Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-07
A BRANO-NgW FAD.
why the London swells Are Now Wear
ing Dissimilar Contributions.

A brand-new fad has Just struck our
city amidships. says the Pittsburg Dis
patch. 1t came direct from ''Lunnon. Z"
without stopping of as usual at the
coaling station opposite Jersey City.
A young blood, with board-of-trade
affiliations, has been on a trip to the
'h'old countree." He ranged around
there for about two months, and of
course took in" everything in that
heightened period. About ten DAYS
ago he returned, and with him came
1.-THE very latest"
Mr.. well, say Bullbear-belongs to
well-known young buck club whose
main specialties are nocturnal discus
sions of Jack Potts symptoms and the
impinging of hardwood cues with pol
ished ivory spheres.
The night of his return Mr.. b. made
his appearance ut the club and re-
ceived an ELUSIVE welcome. He was
heartily complimented on rapidly ac-
quired "Hinglish accent" aud cheeky
perfection of his "himported" buds.
In due time he took down his stick"
to play Il game of cushion-carroms,
and as preliminary peeled off his
Bond street cutaway. Very few
"bones" had been scored on the string
before quite crowd flocked around
the table. The center of attraction
was not the game, but something en-
tirely ''outre" in the cuff fastenings of
the tourist. Curiosity and low-toned
comment increased, and finally the
entire membership in the house was on
the spot
Say. Ted" blurted out one of the
explorers familiars, that must have
been an expensive trip. | see you've
had to soak your diamond cuff but
tons
Mr.. b. had thoroughly enjoyed the
rising excitement. With "A nonchal-
antly elegant air he dropped his cue
and turned around to answer his chum.
IL expected some duck would make
a crack of that sort" he commenced,
smiling good-humoredly but contempt-
uously. but then YOU fellaws daun't
know nauthing:: Dye see these cuff
ersp Well that's the VARY lattSt. In
Lunnon heverybody as is hanybody is
h'up to the wrinkle, but of cawrse you
fellaws awe away behind the decade. :"
The excitement ut once rose TO a
feverish point and the proud possessor
of the "cutfers" was literally taken by
the arms by everybody while the arti-
cleS were examined.
They were peculiar and odd, very
odd, in face entirely diSsimilar. On
the right wrist was an immense silver
affair (much larger than a standard
dollar) with raised leaf design of fine
execution. The left wrist cuff was
fastened with plain gold button
about the size and general style of
those usually used for attaching col
lar to the shirt. The contrast between
the two cutters was striking to a
degree.
Mr.. b. was pressed to give the ped
igree of the new departure. and after
keeping the crowd in suspense for
awhile. consented.
"Hof cawrse I'll hopen your heyes.
Yer see while Tommy was in Monte
Carlo e hused to play billiards some
times at the Casino. One hafternoon
e lost one hof S cutters, and when e
took hoff is cutaway the cuff was
hopen. When the game was hover
and e wanted to skip e 'ad to borrow
a cuffer and the h'only one e could get
was a collar button. The look h'of
the two h'odd cutters caught i'm and
is crowd and e kept on wearing 'em.
The thing soon got around. and now
h'everybodv as is h'anybody his wear
ing h'odd cutters, the h'odder the bet
ter. These are beauties. bought
hem ut Emanuels'. hon Bund street,
and they cost like ELL"
This authentic narrative of Tummy
(vulgarly known as Albert Edward,
prince of Wales) also caught the club
crowd, and 'h'odd cutters, the h'odder
the BETTER" are now almost indispen-
sable as badge of membership The
new fad was also voted the correct
thing in other quarters, and has begun
to spread rapidly.
Here is change that occurs only
once in lifetime. All We of aristo-
cratic or hoi-polloi circles who have an
accumulation of 'h'odd cuffers-and
who has notp-now is your opportun-
ity to be right in the swim. The new
departure goes" for both sexes, it be-
ing only Indispensable that the large
cuffer be worn on the right wrist and
the small one on the left.