The daily gazette., 1883-04-17
A TALK WITH A DUDE.
An Interview with a Curious Creature
Some Representatives of when We
Have Here.

Have Here
CNew York sun,
Al high noon q youth emerged from the |
Brunswick and stood for a moment in the |
brillisnt blaze OF the April sun listlessly |
buttoning his gloves. He was languld,
sombre and inert.
Up and down Fifth avenue stages rum
bled and roared aud earrisges whirled.
The doors slammed ineessanuy, brightly
dressed women tripped by, men strode
briskly to and fro, laughing nursemalds led
groups of frolicsome children towards the
park, and even the cabmen whistled and
sang as they went about their work. IL was
a cheerful scene.
The youth did not seem interested in any
thing. Men who passed glanced at him
somewhat contemptuously,o or with palpable
sueers: women looked admiringly.
He was narrow -chested and his legs were
lank and wavering. On his head was bell
crowned English beaver, with mourning
band two inches wide, and around his neck
he wore a collar of prepOsterous height. a
drab covert coat, such as Englishmen wear
when riding to O "meet was buttoned
closely about his far from robust ngure
The garment was 90 short that the ends OF
bis spike-tailed coat fell far below It, pro-
iucing a weird and eerie effect. His trou-
sers were go tight that the uneven contour
of his legs inspired pity, aud his feet were
squeezed into long and narrow shoes. over
his breast dangled a single glass, and he
wore English dogskin gloves, the color OF
ripe brick dust He held a silver-upped
| cane under his arm, and stood with one foot
| tar In advance of the other. His hat was
| tipped back on his head, his hair brushed
| forward at the sides, and he displayed evil
deuces of vapid moustache. But the most
noticeable thing about him was the expires
sion of his face. He meant TO appear
/ naughty. Instead he looked insolent.
He was dude
Presently another youth swung around
the corner. He was the counterpart OF the
first. and their attire was precisely similar
| even to the brick dust gloves. They ap-
preached each other solemDly, and then the
newcomer drawled
"How are you, my brave boy ~
"Ehq Oh cawn't say Ss I'm too brisk,
don't chew know! I'm ireakish to-doy.
.You look bit queer"
"Yaas. I've been in the eating house hert
| irving TO worry down bit of chop witt
some shandygatf. How are youi'
'.Oh, I'm fine, you know. | took tut
this mawning, then fooled me new cart uI
the avenue, and had good appetoit TO
break fast j"
"Rathah decent fun"
'Yaas"
'See you at the club latah.
Tpou which the newcomer, with a fac
expressive of great exhaustion, amble'
away. The first youth still stood in front
the hotel and gazed iudileren ly about him
For a long time he stood there, while IN
Sqr. reporter remained in the background
regarding him with reverential awe, and re
T Hec1ing that the dude was the only thing II
All world that had not been interviewed.
| l;ttIa tiun f,asgpd and then
II beg your pardon" said the reporter.
"'O~l' asked the youth slowly.
: 81 beg your pardon"
"Oh," said the youth, and after glancn
casually at the reporter he continued
: placidly, 81 don't remember to have m
you"
"No," said the reporter, tboughtfully
while the youth gazcd upon him with in
mense contempt, "Dut | wish to ask you
question or two about matter of great in
a portance"
"Oh, you don't say, Rathah an artfl
q idea, Pm suah. What did you wish to as
aboutF
"The dude"
5 The youth started, glanced sharply at Il
u reporter for an instant, and then resume
# the air of indifference as he said, "Well!'
a "There is a widespread rumor down tow
= that a cat chased dude up Fifth avenl
= yesterday at sundown."
n "Oh, say - said the youth, with ira
Il quil smile. "It's quite too bad, don't che
e know, 10 put it upon the-er-aw-dud
!. y'know, loike that. The dudes not ha'
:, as bad rs painted Chased by a cat
Haw -
: "No truth In it at allF
y "Whoy I'd lay qud to a bob any toin
: that it's pure guy, said the youth, wi
some animation; "and III tell you what
: he continued, "the-aw-dude, don't che
u know, Is wretchedy misunderstood.
b "What is dudrf9
e. "a dude" answered the youth, slow
4 'is gentleman. A cad can never be
dude. lie must not be in trade, but mi
have money. | dare say there are du,
40 who have very little money, but then II
he have blood, y'kuow. But the point OF
hit thing Is that the dude is the embodiment
he of-the-ah-triumph of the gentleman over
IA, cad You take what was once known a.
=. swell, or u fOp, or dandy, and it was ne
VI absolutely necessary for him to be gen
on- man. The pet, particular god Of swelld
by was Beau Brummel, dom chew know,
10 yet he was not a gentleman according to
h. English acceptatiou of the term. Still,
snubbed the Prince Of Wales"
re- "Would he not have been quite as eff
ing I've as dudeP
AT By no means" said the youth hast
ota Don't chew see He was a gorgeous
- over-dressed while we-er-that is,
vas dude-is the acme of prOpriety and e
six taste He wore loud colors, pad
ion shoulders, corsets wigs, snuff box, and
OF limited jewelry, while the dude wears
n jewely other than ring, and iuyari,
dresses in dark and quiet culUrs,"
lal- g Is there any iun in being dude 2"
no " To The vulgaw a dude is not impress
un- The gorgeous swell took the eye.
,le. women wor-hpped him for lhe rchne
Lii his dress and the waitahs in eating no
w." were overpowered; but the dude is
lihg sentially negative, He is not specta
zen he is a quiet, sef-containrd gentleman
lext is refined, and he is distinguished
common people by his manners. In
land we have a landed aristocracy
Port America the aristocrats are popularity kn
as dudes, know. A fellah dressed 7
Fer' erly and walking quietly on the Stran
side In Pell Nell is known simply as an En-,
sla. gentleman but when he appears II
,on same attire on Fifth ay'noo he at once
viii comes a dude"
~, "May l ask how long you have
ana away from Euglandf"
no "I-aw-cawn't say the fact is,
,fere neYah been in England" ;"
.ems "Ah good day 2" accenting the =" 20
80, " Good doy," aecenting the doy."
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