The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
IN EVENING ATTIRE.
ARiSTOCRATlC AND RESERVED LOOK"
ING YOUNG CLUB MEMBERS.

An Illustration of the Astounding Airs
Which Somo of tho Younger New
Workers Pat on Whom They Obtain
Any Social Recognition.
A small club, OF which I am a charter
member, grew rapidly under the manage
ment of lot Of popular men, who had been
taken into the organization, and moved into
a new clubhouse with extensive surround
ines The event was celebrated by an en-
tertainment, which began at O'Clock at
night, and which consisted of recitatlons,
music, stories, and speeches The day OF
the great occasion was very warm, the pre-
vious night had been somewhat onstreper-
GUS and difficult to subdue, and l had just
got back from a look at the new athletic
grounds at Staten island, with q gool-na-
tured old rounder, who was one OF the ten
men who had started the club. He has an
interest in q steamship line, is easy going
and pleasant, all authority on CLUB matters,
and has the entree everywhere IN New
York We went to little ale-house IN
Thirty-fourth street. and ate until 8 o'clock,
when we both thought of the club recep-
ton. We drifted up to tho new
house and went in. There were l5o
young men in the place, and all but our
selves were in evening dress. l don't tnlnk
either one of US Looked very distinguished
in tweed suits, but then men don't care
particularly about their attire in club
with which they have been familiar from
its infancy. At all events we pushed our
way into the rooms on the first floor.
4 dozen pale faced, small.featured, and
slim Young men stared at us haughtiy, and
refused to make room We looked about,
and neither of us recognized an acquaint.
ance within )ealiing distance. They were
all feliow-membcrS, but they were all lot
of the most aristocratic and reserved look-
ing Youngsters that | have ever seen, anu
! it was evident that we had not created
good impression. One OF two OF ths oder
club servants saw us and hurried in with
chairs, but they met with stubborn opposl-
tion from the dainty young men who were
seated, US we'll as from those vino stoo In
the way. turned to the young man who
stood next tU me, anu looked at him tlnor-
ously. He wore u white waistcoat with
gold buttons, two cats-eye studs.
black tie, well-tttinS cla"-
hammer, wide satin strips down
| the sides OF his trousers, bows on his
boots, and pearl-colored gloves, with black
stripes half an inch wide along the back OF
| the hand lie was about six teet high, and
presented mean average girth OF about ten
inches. His face was decorated by on eH-
elusive loosing mustache, and his eyes were
partially closed, as though Ee was very
much bored with life. Hs must have been
nearly % years cd. After looking him
over carefully, ventured to ask, in meek
and respectful tonc, ii the president OF the
club had spoken yet the young man
turned very slowly, fixed his glass in his
eye, examined my companion AMI myself
with tue utmost caro-, aud then said: "Aw. "
"How's that!" my friend said, sharply.
"Aw."
We both looked at him inquiringiy, but
he dropped his glass and deliberately turned
away. At this point we were recognized
and rescued by some friends further away,
/ but neither ono OF us forgot the naughty
young man in evening dress
WHEN WE SAW HIN AGAIN.
We were walking up town brisEly, to-
cether, when we saw him again His mus
tache was there, as were his slim neck and
his reserved expression OF the face, but all
the glory OF apparel had departed; his
boots were run over at the side, he wore
shiny ofice-coat, and under both his arms
he carried big rolls OF cloth, which no was
evidently taking from one importing house
| to another We saw him from afar, and
waited. He was smoking cigarette, and
was rushing along at violent rate with his
bales of goods We stopped him and begged
light from his cigarette. He leaned over
hotly, in the most undignified manner, so as
to hold one bale of goods on his knee while
he removed his cigarette with his free hand,
and each Of us consumed as much time as
possible in taking light Then my friend
asked him if be was well, aud he said "Yes,
sir" clearly, respectfully, and with an in
dubitably New York accent We talked
about the weather and the affairs Of tho
club, while he frettcd and fumed at the
waste of time; and then we examined the
cloth, and asked him its price yard After
we had learned it, we went on our way.
relate tho incident as an illustration Of
the astounding airs that some of the younger
New Workers put on when they obtain any
social recognition. The assertion that New
York men are ill-mannered and shoddy IS
true as far as it concerns few thousand
young sprigs, ana who depend very largely
| for social .,cognition upon their clothes,
was ST q week errand boy down town,
lived in a cheap boarding house in Forty
first street, and was supported by small re-
mittances from his father, who keeps a
small supply store in Eackettstown, n. j.
His up town acquaintance only knew him as
q man of great elegance of attire, and he got
into club of some position, Us many other
men have, simply becau Q he was unknown.
| The man who was with Inc on the night OF
the reception is SO we'll known III cluodom
that any man Of acquaintance in New York
must know him at least by sight Yet he
was snubLei and insultad by un errand boy
| in q club which he had hoiped to organize,
! because he were q tweed suit instead OF
conventional evening attire.
There seems to be q wide difference of
opinion about evening dress outside OF New
! York, but there is no question OF the man.
ner in which it is regarded here. A young
/ man who is unknown and who has social as
! pirations would do we'll to wear evening
dress invariably after dinner. Men who do
not have to depend on their Clothes for
social recognition float about in frock coats,
! and. when the warmer months come, In
LIGHT sack suits, to entertainments OF all
sorts. If man accompanies lady or a
party of ladies to the theatre he usually
wears evening dress, but hundreds OF men
of unquestionably high social position go to
the theatre, and even to the opera, when
thay feel inclined that way, in morning
suits-Biakely Hall i'll San Francisco
Argonant
The Swing of FriSco's People.
The whirl AMI swing and rattle and rush
of things here reminds one very much Of
tbe great western opoliS-Chicago
Everything is rush, rush, rush, and nervous