The Red Cloud chief., 1883-06-08

iniidervnsiy sh-u, him For . tons
time he stood ib~rr. While the Sss ~
porter rvmained In The bsckxrsssd ~
gardinx him ~ifh r~servafsai ssc. and
vArcstoS that sk~ aoae 80 ths uoly
thing in all the wosid that hsd nps h-~a
interviewed A if;ie time p.ss-d and
thru /,
Il h-g your pariOn-" said the ~
-iO.y- ..ssi ,ls yousk. slowly
big your p.rdpnL"
oh. said D. Youth - ass~r In
cina casually .; ~ resrG h~ 6pn-
timed plaeidly: Il don't rvm~mb~r la
have met you"
No." said the reporter. ihoughtfnlly.
while the youth gard upon him with
immense cpnfemyt. 'fssf ! wish t ask
ysn n question or two about . matter Il
great Importance.
oh. you don'i saw ksehrr an arr
full idea. I'm sure. wh., did you Wish
% ask about,
'|Th. dude"
The youth started. gianced sharpl, 3,
the reporter tpr an instant. and them rc-
sumed the air IL Indifference As he said.
''Weil?'
There Is q widespread riinor down
town that q cat chased . dude up Fifth
avenue Yesterday at shutdown"
oh. l say" said the youth. with .
tranquil smile. Its quite too lad.
don't chew know. 10 put 10 upon the
er-aw dude. y'know. loike that. The
dudes not hzwf as bad Ne painted.
Chased BY . cat-Haw.'
mo truth in j, nj ALP
.'Whoy. I'd Law \ quid to = bob an,
tonne that it's = pure guy said the
youth. with some animatson; and Ill
tell o what" he continued. ..the--
aw-dude. don't chew know. is wretch
edly misunderstood"
"Whai is n dude?"
"A dude" answered the youth,
slowly, lis n gentleman. A cad can
never be- n dude. He must not h. in
trade. but must have money. dare
say there ar. dudes who have very little
money. but then they have blood.
y'know. But the point Of the thing is
that the dude Is the embodimcnt-er-
Of the-ah-triumph Of the gentleman
over the cad. You tax. what Vas once
known n a swell. or n fop. or n dandy.
and it was absolutely necessary
for him 10 be q gentleman. The pet.
particular god Of swelldom was beau
Brummel, don't chew know. snd vet he
was not a gentleman accord ne To our
English ~accepiation Of the term. Still,
he snubbed the Prince of Wales"
Would he not have been quite as
effective rs n dude?"
by no means" said the youth.
hastily. Don't chew see? He was
gorgeous and over-drcssed. while we
er-that is. the dude-is the acme Of
propricty and good taste. He wore loud
colors. padded shoulders. corsets. wigs,
snuff box, and unlimited jcwelry. while
the dude wears no other than a ring.
and invariably dresses in dark an! Iuic,
colors."
lis there any fun in being a dude?"
ITO the vulgaw n dude is not i'm
pressiye. The gorgeous swell took tho
eye. The women worshipped him for
the richness of his dress and the waitahs
in eating houses were overpowercd;
but the dude is essentially negative.
lie is not a spectacle; he is u quiet. self
contained gentleman. He is refined.
and he is distinguished from comnio
people by his In England
we have u landed aristocracy; in
America the aristocarts are popular
" known as dudes, y'know. A
fellah dressed properly and walking
quietly on the Strand or in Pell Nell is
known simply as an English gentle
men; but when he appears in the same
attire on Fifth av'noo he ut once be-
comes a dude"
May ! ask how long you have been
away from England"
"l-aw-cawn't say the fact is ]
have nevah been in England
.'Ah. good day." accenting the
good"
Good doy," accenting the ''doy."-
". y. SIM.