The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-19
A NEW YORK SWELL.
The Late Importation with 0uizzing Glass,
Unframed Shoes, and Green Trousers,

Unframed Shoes, and Green Trousers,
The society man of the present
day in New York usually inspires
a sentiment of sympathy or pity
in the heart ofthe casual observer,
so very uncomfortable does he
look in trying to be stylish. A
man of fashion some years ago,
when loose garments were the
thing to wear, presented an easy,
breezy appearance, but now he
cannot be stylish without being
uncomfortable. The terms are
synonymous. This was brought
forciblv to my mind to-day by the
appearance ofthe son of a wealthy
Wall street banker. l don't sup
pose he would care if his name
was published, as he is used to
seeing it in all of the society
papers, and is the acknowledged
leader of the more exclusive 10
ciety men of New York, but l
wont, give it this time.
His brother, who is in Washing
ton during the session of Congress,
never achieved distinction as a
society man, or in any other way
indeed, except in fighting a for
mer Secretary of State. Nor was
his father much ofa society man.
He, however, lives for nothing
else. He has just returned from
England with an entirely new and
absolutely correct wardrobe, and
has already begun to exhibit it.
He is short, but fairly well formed
and he constantly wears the single
glass, while his accent astonishes
Americans-and Englishmen, too,
| fear. When | saw him he was
coming around the corner of
Twenty-eighth street into Fifth
avenue, and the windows of the
swell little Knickerbocker Club
were alive with weak-looking
faces, convulsively holding the
single-eyed glass, and gazing
eagerly at the latest imported
clothes.
The young mar (he is about 3O)
did not walk easily. He had on
a pair of dead black shoes with
Unframed leather tops They
were decorated by fancy stripes
along the side of the foot and
over the toe, and were so absolute
ly narrow that they looked like
deformed feet, and rendered the
movements of the young man far
from graceful, though he struggled
hard to preserve appearances.
His legs were covered by a pair of
trousers that were simply amaz-
ing, so tight were they cut. 1t
would almost be impossible to sit
down withoutsplitting them across
the knee, as far as can be judged
from appearances. They were as
tight as eel-skin all the way down,
fitting around the ankle as snugly
as a stocking. This remarkable
expose of a mans developments
is not advisable when his legs are
not up to the standard. The
trousers in question were a light
green with dark stripes. Above
them was a vest that stretched
from the chin to a line just even
with the hip bones, and was cut
straight across The vest was OF
light material, and looked odd, it
was 30 extremely short. The cut
away coat was a bottle-green, and
fitted like a jersey.
1t was indeed a trial of the tail
or's art in one sense, but it was far
too tight to be becoming. The
sleeves were nearly as tight as the
trousers, and the coat-tails were
very long, hanging as far down
as the knee. He wore a collar
that Tapped over in front, and was
certainly higher than any other
collar in America. 1t forced his lip
up in the air, and caused the sun
light to scintillate on his single
glass. Around the neck was a
green scarf with a hounds head
in diamonds for a pin. Above it
all was n of those huge English
Derby hats with a great curling
brim and heavy crown. He wore
yellow gloves, and carried a stick
with a twisted handle by its lower
end, so that the handle dropped
nearly to his feet. The vacant
stare completed the effect, and he
limped along while the others en-
wed himl This is no ideal sketch,
but a faithful picture of "a leading
society man in New York in the
year of our Lord 18S2.-Wash
ington Star.