Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
THE NEW YORK SWELL.
The Last Importation with Quizzing
Glass, untanned shoes and Green
Trousers

| New York Letter to the Washington Star
| The society man Of the present day
in New York usually inspires senti-
nent of sympathy CT pity in the heart
| CT the casual observer, so very uucom-
| Portable 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 and
breezy appearance, but now we cannot
be stylish without being uncomfortable
The terms are synonymous. This was
brought forcibly to my mind the other
day by the appearance of the son of a
wealthy Wall street banker. I
don't suppose he would care if
MS name was published, as
he is used to seeing it in all
Of the. society papers, and is the ac-
knowledged leader of the more exclus-
i've society men of New York, but
won't give it this time. His brother,
Who is in washington during the session
Of Congress, never achieved distinction
As a society man, or in any other way
indeed, excepting In fighting former
Secretary of State who tried to corner
Peru. Nor was his father ever much
IF a society man. He however lives
or 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 we'll 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-c ght street into Fifth aven-
ne, and the windows of the swell little
'Knickerbocker Club were alive with
weak, looking faces, convulsively hold
ing the single eyeg lass, and gazing
eagerly at the latest imported
clothes. The young man The is about 30)
did not walk easily. He had on 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 abst,rdly
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 pair of trousers they were simply
amazing, SO tight were they cut. 1t
would almost be impossible to sit down
without splitting them across the knee,
as far rs can be judged from appear
ances. They were as tight as eel-skin
all the way down, fitting round the
ankle as snugly as stocksng. This
remarkable expose of mans develop
:, ,l, IL 4, l.
not up to the standard. The trousers
in question were very light green
with clark stripes. Above them was
vest that stretched from the chin to
line Just even with the hip bones, and
was cut straight across. The vest vas
of light material and looked odd, it
was so extremely short. The cut-away
coat was bottle green, and fitted like
Jersey. 1t was indeed trial of the
tailor's art in one sense, but it is far too
tight to g becoming. The sleeves
were nearly as tight as the trousers, and
the coat tails were very long, hanging
rs far down behind as the knee. He
wore collar that Tapped over in front,
and was certainly higher than any
other collar | ever SAW in America. 1t
forced his chin up i'll the air, and caus-
ed the sunlight to scintillate on his SIN
gle glass. Around the neck was a green
scarf, with a hounds head in diamonds
for pin. Above it all was one Of the
huge English Derby hats, with a great
curling brim aud a heavy crown. He
wore yellow gloves, and carried 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 envied himl This is no ideal
sketch, but faithful picture of lead
ing society man in New York, in the
wear of our LORD 1882.