St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-27

The "dude," you must be aware, is
creature of modern New York. You'll
see him in Chicago by-and-by. He
dresses in tight pants, very tight cut
away coat, high collar with delicate
silk scarf, far away down the throat.
but the collar so high that the fellow
himself has the appearance of jackass
looking over a white wall. The "du-
de's" hat is in the shape of bell, and
the cane he carries is very delicate with
an exquisite knob. Aside of this the
dude assumes the cOckney manner of
speaking, "and you know" and is an
insinuatiOn which you must see to be
able to admire. His numbers are rap
idly increasing in New York, and any
one entering cafe or a theatre finds
himself surrounded by dudes.
There must be great deal of domes-
tic infelicity in theatrical circles, iudg-
ing by the number of divorce cases that
affect members of that profession.
Hardly has a new star made his bow to
an admiring crowd of amusement seek
ers when the next morning papers re-
cord some trouble between himself and
wife. The latest is the arrival of Mrs.
Searle from England, who is after her
husband with big stick and demand
for separation. He has just made his
debut at Wallack'S theatre, and in the
meantime the court has ordered him to
pay Mrs. Searle alimOny to the extent
of $40 per week. Pretty good begin
ming for woman just arrived in this
country.
Some jealous newspaper man has
started thn story fhot Rarnrp, hood
the reporters when the announcement
was made OF the killing of the big ele-
plant Pilot and that the brute died
natural death. "RadiX" can contradict
this authoritatively, for he was present
when they fired repeated shots u She
heart, skin and flesh Furthermore he
was on the jury when the post norton
was made and the brain taken out for
further examination. 1t should be
known that insanity is very common
disease among elephants, and that
really was the cause of Pilots ferOciOus
pranks. The veterinary surgeon, to
whom the brain was handed over for
analysis, has just reported that mOrtifi-
cation had set in too quickly for him to
be able to determine whether Pilot was
really during the latter part of his life
non cOmpOS mentiS.
News reached here two days ago from
the far west that there is great scare
lty of women in certain sections. and a
telegram to that effect was also receiv-
ed by the superintendent of the labor
bureau in Castle Garden. Hardly had
the news been communicated among
the female emigrantS who Just now ar
rive here i'll large numbers, than there
was a contest between the SWedeS and
Irish as to who should be shipped first
The latter were ready to 90 to work,
the former We're ready to get married
In order to provide for both contingent
cies, the supply of labor and love, the
erudite Mr.. jackson, the superinten-
dent alluded to, made up party half
of Swedes and half of Irish, and the
same evening the Cosmopolitan crowd
were huddled together on western
bound train, the .iolliest party that ever
left New York.
The greatest luxury the metropolis
has enjoyed the past two weeks, even
while the chilly winds were still blow
ing around the corners of our streets,
are the large supplies of southern veg
etables and fruits that are now being
imported from Savannah and Charles
ton in immense quantities. Hardly ii
day passes but the wharves where the
southern steamers arrive are filled with
loads of fine cabbages, cucumbers,
beans, peas, Strawberries, which are
eagerly carted off to the grocers and
commission merchants. Never before
has this trade been so developed us this
year, and the prices for these whole
some articles are exceedingly reasona-
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