The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-05
NEW YORK CRAYON SKETCHES.
TmpeCuniOus LOrds-Miss AstOrs Coming Wed
diug-The After the-Theater Supper.

blemen in New York just now. Some are gen
uine and others bogus. Some are decent and
others not Some have titles which have come
down 20 them through long and honored lines
of ancestry others hold receipted bills for the
coronets which are honestly theirs-bought and
paid for in small European monarchics. There
arc not O few whose rank dates from the day of
their landing at Castle Garden. 1t must not be
supposed that the wearers of purchased or
dubious titles are impostors. By no means. 1
know of several men whose nobility is to speak
mildly, of very recent origin, who are reputable
and prosperous men of business and have handles
to their names simply as a harmless qualification
Of their vanity.
OFF-CoLoR NOBILITY.
On the other hand 1 could mention certain
men who bear honored names, and who are de-
cidedly of. There is Lord Vaudeville, for ex-
ample, who will probably be the Duke Of Man
chester one of these days, and who married
very charming New York girl few years ago.
He came to financial grief on the turf not long
ago, and for reasons which seemed ridiculously
small for the heir to dukedom. Both Lord
and Lady Vaudeville have been prominent in
the social world as members of what is known
as the Vanderbilt set for some time past and
have done their best to keep pace with their
wealthy American friends. The Viscount him
self has divided his time among the members of
the Murray Hill aristocracy and the rather shady
hangers-on of the turf and stage. A pleasing
"Reminiscences of his lordship still fingers about
Charley Collinss Criterion, a saloon on Union
square much affected by actors. Lord Mande-
vile was introduced to Charley, as he is
familiarly called, by Pony Moore, a London
negro minstrel Mr. Collins acknowledged the
honor in the usual way and drank the health of
his new acquaintance in bumpers of his best
wine. The scion of nobility entertained the
company present with a food Of agreeable rem,
Iniscence, and departed, after having promised
to call again. He kept his word. The door of
the Criterion opened one afternoon, and the
wind blew Lord Vaudeville across the floor and
up to the bar, behind which Charley Collins was
standing. His lordship bent over and whispered
something in the ear of the dispenser of drinks.
Certainly" said the latter, rubbing his eyes to
sos if he had been dreaming. Then he dove
into the depths of his cash drawer, produced
therefrom five crisp new fvedollar bills, and
handed them to his friend Again the door
opened but the wind had changed nowhere
are Englishmen who can change well as raise
ft-and the future Duke of Manchester foated
out to the square, and the Criterion knew him
no more Charley Collins has tender heart,
and whenever he tells the story he knocks a
small sum off the amount loaned He has got it
down to $40, and very soon it will be wiped off
entirely. That's the only way it will ever be
wiped off.
There was an Englishman who burst upon
my vision not long ago and supported himself
for some time by glaring through single glass,
and talking about his brother, Sir Henry Cole.
He is gone now but several saloon-keepers re-
member him well. Lord Abercrombie who was
sued by his valet few days ago, another
man Of similar traits of character. Besides
these we have the Marquis de Mores, a success
fui and tip Of hnci ubo bac
rancho in the far West and frequently visits New
York; the Marquis de Leuville, who is said to
wear corsets, writes poetry, and is to marry
DTrs, Frank Leslie; Count Kesser, wealthy
importer, and no end of German barons, French
viscomptes and italian dukes, A gentleman
worthy of special mention is Baron de Grimm,
the well-kuown French carieaturist, who was
brought to this country by Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett to do the pictures in the Evening Tele-
gram. The baron is young man, very rapid
worker, and an excellent writer as we'll as
skillful artist He has enormous acquaintance
In European capitals, and is be-
ginning to be well known here. | know a
Jolly irish baronet, and genuine one, too,
whom I can't help liking. He has been an actor,
painter musician, a writer, a man of
business, and Is now, l think, the business
manager of the Wyndham company. He tells
capital story and is hospitable whenever he is in
funds
MEMS COSTUMES
It always strikes as being rather amusing to
observe the articles which appear every fall in
the New York papers concerning what men are
to wear during the following winter. 1 don't
see that it is matter of much Importance one
way or the other, except to society men, but
even if it were, what is there to chroniclel This
year as on every other year men will continue
TO wear sack coats to business. They will wear
cutaway and frock coats in the afternoon, and at
night, if they are going to any sort of an enter
tainment of Importance they will wear evening
dress. Business suits are cut as usual, after the
English model, fitting close to the form 2fri
buttoning up high in the neck. The drrss suits
will be the as last yer, except if
possible, little more ~ the shirt front
viii be shown, and there will be a single gold
stud, about Is big as penny, in front of the
shirt. II you can afford to have diamond set
10 the middle of the gold stud, do so by all
means 1t is not necessary to wear a full dress
suit when making an evening call on "a lady in
New York. although it is the custom that is
often followed. In fact, very many men put on
an evening dress before they dine every night,
and wear it the rest of the evening. But as have
said, these elaborate dressers are usually wrapped
up in society. 1t is one of the features of New
York life that man is allowed great latitude in
the natter of attire l have seen many mill
ionaire and prominent citizen dining at his club
at the theater stroling about the streets after
nightfall, in his conventional business suit.
WEDDINGS, CERTAIN AND UNCERTAIN
1t is said, by men who study New York soc-
ETY., its whims and fobes, that the coming sea
son will be extremely dull. 1t is perfectly
well known now that the Newport season, which
has just closed, was the dreariest and least
eventful one in the history of that famous
watering place, and the lethargy which seemed
to have society by the throat there shows every
indication of reassuming its sway in New York.
Nothing is on the cards of Importance, except
Miss Astor's wedding, and it will probably be the
LIST of December before the people are walked
up and set going. So many prominent society
leaders now spend the greater part of the year
in London that large and influential element
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