Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-23
MANHATTAN.
Entertaining Gossip from the Great
Metropolis.
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DUDE
Fred. Gebhsrdt and His Brother mi aw
The Amateur theatrical Crazs
Professional Drinkers.
Ne,r liOk Letter.

dued their sci sitiveness sufficiently 10
pose on puUlic stage, not because they
with to be admired oh, no!-but in Or
der that the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund
might profit through the payment OF
So by each spectator. On three after
Moons they put themselves on exhibit
ton In tableaux and thus brought In
more than $1,000. 1t was the niece Of
the Protestant Episcopal Bishop Of this
diocese, the Rev. DR.. Potter, who won
the first PIE. This very victorious
r,""'v vs. -, Cary, nee
.... ,.,FC delicate, ethereal
type. She, Fssused to illustrate, In four
tableauX, Keats Eve OF 1T. Agnes" l
csn't suppose that she was at all sur
prised by the rapiIuous applause which
followed, at each TALL Ut the curtain be-
tween views, the breathleSs and silent
admrston with which she had been re-
gnded. " hen woman permits her
self to be- announced on the programme
as realization OF that Madeline who,
according 10 Keats fancy, Seemed
splendid angel newly dreat, save wings
fOrheaven," she must be tOlerably CON
fideut of the potency Of uer beauty. Her
poses were carefully calculated 10 put
her into the best aspects, here white
satin gown and yellow hair wece slight
IN apparitlOn like when the "Wntry
moon threw by means OF u cAlciuml
warm gules on her fair breast;' and
even the doubtless Jealous Mrs. !.iugtry,
who saw this show, PRONOUNCED her al
together lovely.
Freddy Gebhard
is 10 longer the companion of Mrs.
l.gngtry. lie is now gulLg about town
with his brother. in-law, Freddy Neil
son. They are seen ut the theatres to-
gether, aud on the avenue arm .in-arn.
They lounge at the same club, aud not
infreQuently Gebhard goes with Nall
son down town to his office To keep the
broker company while he INDUCES in
what he calls work. They are rather a
handsome pair OF men. Nelson has
the felicity of being told that he resem-
bleS the Prince vi Wales, though, III
fact, he is much better looking than the
tai, we'll made aud agreeable. he Is
member of the Coaching Club, keeps
" Give hOrs, in his stable, employs ten
servants, aud lives like lord. | tell
you his, not because the man IS III.
physically interesting, but in order %
add to the fact that he got into state
# plfluence by good luck. Here wa, a
ease in which, rarely enough, society
beauty did not gain but gave wealth by
matrimOny. A few years ago Nelson
was to fortune and to fame unknown.
Then he fell in with Freddy Gebhard's
sister. He married her within few
months. The next helpful thug that
happened to- him was the death Of the
senior Gebhard, who left his two chill
dren a million dollars each. Mrs. Nell
son Is one of the celebrated young
married women beauties Of New York
city.
The Dude.
Speaking generally, the dude is gone.
His days are over forever, aud he Is q
ghost Of the SHY past. The DUDE IS
seldom seen abroad nowadays. When
lie appesrS men LOOK at him aud won
Ger why such q thi1c could have been
fashionable even for i frlef period. The
downfall OF the dude is the result OF a
vast uprising on the part of the people.
He became metropolitan nuisance,
and was suppressed. Tie was singular
sort of fungus At be>t. Tie grew up and
flourished in day ami was stamped
out of eXistvuce al tia" end Of tue SRA.
son. There was nothing about the du lie
that apreal"G To ones admiration. He
was not pleasant 10 look at; he was al
ways buny, and thin, aud sallow; and
there was about him aroma OF cheap
paper cigarettes. y certain morbid
curiosity was sometimes engendered by
the spectacle of dudes legs, but when
one had looked them over they were
not found to vary. The legs Of one dude
were like those Of any other dude.
How limbs so utterly thin, ilimsy and
unstable ss tie legs OF the average dude
were ever allowed to walk abroad in
the world is still mystery. 1t was
singular the pains the dude went to in
exposing the very ridiculous dimen-
siOns of his legs. One would think he
would have tried to conceal them. The
short drab oveTcoats, which We're once
the dudes glory and pride, have been
dyed or made into Office jackets. Tie
de collars are turned into cuff, vol
Eminuus trousers have succeeded the
Eii e-ttm brand, and the tonthpick
Shoes have gradually grown until taey
pli sent a comfortable exterior. Cigar
etras ale re!egated to office boys, and
tie dude himself has once more be-
come human being. Que can under
staLd Why swell or g dandy can eX.
list. They are creatures of gorgeous
plumage and more or less agreeable to
look upon from pictorial standpoint.
But what on earth was ever the reason
for the existence of that hybrid, inert,
languid, blank, stupid and gawkish
creature known as the dude?
Professional Drinker.
came across a professional drinker
TIE other night. You never heard of
such thing? Nor did |, until had it
pointed oct to meaud explained. 1t WAS
at the LiederkTanz masquerade. The
great bar room Of the Academy Of
Music was crowded, as it always is
when the auditorium is in Use for nOta.
bic dancing. \ mau took seat at one
of the numbered tables and ordered
whisky. The walter started away to
fetch the drink.
"Say, hear" the man called, in a
loud but not boisterous voice, "let it be
Torrido whisky, and none other"
Torrido was not the name, but that
suggestion of fiery liquid was better
than the one he was advertising. Yes;
this was a professional drinker, in the
employ Of leading whisky manurac-
turer. 1t WAS his business to order this
particular brand of whisky in public
places. lie was well dressed, middle
aged man, who looked like a competent
! Judge of beverages, and quite able to
hold q considerable quantity without
i losing his gentlemsnly bearing. When
the li1uor was brought, he talked to the
waiter again as to his strong preference
of Torrido, which he declared to be the
only whisky worth drinking. An hour
later he was emphaticaily demanding
Torrido st the bar; and again he held
an argument on the subject with q
chance acquaintance in the midst OF an
overheariag hundred. There is
nothing that folks are more exactinS
about in their ignorance" said the
| friend WIN eXDlaIned the professional