Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-14

tgklas Wtnl er, rhar"o0oI ~ wi rol
cleveruess. rre F,euch lauun NJ the o.
lcmuity aud stupidity .! EnElsnhi"n VI
high sOci4l prctent'ou7, and raw 10 uhd'r.
stand how any Man can suCc-et III -Vclc y
or In ClaD HE whose ,rHlu UuJ 'ct scents 10
b, to render ti.nself ~ dls tgrtctuie o5
possible to the people W''nm he meet.
The popularity ot the Plr~iau YlNier ne
ponds almost entirely uoon his Jo'hy ut
manner AMI htil,iiucy ri talk. H. ln'at-
ably has some pursuit Tie Is capital
sword -mau, ri lt. skllfully, writes or ii -
hl,S in some o. the Hil5-Dut, WldlvFtt GH
does, Is well done.
His life is one thnf would kill an Avg y.
Saxon. H. break 'rts AZ two in the att't-
noon, dimes at eigh5 and APPS AZ Two m
the morning. Tpt one pursuit III lie
which engages all If his energies Is the
chase tor the favor OF the woman WHO
happens to n ave Paris by the ears Tor the
moment, aud he invariably runs several
establishments, devOuuS portion nt ms
time with punctllIlouS p)litencrs 10 BIS
wife and chi!dren. ne pi W. hez que aud
bacgarat with a nerve III it would make u
Mississippi gambler blush, aud lou&s 60
years old before he has passed his 33tl
year.
Swelldom in Eng'a7d is a stupandous
thiDQ. 1t takes the peculiarly he.vy and
stoli order OF intellect winch prevails in
ENGLAND to regard swelldom as the only
pursuit ii. life. the ain III 1t OF heavy and
exhaustive mental analysis winch an
English man devotes every day to the sub
jet of his clothes would render him \
prime munster, at least. II turned toward
| State aft. Nearly everything he does In
| public receives ~ amount OF consider Il
Il IN that is almost inc incelvable to pep
pie who have any other Obj ct in life than
| that of dressing well aud establishing
social fame. rne result OF all this Is that
! Englishmen are by long odds, the most
/ 4. 1, Il
men in the world. They drive and RIDE
better than any men OF any other nation
atty, Particularly since b IF 40 Blu
taught them the American seat In the
matter o. attir-, they are absolute
ly supreme. Where al Americ IN
has 10 suits of clothes, an Englishman
has 30. There are numbers OF men in Lon'
don who never wear pair Of gloves more
than twice, who nave 20 or 40 pair of boot :
made with the most amazing of care, and
who, in every respect, Outshlne the dan
dies OF the tim of George w. as far IA de
vOtlou to an ideal is concerned. Yet they
are thoroughly and perfectly dressed Oh
all occasions, and never over-;ireSsed
1t is generally conceded, | believe, that
they are the worst hammered men in th(
world. They seem utterly devoid of tact
nd their unfrieudliness toward str tngers
seldom stops shot or the absolutely rude
Thousands and thousands OF man il Los.
don spend fortunes of from $3.50 600 to 1900,
600 year without making Il Iippla on tn
surface of the town. But when one Of then
really achieves distinction among his fe.
lows he feels that llte's labor has be- CT
accomplished. A London swell of indis-
putaOle position is a very wonderful anf
marvellous thing indeed.
Meanwhile it seem rather odd to mos
people, faucy, that any man should de
liberately give up his entire life to thu
consideration OF things about which
coed servant can always give him valu
able points.
BLAKRLY HALL