
| even of pleasure-fOr instance, a tour to
Jerusalem or Cairo-he makes a wry
face. In his heart of hearts he would
rather see one of Sechan's decorations
at the opera. l sent him over to London !;
he was bored to death by fogs and Wis
its. When he found that the theaters
and casinos of the place were only fit for
counter jumpers, he came back in hur-
ry. He likes country parties we'll enough
and chateau life. He has quite a success
in it, because he wears fresh gloves and
dances we'll mis- real preference is tor
exquisite and heavy dinners, and those
great arm-chairs with pitched backs in
which digestion is SO easy in the open
air, aided by a cigar. At his age, men
of my time were all crazy about politics
and literature. belonged to a society
for the regeneration of the human race,
and we had fisticuff fights at college
over the 'Orientales' of Victor Hugo.
AS for him he looks upon literature as
he does upon love-it helps to pass
an evening when there is nothing else to
do with his evening. He likes amusing
novels, but not those that are sad, or
hard to understand. I have sometimes
talked to him of the choice of career
he would resign himself to it, if neces-
sary, as to any disagreeable labor, what.
ever it might be, no matter what; only
he would not like anything away from
Paris, nor too engrossing He wants his
evenings, his mornings, his Sunday, one
day of absence each week, two months
vacat; ION, and he says his digestion SUI
fers when he has to work between the
hours of meals, from eleven to five
O'clock"
Advice to School. ANS,
In an address to schoolmistresses at
Cincinnati the Rev. Mr.. Mayo said: