The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-26
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be9eatn brunmafs polish manner was en-
1saus-nce |" nich was lneffable. lie was a
nias.er OF irony which he masked in
sense that he was brilliant but that he
never heslta-ed to use his wit to cus an in
ierlor or 10 abash an equal He could evan
employ 1t In being impudeat to a superior.
ons his success 10 this resoect blinded his
9ndment, and he at last rode his own au-
daclty 10 ruin.
Among the many Anecdotes told of him
TINS IS characteristic: He wished to go one
night from one great house To another and
| a. acquaintance who was going in the sane
direction offered him a seaU in the carriage
Let me see" SAID the Beau, sit wouldn't
look well for YOU to go up behind in your
own carriage. would it, And, again, l
coulo hardly afford to be seen in your COM
pa1y. I'm afraid we can't manage it,"
Brummel, with all his accomplishments.
was a. Ter all only the shell of gentleman.
lie had soul of a vales
once great dinner was prepared for
nim anu ne was permitted to invite all the
guests. In telling afierward of the affair he
described how elaborate everything was;
ana added, referring TO his host: But R
lsd the assurances 10 sit down aud dine with
US: his was the only drawback"
1t was Machiavelli who said that "the
world belongs so cold heartsn Perhaps this
IS why the Britislers have 50 large a share
or 1t. Their systsm of caste is such that
every person wac cringes to some one else
hnds satisfaction in kicking another who is
still lower in the social scale. The delicacv
OF the Latin races makes them hyp0critical:
but the Briton is frank in his brutality. Ia
cold-hearted nation Beau Brummel had
! the coolest heart
lie even had no generous vices Like
urue materlallst he knew the value Of
moderation. Wine might have incarna-
dlned his nose; and as he usei powder in
caring for his complexion he did NOT drink
to excess. Women are an unwelcome dis
traction TO an ecstatic egotist; one must 60
out or oneself 90 dove them even a little:
| anu, OF course, brummel was incapable of
doing that. 10 was his custom to propose to
| every woman to whom he wished TO nav a
| compliment; but he would have beef sur
| prlsed If any one had taken seriously to this
delicate attention.
The crisis of his career was his Quarrel
with his patron, the Prince of Wales.
Stories differ as to how the disagreement
came about; but the pr liability is that Mrs.
tltzherbert, morganatic wife of tire prince
(many authorities deny her this titlel. was
the cause OF the Baau's downfall. He
satlrlzed her, and let his tongue wag freely
about the prince also. That Mrs. Fitzher-
bert took advantage of her position OF in
IA the Beau suddenly found himself in dis
favor.
The story that the estrangement of the
cron1es Was caused by the impertinence of
Brummel in saying to the prince, "Wales,
ring the bell, IS evidently a fabrication
The Beau himself repudiated the anecdote,
and he was not in the habit of disclaiming
his own smart sayings II might have
used such an expression" he said, eff |
were alone with the prince: but knew him
too well TO take such liberty when others
were present"
He evidently thought that his position
was too impregnable to be assailei, even by
the prince. He is credited with the remark
that she had made the prince, and could
unmake him." When the quarrel finally
came, Tom Moore was warranted in put
ting lines like these Ia the mouth of the
prince:
Neither have l resentment. nor Wish there
should come ill
To mortal, except, now 1 think ont Beau
Brummel
Who threatened last ylar, in a supernne paj.
sion.
To cut me and bring the old king into fashion.
The quarrel. however, did not instantly
ruin the Beau. He was still in the dictator
of fashion. the great families did not kno
how to preserve the favor both of the prince
and the Beau, and mig hts were set apart
other. The famous meeting between the
| rival rulers was brought about in this way:
| Brummel, Lord AlVanley, Henry Pierre
pont and Sir Harry Midway got up at
Hanover Square rooms what was called q
handles ball. The prince sought an invita-
ton. The four dandies welcomed him at
| the door. The prince shook hands with
| three of them, Alvanley last and looked at
Brummel without seeing him. As the
prince passed on, Brummel said coolly and
| distinctly: "By the way, Alvenly, who is
your fat friendp'
If there was one thing above another the
prince feared 1t was obesity; and no doubt
he envied the Beau, who, though he was not
| handsome, had an Apollolike figure.
Had Brummel taken the cut l gave him
| good -naturedly would have renewed my
acquaintance with him" said the prince to
one of his followers Reconciliation now.
however, was ous Of the question.
1t has been said that the Beau had no
vices. He had one, however, watch. when
| i5 possesses mans soul, is fierce enough to
consume all the Others. He was an invet-
crate gambler. He had inherited fortune
| OF 920,00 and his pickingi at court had
been rich. Besides, he had Deen lucky at the
| tables. After his quarrel With the prince
| he began losing; and it is an axiom that a
| man will remain longer to lose than he will
| to win. At his last sitting the
beau lost El0,OOO, every penny he had
| at his bankers That night ne ap-
peared in society as usual, made a des-
perate effort to borrow money and failed,
and unable to face his obligations on the
morrow, started for Dover and sailed, ia k
| ing his carriage and horses, for Calais. He
was safe before his creditors could hear of
his flight. 1t is limited that he committed
some dishonorable act before he left, for he
would not have run away from tradespeo-
| pie; but if any charge was ever made it
was never pressed against him.
Having the superstitions OF a gambler,
Brummel attributed his ill-luck at cards to
the loss of a lucGy sixpeace. Good luck
| had come to him when he had picked up
the piece of silver, which had hole in it.
| He gave it in mistake to backman. and
from that moment, he declared, luck had
deserted him.
1t was in the year of 1916 that Brummel
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