Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
THE NEW YOeK DUDE.
Really Not So Mach GO blame for HE
Unpaid Bills.

Unpaid Bi'is.
An elderly man was lifting up his 7oics
AGAINST the ertravas ance OF the younger
generation in dress. Tnis was tbs leas;
wortay o. ell WAYS Of spending money nc
cording TO his ideas. Food and drink, now
a man can understand that But a dude
would go .lungry and in debt 70 make him.
seif pretty" he .sneIuj>d with scorn
Il youuser ran. but one who had passed
beyond the limit Of this particular folly.
gave this touching defense OF the dude and
his unpaid bills
He isn't really SO much TO blame. Hs
loves pretty things according TO the male
idea of pretty things The high priced tailor
and swell haberdssber know his weakness
ard welcome him 70 their ledgers. The
finest Of the new ;mportations, the last thing
IN necktics, canes, what not are sent unso-
licited to his rooms When he comes home
all sorts Of male decorative wear are strewn
about over tables aEd chairs Naturally hs
Is hattered by this appeal 70 his taste this
inference OK bis wealth. These mea
never want 70 DO paid You can't
Dragon them into sending In
bill. Occasionally tie youth goes in and
insists on at least paying something on &c
count. One, two years 60 by without set
Element heanwbsls tho account grows
The boy never stops in without being be-
guiled into ner pattern of trousers, n TO
bogsan coat. a tennis cost. hunting coat, or
whatever sort Of coat Is In season But wall
until evil days come Let the rurnor get
abroad Of tumble in stocks, Of fxfIure in
trust funds, IA breaeD bank. Of a horse gone
lame, or come vicssstsude lizsfy TO affect the
dude then thr-e long deiayed bills come
tuInbllzg in When expressed desire for
se.tLement becomes an iInpossfbillty he IL
beses by dnns III favored men with papers
In their handz beset bis pafh AID 10 IN wait
or lac stairs thai approach his rooms Thsse
collars and necszttcs ard SIX wear aad bath
robes and toS}cs cases and canes tha, found
their -ay 10 his room urSsksi are ROW given
TO an uHfeehng world In an its.r.zed &C
count
Some Of thee youths. also, would onfv
too willingly have paid ttssr inasbsesnea
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men, bvt because they are TOO wr-tcbsd and
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locked in their rooms AL day and then 20 out
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