New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN ENGLISTIMAN'S NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS.

rFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF INF TRIBGSRl
LONDON, November 10.
The manners and customs of our very young
men are in aesthetic language, distinctly precious
called on one these youths yesterday mornnG-that
is TO saw at post meridian half past 4,-thinking TO
find him up and dressed ready TO go for an afternoon
urch as II is called, and make call or two found
him ont Of bed true but by ready To out
into the damp fogey streets. He was arraycd in black
velvet dressing suit lined with amber satin aud was trying
TO cat breakfast composed Of hot pickle sandwiches,
and eggs served anchovy toast. His toilet implc-
ments all OF gold laid ont IN his dressing room
He never travels without dressing bag containing sin
lar precious objects well cigar and cigarette cases.
all in what believe Is called eighteen carat gold ON the
table lay several Of studs for my friend had evil
IDENTITY been decide upon the set he should wear
in the evening The great ralNorth Forcandight-
housedlamond stud having gone ont Of fashion he
hestatng between flies made Of sapphircs and diamonds
beetles of cmcrads and diamonds, and spiders with
bodies OF catseyes, diamond legs and ruby heads The
owner these agreeable Jewels looked terribly fagued
lie confessed to being quite out 10y the eAcron OF
trying on clothes which his tailor had just taken away.
The opcraon had been severe and had lasted for
long while Not unnaturay asked what he had ordered
for the winter.
ooh" said he have been very economical this win
ter have only ordered oycrcoat lined with ur six
dozen OF white waistcOats, and four suits Of evening
clothes"
quantity of sack the morning clothes to correspond 10
this inordnate OF festive raiment. The reply
characteristic:
81 have ordered none At ALL It Is simple waste Of
money TO order winter morning clothes whenyOu winter
in London. 1t Is always dark before go ont, and II
time 10 dress for dinner u, once. You wonder at
Inv white waistcoats! ! never one twice. They
are useless after they have been washed. They Ct
after they have I'm the clutches Of the laundress
O'Clock dined together at the Orleans.
where the boy Is excellent and the cookery very good
or Mr. !" Sam Ward would not he there FIRE
0nently Then we went 10 the Gaety Theatre. My
young friend never orders q single stan for any theatre
hut always two in case he should meet friend From
the theatre went after looking in at two clubs 10
theatrical party which lasted til 4, and then to
the Raccarat Club where the banker having for once
a bad time. got cab in 81. Jamoss Il. at O'Clock
and 50 home bed, leaving my young friend and
score more Of the same way Of thinking hard H. They
told me the game rarely breaks up til :. and Sunday
mornings sometimes holds .out till church time which
cxplains the uselcssness OF morning dress
The three Liberal members who have been wounded /
severely while out shooting this likely to get
over their difficulties better than could have been cx-
pectcd Mr.. wMtbrcad. Mr.. Macarthur and Mr.. Pcasc
will all get WELL although both the latter partial
loss of eycsght These accidents and the death poor
Joe Ieeman from cold caught while ont shooting.
would seem 10 show that the Liberals are dead out of
,Icx were 1t for the accident that fine old sports
man, Tory and patron Of the drama the Duke of Beau
Olt.
There ia no doubt that the fall from which the
Duke Is suffering very No
ooner did the news reach London than the sport
NC and dramatic world stirred To its innON
lepths for his Grace is beloved by everybody
There Is something peculiarly English about this thor
ugh grdnd seiger which cndears him 10 all who know
,im He began life, too under the disady Vantage Of
dcent fafh hefo L..
Jake figured while yet only Marquis Worcester In the
rst quadrillc danced at Almacks, and in every
pect the glass OF fashion and the mould OF form He
vas such thorough going dandy and ~ magnificent I'm
lis way Of doing things that after enjoying income OF
lightly thousand sterling for many years he was obliged
olive upon twelve thousand while the estate recovered
tself and debts paid Off great proportion Of
money was spent that famous institution the Badmln
on Hunt but the old Duke eItravagant In every
hing and looked generally on life IN a superb kind OF
Say Ike the last Duke of Buckingham When the latter
coleman came 10 grief and obliged TO sci his house
order he asked TO cut down his staff Of
cryants. He Topped of army OF footIncn grooms,
nd helpers, but his friendly adviser that he re-
aimed on his list besides formidable array Of cooks
go Italian confcctioners and objected these as en-
rely superiiuOus.
"Confound IT," said the Duke, can't q man have
Iscuit with his glass OF sherry I"
This anecdote illustrates exactly what mean by the
iaghnceht way VI ioOhHss"V 'nhss' Every ccohohchi
lot is ready with observations about the necessities OF
fe What are the necessities of life am personally
loderatc man and content with champagne and new
loves once day, but my young friend above cited re-
ures in addition white waistcoat per day, and dukes
eed many things to entertain their friends wtha for
stance for grouse and forest for dccr-stalk
g. good for pheasants and plenty OF shooting
yer farmlands for parridges and hares, some rabbit
looting for odd times yacht, fourth hand with
,ubc team at least horses and carriages nnumerable
II ordinary USE private Hanson cab several shooting
,nes several houses completely montes, villa the
iyicra boz at Melton ditto at Newmarket, ditto
the opera, and string OF race-horses. Are these
,cessares Of life from the cOrnbeef and cabbage point
view Z
,dy Edith Somerset the charming sister OF the present
uke of Beaufort has private kitchen garden OF his