The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
THE DUDES OF THE TWO METROPOLIS.
Points OF Difference Between the Butter
flies Of Each City-How they Dress
The Culture and Manners
of Each.
IN. Y. Times.1


IN. Y. Times.l
A slight breeze waited into open air the
fragrant smoke from the cigars of two
well-dressed gentlemen who sat near q
window Of Delmonico's late the other at.
ternoon. They were natives Of New York
and Boston, and the characteristics OF
each city was their theme OF conversation.
"Do you mean to tell me-" said the New
Yorker, shat, as an unprejudiced OBJ
server, you do not see more well-dressed
men to the block here than in BostonW
"Exactly," returned the other; "the
style of dress in each place is essentially
different. In Boston the softer tone in
style Is more in accordance with strictly
cultivated taste than tho fla shiness one
sees here. Nobody" he added jokingly,
"but Bostonian can appreciate the diff
ference and will claim the super iority.
The dude in each city is the most pictur'
esque and striking illustration of the diff.
ference in dress, and l think that in regard
to this precious article Boston certainly
has the advantage. In Boston the dude
exists pure and simple; in New York he
is an exaggerated species The Boston
dude is always on the verge Of the ex.
treme; the New York dude constantly
topples over. The one doesn't seek
TO attract attention by his dress. He
is, of course, extremely English, but he
avoids colors, and especially striking COM
binations Of colors. You don't SEQ any
flaming scarfs winding around his lofty
collar or rings encircling his dainty
fingers. 1t is vulgar, he says. Now, to
attract attention is the sole aim of his
New York cousin, who goes on the prin-
ciple that what he wears is going to be
seen, and, if seen, 1t ought to be as attrac.
tive as possible. The Boston dude abhors
striped pantaloons, white hats with black
bands, and colored linen and neckwear,
He doesn't dress for the admiration of his
fellow.creatures and he is probably aware
OF the ridicule to which. the New York
dude subjects himself. Oh, mol The Bos.
ton dude is self-suficient. He satisfies his
own taste and cares nothing for the good
opinion Of the world. He does care for its
ridicule, however, and he avoids it.
"Then, there is too much hustle here,''
continued the Bostonian. People dis
regard the amenities of life-politeness,
forbearance and regard for others. Men
are less apt to give up their seats to ladies
here. pve noticed, in fact, it is seldom
done, and when polite stranger yields To
Il lady the other passengers will look at
him suspiciously and smile-especially II
she is pretty-as much as TO insinuate that
he is trying to get into her good 5races."
"Yes," interrupted the New Yorker. 81
have noticed the sang froid with which the
ladies OF Boston accept seats when ten
dered them, merely noddng their heads in
acknowledgements more from a sense that II
is the proper thing to do than because they
really appreciate the Kindness"
"0nl you see," returned the other, "she
takes such politeness as matter Of course
The ladies here are more appreciative be-
cause they are rarely the recipients o.
such courtesy. But TO continue, people
are so much in hurry here that they hav,
no time to apologize for jostling eact
other or treading on each others toes
The party who does the injury has no time
to beg pardon, the injured party can mol
wait to receive 1t. There is a whirl about
New York into which every body seems tc
fall, and around and around you go, rush
ing, worrying, and fretting, with little
time for pleasure, and still less for quiet
meditation. Now, in Boston we -"
my FRIEND" said the New Yorker
quietly, "did you ever hear Of that young
lady who mistook milestone which had
inscribed on it Il NJ from Boston, for
! tombstone, and read II out as pm from
Boston, and then exclaimed: 'Hov
simple, how expressive, end how
sufficient Well, that seems to mt
to express pretty truthfully the feel
Ing tha5 is always uppermost in the Bos
tonan's mind. And yet Boston imaginei
herself the most liberal in thought anC
feeling Of any city in the Union, when II
reality she is extremely narrow and con
servative, except, perhaps, in her liter
ature. Boston is like her dude-o herself
sufficient. New York will admit any su
periol TO which another seems to have
fair clam. This may be because her owl
superiority is rarely questioned, except by
! Boston, while Boston will admit no superb
oriiy except in matters Of trade, which sh,
affects not to sue for. Look at her con
serva ism in society. In however enviablt
light the proud sentence, 'Pm from Bos
ton,' may place the Bostonians, and how
ever closely it may unite them outside oi
Boston, it counts for nothing within thu
walls the city. man may have dwell
in Boston all his days; he may hav,
wealth, in elligence and refinement, bu
unless one OF his remote ancestors hal
summed himself on the Plymouth Rock h,
eau never hope to be taken to the bosom'
Of the first families. Now, in New York tn,
tendency is TO take person on what he is
aud especially OH"
"What he has" interrupted the other
with laugh.
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