New-York tribune., 1885-01-18
SOCIAL sILHoUETTES.
arrNo TIE IMPRESSIONS OF MR. MARX MAN
HAITIAN.
XXlI.
A TYPICAL NEW-YORK MAN.

II ia uossibie wholly to dsapproVo vi P
vet stoutly to like him. l should say 'ha' S.''
.ntithesis inst described my feelings tows'u '''
Io,n.ton Gillespie. Johnson Gillespie! what an an
's.a..,o,,o,s kind of strut tho name has! how IL
ssoms 70 issue from the lips that pronounce IL as
some bauahty turkey-gobbler might leave .no
anerture of some fence! And how much persoh".,'9
scems to dwell behind it, whether Tor good UT o'n'
Well lin fancy at least, human hgnre o"o"'
behind It, of somewhat medium heighC ana
deal OF e,aboapoint especially In the ree'on
waist. Mr.. Gillespie has round race WIN 4" -
of sangnine glaze either cheek VIM" on
would not be there if his taste LOT co'o ""O'' ~,
stron GER than it is. lie has honest oiue eSo'
have seen a lttle blOodshot on certain ino'h'"s''
and n GOOD, straight manly nose. DuS MS me-
tache IS tho crownng personal glory vi W. ',,.. o
ston Gillespie. 1t is of an almost oru''ah'' 'o"o
tint. anl its hairs are wiry IN tneir co"'
that YOU can clearly distinguish each sePa'a'. .,o
t.; mopstacbe too. of surprising fidelity 10 tue
aoo ,vb;ch IL olorns Nothing seems 10
s;a,ro,, :, mr. discompose it. When wiped oy tno
sukeu kerchief with which its possessor "s"aii'
-vinoo IL either pear-shape! division VIII at once
rss,me ia nlace almost in the elastic ana PRECISE
WOW of an unbent whalebone Mr. Gillespie mas
an extremely small foot of which he is very pi""''
suspect him of good deal o1 loppeis a''''
certain kind, and think it probable tha' HIS oo'l,
fn~ and dapper boots have cost nun soh'" ''s
rano. His hands are chubby like his person. ana
ho yeors several rings. ono cf which is d'amohu'
very conspiepously set and of great Vaiue io' 'u'
Johnston Gillespie il exceedingly rich' ho ai""9
looks somehow whenever meet hih' as !" ''o ~ 90
inst mt on Gnew suit for the frst 'iie' i'o
nrts on n pood many new suits i'll the course OF Il
year have n n,t doubt; but there is difference
betwecn the man aud his clothes which makes you
observe his clothes, very often. before you notice
him in a way that 10 subtety of description c"u'o
odeouatelv explain | am sure that II ne ma" "a
snack ON the tawless brOadcoth which oversPreauS
his spheroidal stomach, one would espy IL WIZ"
instantaneous speed aud as he stands before YOU
clad as smartly as possible, you seer" W So Wv
SCISSORS of some adrOlt tailor pioughihg anu sup
niny its way as the chalkcd outlines ana Nero
glvnbs of the latest fashion have Indicated HIS i'
is always of the gossiest, and he has mnt'pi'c'S
of oyercoats But no matter what no wears IL 10
perpetually the same with him-he looks cn0'"o"c"'
and frsshly-varnished. He wears no'hing grace
fu,lv and always as if he not only thought you
we're watching how IL became MIN ou' as IL III
rather desired that you should 50 watch'
should not think of Mr.. Gillespie as oeins al
American. but rather as being New-iorker'
don,t know whether he ever reflects npon the
onest,on of living in the largest city IN the Uhieu
States. bat it appears singuarly appropriate that
ha sbould live there. For his daily lie ana
dealings he always insists upon the best pI every
thing" / am certain that his baotmaker unuerpo''
ap,nies i'm accommodating those slender leet 10 t''o
sanctioned sheathngs of patent leather or ca1sklh
tt is nv bees that his tailor has borne from nun
yituperatiou and Bullying; for ho can Duly MS
interiors as badly the worst cad VIII sometimes
do though his heart is large AMI his nature irtrih
sicaliy generous. His charities too. are proius :
la.
fault-ostentation.
knew him at Columbia. He was senior wneh
Twas a freshman, and we were both members Oh
The same select and comforting secret society
lie alyyays made lie feel that was two good classes
hollow him. Afterward of course, all this changed.
and we have met on equal terms. And yet II Is
hard TO say that any one ever meets johnston
Gillespie on equal terms 1t Is an absolute TACT
that YOU must permit him to patron'ze you III order
to show Won what an excellent fellow hs can he.
have known men to curl their lips in disdain at him
behind his back but 1 never knew one OF THESE 10
refuse him smile when he shook their hands.
His career is peculiar. Two or three years ai'o.
leaving college he lived fast. drank hard, and
serousy impaired his health. Then. recognizing
the folly of all this. he genuinely reformed, and
snent wear in travelling abroad saw him soon
after his return He invited me to dine at Delnon-
;co,a There was no ono except ourselves. but the
dinner was snmptuous-a sheer waste. III TACT, Oh
vands and wines.
aAmerica's good enough for me-" he declared
during our repast If you leave out the picture
galleries and the churches, don't see that they We
cot ANYTHING better than we've got. All Europe +
k,ndsf big graveyard anyway. They're always
showing Won what somebody's done who's been
dead thousand or two years LOOK pere'
Mark. don't like this Burgundy. do your
<uu.I IL Inhn
and as soft as velvet"
He smiled wisely under his copious yellow nous
tache Not for cent" he said, his year abroad no
mara having taken from him his Ineradicable native
slano than believe twenty such years could nave
dome. .No. INV boy, it's turned" He snapped his
fingers loudly to attract the attention OF waiter.
The waiter not hearing this sound tthongh huni-
her of adjacent diners heard itl. he pounded with
mild violence upon the table, using the handle of
his fork. waiter rushed to hun.
"You amt my waiter"
GNo, monsieur"
GWell, then, get my waiter. want him. Under
standr
AYES, monsieur
When @mu waiter" came the Burgundy was
mathematical. The waiter presumed to defend It's
quality, and was met Win Voiiey vi roa'A A' i'ho
these:
sLook here. don't you talk such rot to mel
know good wine when l drink it-and bad. too
What do you take me for. anyhow When say a
wines turned it's your business to listen. an not
shoot your mouth of. Bring another bottle, and
take this away-quick as you can! III you amt
careful. my fine fellow, I'll complain of you to Mr.
DelmoncO."
The new wine was brought. and the old removed
While this substitution was in process, Gillespie
made several growling comments on the fie, winch
he pronounced overdone. But when the waiter
brought the bill he discovered that the denounced
Burgundy had not been charged upon it. lie
insisted that the bill should be changed. and paid
for the wine which he had recently roviled lie