Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-15

aud are descending on the OlneI hiVes
Possibly these journeys may carry
some through period filled with dis
appointed ambitions and hopes, but
when they pause under the gas
light and see the old IA
millar faces they will realize
that at lesst nportion of their lives was
spent where happiness shed its sun
beams on their existence, and they Will
Thoughts OF "long, long ago"
The character OF Gen. 5osiah Timber
az presented by John 4. Raymond was
one OF the most amusing things ever
seen in Fort Worth, and the Pelham
Perriwlnkle.of Mr.. H. A. Weaver, in
the same play, was one OF scarcely less
artistic work. BY the way, this
Is a character which presents
in an exaggerated form, an element in
Eastern society which has not yet
made its appearance in the far West,
and II the West is to be consulted 1t
never Will Mr.. Weaver probably gave
us the best representation Of typical
dude ever seen here. They are not so
numerous az people often believe they
are In the East, but there they are
distinct element In the social kingdom,
and while they have not brains enough
to originate customs or styles they are
the first to adopt new ones. 1t is said
the enterprlsing tailors OF Gotham
always aim at the dudes with each
new fashion in their line and the dudes
are glad 70 adopt anything that Is new;
thus they are virtually the leaders in
fashion. The public laughs at them
for awhile and then follows In their
footsteps.
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When Oscar Wilde first visited New
York, a club of these dudes-whom a
great writer has described as being
"moral excrescenses Of life standing
at the crossroads to tell humanity
which way to go''-appeared one
! day on the streets attlred In
thetraditionsl long stockings and knee
| breeches. This was more than long
suffering public could bear, and the
club was rldiculed out of existence.
But have we any dudes in Texas?
and II the Mistletoes were ssbed to
point cut dude could they comply
with the request7 We will not under
take 70 answer these questions, nor
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which dude Ia judged in the Lone Star
state, but we expect that the reader
could find several In the circle Of his
or her acquaintance. An acquaintance
tells "a good story of one whom he met
once in sbusiness capacity. The dude
was found in the luxurious quarters OF
a "club," and after being paid 3 large
sum OF money lover $500 he expressed
great repugn8nce to signing 2 receipt
and said "such work makes me very
tired"
Maj. Joe H. Stewart, who will lee
ture here next Wednesday on 18th,
South, +" in aid Of the home for disabled
Confederate soldiers to be established
at Austin, has the reputation o
being "A very eloquent orator Hi
mission TO the city some which should
touch the sympathies Of every person
in Fort Worth. The victorious UnioI
soldiers are provided with pensions
which are paid with the people,.
money, irrespective OF sectional lines
and those poor old veterans, who's
blood was shed in the "Los
Cause,n appeal with forcihle elo
, quence to all Southern people whos
, sympathles were linked with thei
own in that dreadful four years o
, war; and those who differed will
them cannot fail 10 feel reverence TO
. foemen who proved themselve
I worthy of their steel. THE GAZErT
hopes and believes that Mai 5tewar
, will speak to 3 crowded house whe,
he visits the metropolis Of Mort
=. Texas.