The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-25
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B.sO.AE;BRl1i's NEW YORK
AFTER.

l don't 'tknow what may come afte
US or what a revolution the mex
twenty years may bring forth, bu
one thing is certain that the las
twenty years have made q greater
change in New York City than The
preceding hundred. 1t is simply
that the city has enlarged, it is 81
completely changed in everything
that Rip Van Wrinkle who went t.
sleep twenty years ago waking ur
to-day would scarcely recognize the
city in which he went to Sleep
There are few places which re.
main unchanged in the lower wards
of the city, but in a few years even
these will be swept away and not
an ancient landmark will be left.
The New Yorker who remembers
the Battery of fifty years ago re,
members it as the great promenade
of the lovers of those days, and
there were lovers then and plenty
Of them-not dudes who walked
along the street sucking the end OF
an attenuated walking stick, buS
manly stalwaCt young fellows WHO
could fight for their girls if occa-
sion required, and who when they
went to work in Sheir stores and
shops were not ashamed to put on
paper cap and ean apron and
sweep off the sidewalk or do any
other necessary duty. Work was
not then considered a disgrace and
boys were brought up to believe
that the gods help those who help
themselves, and that a mans proud
est boast should be that he was
able to earn his own living. 1 re-
gret to say that this noble ambition
to appear independent, is dying out
and the highest aspiration of the
modern New York dude is to have
the world believe that somebody
else is making his living for him,
It seems wonderful that any sane
young man in this somewhat prac
tical age of ours, should aspire to
out Dude all the Dudes of Dude
dom. Yet Oh Broadway any sunny
you caa see Barry Wall.
the acknowledged King Of the
Dudes. Don't figure to yourself a
thin, pale, consumptive individual
that summer zephyr would leave
a hopeless wreck; nothing could !
be further from the truth. Barry |
Wall is like Fred Gebhardt, Mrs. |
Laogtry's particular friend, train
ed athelete who could put on the
gloves with Billy Edwards or
Mitchell, and not get badly knock.
ed out.
The young gentlemen in The
country who start in for Dudes and
think that all that is necessary to
make first class article, is 10 have
4 consumptiye chest and thin pair
IF legs, had better not come to New
York. The New York Dude may
part his hair in the middle and his
PANTS may fit him like an eelskin,
out he can walk lis ten miles be-
ore breakfast, throw himself over
horizontal bar. and box with Sui.
ivan according to the Marquis of
lueensberry rules, but he won't
nllow any useful occupation if he
help it, or if he does he won't
Is can G-s hpGE it. Barry Wall
let anybody soby ar indus
g. has money left him @ early +,
N. trious father, and he started IN *
to enjoy life after his fashion, a
he may be called a success
clothes and notoriety can make
for there is not a young man
On New York more talked about
Id day. He seldom wears the sal
in suit more than two or three hou
rs and some of his changes are ev
be more frequent than that; but
n. matter how ne changes be still O
er Dudes ali the other Dudes of n
er York. The seat Of his pants is ,
I'd approachable, the knot on his nee
". tie immaculate, the curl of his
n superb, the wfdthof the rim astour
We ing. He has an army of hurnt
is followers who look up to him wi
I awe and reverence, feeling the utt
10 hopelessness of ever arriving
le his stunning perfection. For
is years ago one Of our celebrat
b. characters Of New York was Dan,
l., Marks, famous Beau in his dis
7. something more than Beau Hic
oa man and less than Beat Brunm
hE5E f3EnHS AfhSts SSaIsiA hH3E be