Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-05
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
Gu.DUD YOUTH WHO ASPIRE TO
EX-kiNG WALLIS THRONE.


in Taking Exarcise-A Literary Craze
Among the beautiful Benes--A School
where AnglOmsniscs Are Turned Out.
NEW YORK. Oct at is said that
New York has become the most extraYa-
giant city in the world. having got ahead
Of Paris in that respect. However thiS
nav be. and see no reason to doubt us
accuracy, it is certain that some OF our
residents are outdoing the ancient creeks
and Romans in the luXuriousBoss 81 laIl-
ness. They have reached such a point IN
the art OF doing nothing iual Iaey no"
exercise by proxy. The system o. PAys'7
cal treatment known as massage, ana
I,tberto e,uployed in the case OF weak
Iuvolids. Is in fashion for healtny
mon ard women. Ii consists OF the pas
siVo submission Of the muscles 20 manlp-
ulation by strong operator, who Chaps
s nd rubs the flesh, kneads the J0lnts, ana
1eNes and extends the limbs, until every
mart Of the body has been as thoroughly
Tvorked as would be done by
avgo or three hours OF hard
ywork in gymnasium. But all the while
the subject lies languid and inert on
couch, the exeruon being altogether con-
fined to the operator. The physicians
ussd TO advise this treatment 70 their
ueryeless and emaciated patients only.
Now it is complacently recommended,
like trips TO watering places Tor fashion
able WOmen,to persons only lncapacltaIed
by laIiness for seIi-aXerclse. IL Is cur
rent craze by idle sons and daughters OF
wealth. Every Turkish bathing estaD-
lishmeut in the city has its rooms for mas
sage treatment, TO which especially resort
those deTOtees OF dissipation who lack the
desire for manly sports, with which TO
make up for the labor which their clrcum-
stances do not require them TO perform.
The apar .ments are used extensively by
our young swells and considerably by our
bellies. Besides the thorough exercising,
the INDECENT purchaser OF muscular eXer-
tion is rubbed with periumed oils quite in
the stvle Of the Roman times. Some OF the
enioyers OF this luxury do not even 90 10
the baths for IL, but hire experts TO come
TO their homes. SO large has this peculiar
business become that schools for the in
strlction Of men and women have been
opened under the cOuntenance OF reput-
able physicians. A graduate OF one OF
these concerns applied to friend for en-
uloyment. He brought diploma, also
letter from one OF the most socially preten-
tious young fellows in town, setting forth
his ability AS a massageF.
PRIVATE BARTENDERs.
The latest development of monied leis-
are among the fashionable youth of
Gotham is the private bartender. He is
not an importation from England, but is
wholly New York production. tie is In
che exclusive employ of some wealthy
dandy. Tor whom he is expected to mix
drinks with as much skill as can be found
IN any gorgeous glass-slinger behind any
public bar. The idea is said TO
have been originated with AL
fredO Talbarln, rich young Bra
lillian vvhn had EunWn OuIV barah
and primitive Installations of his own ma
tive land before coming to New York 70
Spend last season. Here the varieties
and novelties Of the bar fascinated hum.
In the midst OF present joys be was not
unmindiul of that future ia which his res
idence in BuenOs Ayres must be resumed.
Therefore, he put his valet, a half breed
Brazilian Indian, already clever in toilet
service, under the instruction or one of
This was talked about in the clubs, and
the advantages Of having a bar tender In
ones own service seemed to strike the
cl1appies very iavorably. Already a
dozen Wallets OF distinguished dudes have
become proficient, and their masters
nooms are provided with cabinets from
v hich the newest cocktails, and queerest
mixed drinks, are turned out at their own
ers' pleasure.
A LITERARY CRAZE.
There was never time like the present
IN the publishing business Of this city
when profers of manuscript from women
were so numerous. A publisher will
publish almost anything in which his
profit is assured, but nothing from I'M
tried pens without a guarantee. He can
usually give a definite answer TO an
applicant without first reading the
copy. Many and many novel
gets a perusal, after IL is in
print, by less than i've hundred persons.
Think of that as a reward in glory for
months OF hard composition, coupled with
Abe fact that the publication has cost hun
areds of dollars. The official card from
the Lippincotts, containing denial that
@-the Duchess" has ever been in America,
completes the downfall of a curiOusly au-
daciOus pretensiOn. A New York woman
OF wealth and social standing whispered
il here, there ana everywhere, that she
was the authOress of "the Duchess"
novels. She took the utmost pains 10 sus-
tain the deceit, though the qualification OF
desire to be considered writer was all
that she attempted to get out Of IL. This
had been going on for several years. In
her town house and in her hotel apart
ment, wherever she was, she always
maintained a Uttered desk, profusion OF
manuscript, and the show OF literary work
In temininely fussy way. She would shut
herself up at times, with strict orders that
she must on no account be dIstuI bed. She
talked contidentally with acquaintances
about the works that she claimed, and
gave awaycopies OF them as soon as issued.
One OF her whims WAS to listen interest
eddy tOgirls' accounts of their most trivial
troubles OF the heart, and declare that
they were available as material for the
herones In contemplated books. She fig
uTed IN these ways during the past season
al Long Branch and Saratoga, and was a
lioness among the girls, though no expert
could talk with her without finding out
that she was fraud. The single fact
that, If 'the Duchess" were an American,
she could not copyright her novels in
England. as she does, was sufficient to
prove this claimants falsity, but the girls
have required nothing short Of official ex-
posture, and the blow 70 them is all the
more severe
DUDE CONTEST.
New York IL just now looking about
for dude to take the place Of the bank
rupt Berry Wall. The sum which tho
exclude succeeded in rushing through IL
undoubtedly large, but he is not alto.
Rether peuniless, as mauy people seem
to Imagine. lie Is still possessed OF
an income OF $1,000 or 5000 % year from
property so impreguably guarded by a
will that neither he nor his creditors can
touch the principal. No sooner was he
deposed by bankruptcy from the kingship