Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-04-10
THE ART OF BEING A DUDE.
some Hints as to How One May Attain
tho Ambition Easily.

A dude must be born such. At all
events, observation would seem to point
to that conclusion. To constitute o
dude a number of qualities must COM
bine which are matters of equipment
rather than of acquisition. The true
specimen appears never really to be
initiated successfully even as to the de-
tails of dress, which ought to be easy
enough to copy.
A dude, in the first place, must be a
gentleman, though obviously it does not
follow that gentleman ought neces-
sarily to be dude. The dude can get
along perfectly well without brains;
nor need he be handsome man. He
must possess, however, taste in dress,
combined with a pachydermatous in
difference to being laughed at. The
true specimen accepts as so many COM
pliments the jeers of the gutter-snipes,
smiling inwardly with complacence at
shouts of, as it alive or only stuffed2"
and "Stick a pin in it and see it ex-
plode!" Even secondhand potato
whistling past his head is compliment
airy tribute not calculated in the least
to disturb his equanimity. Imperturb-
able sang froid is to him an indispens-
able characteristic.
In addition TO this he must have q
proper accent in his speech. There is
only one accent for dude, and it is ac-
quired in perfection only by study and
practice. Nobody but dude can ever
possess that accent really and truly; 1t
goes with his clothes, and he would
soon lose 1t if he were compelled to go
about for awhile in shabby attire. The
accent in question is partially mixture
OF the English and the Bostonese, but
with improvements upon both.
There are plenty of young men very
DESTROYS of being dudes who despair of
attaining the ambition. They do not
know how to go about it, and it is for
their benefit that this article is written.
AS has been implied, it is not possible
in the nature of things for every one to
be a dude, but in many cases much
might be accomplished by the following
of certain definite prescriptions.
In the first place, as to the accent.
There is nothing more easy to acquire
in moderate degree, and perfection in
1t is attained by persistence. 1t is very
catching, SO that if you will spend a
few hours in conversation with one or
more dudes you will find yourself i'm
itating it without intention. There
ought to be no difficulty about that
point. Next comes the question of gar
ments, which is all-important. ~
The natural gift of taste ought not to
be absolutely necessary. Let the as
pfrant cultivate habit of observing
attentively what the most successful
dudes of his acquaintance wear and
how it is worn. For example, take the
case of SO small and apparently trifling
thing as the scarf-pin. In reality this
little adornment ought to be study.
What would be your chance of being
considered dude in correct form if you
were seen to have inserted your pin in
the wrong corner of your tie-in the left
hand instead of the right-hand upper
corner, which is the only proper place
for scarf-pin, according to dudesque
convention.
Definite information as to what you
ought to wear, even down to the small
est particulars, you can obtain by the
simple practice of observing the dudes
who are most admirable. You find out
in this way that the most correct kind
of scarf pin is a single pearl as big as
a French pea-real if you can afford it,
otherwise Roman, of the sort that can
be bought for $40. Next, you take no
tice that the necktie itself most APP
proved is white, of silk or satin, and
very wide and full, whether tied in a
sailors knot or puff" You must tie
it yourself, of course. Nothing could
be more horrible than one of those
readv-made scarfs, which are such pal
pable shams,
The rest is easy enough. Any good
tailor will supply you with clothes cor
rectly cut according to the latest fash
ions, and you can select materials like
those worn by the dudes of your &C.
quaintance. If it is cutaway suit that
you are ordering choose the finest black
diagonal for the coat and waistcoat; for
the trousers nothing can be better than
shepherds plaid of a very small check
Your shoes should be Of patent leather
with brown CATERS; likewise your derby
hat should be brown, though you must
always wear silk hat in the afternoon
AS for your collar, it ought to be &
standing one. turned over at the points
and you should select for your patron
age the best laundry you can find, never
permitting polish to be put on you
linen. Have your hair cut very shor
behind, with bang left in front, ant
permit No beard to grow save mus
tache, which should be twisted anC
turned up at the points. Your cuff
must be square-cornered and fastened
with link sleeve buttons. Two over
coats you will need-one fall overcoa
and the other a newmarket cape Goa
for cold days.
The above is pretty comprehensive,
recipe for being dude, though perfec
ton in the art is only to be obtained b,
J long practice, the most difficult thing t,
arrive at being the manner. Mere dres
is simply the outward and visible sigl
} of the inward and spiritual grace
There is only one true type of dude
Find perfect specimen and initial
him persistently until you have mad
yourself into his likeness. Washington
Star.
A Noted Bear Skin.
It Is said that Mr.. Jarvis, Of Kansa
, City, has bear skin, used as rug
! twelve feet long by ten feet wide, nc
= counting the head, tail or legs, all c
which are attached and appear as ma
ural almost as life. The bear blac
grizzly, was killed about two year
, since on Bear Lake in Utah and weighe
, 2,2S0 pounds. 1t is the largest bea