Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-15
NEW YORK NoTEs.
Business Men Complain Of Z Bad
!. -; II SprsS Trade. -
TIE CHICAGO BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
The Dude IN His element-Hh Dress and
Habits-Ihe Female 0sts-A
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Mees.r CsAresponde.r Of ts 6snddy Regissr.
New YoRK, April iS-ComplainS
OF bnness men are san load and bitter
over the f,sserably bad Spring trade.
Here we are three weeks from the 0Est
of May and winter wraps are just -
comfortable - they were In January.
No wonder the ladies do net make pur-
chases. Now md then one may see
spring bonnet furtiveIy peering out
above 3 mass Of furs and nlr-lined
cloaks, but it looks like the violets the
boys are selling on street coTners-veey
cold. And yet q number Of large dry
and fancy goods houses Are constantly
making additions to their establish
ments. The Ridley's, who already own
nearlya block OF houses In Grand street,
have just added two more houses to
their pile. "How can they do 1t and
why do they do IL" I asked Of dry
goods man in the wholesale trade the
other day. "Simply because the larger
an establishment, the more 1t can carry,
and the smaller profit n can take. II
Is the mass Of things which are sold In
all departments In the aggregate that
make such places pay. II Is very plain.
You sell hundred pieces Of dress goods
at q profit OF five dollars and the thing
will not pay you, but when you add to
this q thousand and one other things
on some OF which the profit may be
only an eighth Of cent and your place
will pay"
The Cause Of billiards
has received an immense impetus by
the Chicago tournament. The effect on
the popular mind has surpassed even
the most sanguine anticipations Of the
projectors, and proprietors OF billiard
saloons are happy. So far n the winner
is concerned, few people except the dc.
voted adherents Of Schaefer and such
as watched his practice play bad any
idea that he could possibly pull through
and defeat the great French champion
Vignaux. Schafer in public has been
under a cloud ever since Sexton defeat
ed him less than two years ago. His
continued i'll success made him moody
and moroee. His losses in his matches
hurt him badly. Business troubles We're
added OH 10 this, and then he sought
consolation In the cup which Is sup
posed to cheer. This led to further COM
plications and qusrrels with bis part.
ner, Mr.. Ubert, who together with
Schaef,r conducted the Brunswick Bill
lard Parlors. Matters finally got to
such pass that Schaefer was obliged to
quit, Ubert being averse to maintain.
ing the partnership any longer under
existing circumstances. Schaefer was
believed to be "all broke up" The
bookmakers thought 10 little Of his
chances that they laid seven to one
against his winning. A great many OF
them now regret that they did SO. One
bookmaker, Lowell shrewd old fox
too, lost, so 1t is said, In the vicinity OF
$4,000. There was clamor about his
place on the night Of the conclusion OF
the tournament, when the winners
came around to get their money. Low
ell, who believed that 1t was impossl-
BILE to defeat Vignaux, had neglected
to draw money out Of the bank and
thus was unable to satisfy his creditors
then and there. For moment 1t was
believed that he would default, but the
next day he satisfied all claims.
The Dude.
One Of the curiosities developed by |
fashion can be seen by the dozen on |
the promenades any pleasant afternoon.
say afternoon for tho simple reason |
that it requires all the morning 10
manufacture the dude. While this |
caricature OF humanity Is with Difficult |
ty Introduced to an ordinary individual
contrived TO become the confldant OF |
one. found him slightly under the |
influence Of wine, and to protect him
from the insults ola crowd Of boys, i
called cab and drove him to his rest |
dence. He was the offspring Of wealthy
people who had risen To their position
from the lower orders Of society. The |
parents Of the gddy youth were out OF
town, and he begged so piteously for
my company that after his valet had
placed him in bed, concluded 10 be- |
come bis guest for the night. lie
awOke in the morning with bad head. |
Fruit and coffee were served 70 him,
before he could rise. Then followed .
bath in Florida water. At its conclusion
the barber was waiting for him, his face |
went through the s;rnping ceremony,
though no hair WAS visible the Incl
picDt down on the upper lip received
careful attention, the hair upon the de.
veloped Uranium was carefully parted
in the center and plastered with pc.
matum until IL shone like stove polish.
Then twenty minutes were expened I'm
putting on the shirt. As to the shirt II
vas the pattern, opening In front with
low cut neck band closed by a gold
button.
A solitaire Stud
held the bosom, the waist was cut cor
set shape and the pleats contained plia.
BILE whalebone. Just below the open.
ing of the vest II laced In front, thus
giving shape to the form. A monogram
worked in bright colored silk decorated
the lower front portion OF the shirt.
The collar and the necktie, OF the same
color AZ the gloves, caused no end OF
trouble In adjusting. The stockings
were Of silk the same color ~
the neck wear, and reaching above
the knee where ieweled gar
ter held them in place. The Shoes
were of patent leather cut low enough
to show the lilies worked upon the
stockings. Drawers were not q part Of
the wardrobe, but saw that the pants
were lined with silk. This was In or
der that the spindle shanks Of the
wearer could slip easily into them. The
silk was slso useful I'm holding In
place the pads which gave con.
tour TO the limbs and thighs.
The vest was OF the same material -
the pants, but . silken vine Of green
formed the button holes from which
buttons representing pansies peeped
forth. The coat was q miracle OF the
tailor's art, and rounded out the def
cient form Of the dude. 1t was fastened
at the waist by an enormous bunch Of
vioIets. The cane was mounted by .
silver horn shaped handle, and golden
flies and turtles stood out In bold relief
upon IT. A broad-b9immed silk hat
completed
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