St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-06
A Couutrv Girl i'm New York.

New York, Dec. 1, 1ss5.-Dear Belle:
Pm in an awful hurry to-day and
can't write much, but I know you'll
go into decline if you don't hear
from me, so-here goes. No. my dear, I
was not joking when told you that the
dude would be useful in the cornfeld for
keeping the birds away. Tell your father
1 don't know about my being able to get a
dozen shipped to him, though. They might
be too expensive to keep, for they are alive
and not dummies as you suppOsed-that is,
| don't think they are. l never talked with
but one, and he knew how to say, We'll,
WEAKLY now, you know" but he had to
spend most of his time trying to twist his
face up so that he could keep his eyeglass
in his eye. When he had it fixed to his sat
isfaction he looked like the picture of the
cyclops in our old school history. You
want to know how he dresses, don't
you? He watches the fashion plates
closer than the ''dudeen." Just now
he wears checkered suit, with a light
overcoat which seems to be trying to creep
up over his head and get away, for it is
generally shorter than his other coat. His
collar stands up for its rights and tries to
get away from the overcoat, but 1t never
necktie, too. and his hat is tall and shiny.
His walk is peculiar. 1t is swing from
right to lett. and then his cane swings be-
fore and behind him, so he mows quite a
space about as he walks The size of the
cane carried varies with the size of the
dude. If he is small the cane is large
enough to make it up. He is sometimes
seen, when thinking, biting the handle, but
that is not often. His cigar is not as large
as his cane, but is growing to it. He spends
a great deal of his time walking up and
down Fifth avenue or Broadway and star
ing at people. So your father can tell now
whether he wants them sent or not.
What kind of buttons shall you get for
your jacket? Get them of metal, about as
large as barrel head. They will cover
you up and make you look like an old Ro
man protected by his shield. 1t must be
buttoned from the left ear to right shoulder
and from there down to the left hip. The
stuff for the jacket must be of rough goods,
the rougher the better. Don't make it long.
1t isn't made for comfort, but just to show
the buttons. OF course it can't be so very
small or there wouldn't be room for them;
but put them close together and then fasten
at the top with clasp. 1t gives it a de-
lightfully antique look. If this fastening
is dull and grimy-looking you must wear a
little veil, too. which must just cover the
tip of your little pug nose. tried to think
of that French word in describing the heav-
onward tendency of your dear little nose,
but 1 racked my brains in vain. By the
way. I took lesson in French the other
day and am having dress made at an
English dressmaker's who is appointed by
her majesty the queen" You are nothing
here if not English, you know" Then
the English have such lovely compilations,
and nice horses. and talk in such delight
full manner, and-and-well, like them.
II spent Thanksgiving in the country. I
went out to feed the chickens and old
Brindle objected and shook her horns at
me. took the fence and started on the
''homestretch' with flying colors. Mamie,
in New York World.