The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-04
A BRAND.NEW FAD,
Why the London Swells Are Now Wear
ing DissimiIar Cuff-Buttons.

A brand-new fad has just struck our
city amidships. says the Pittsburg Dis
patch. 1t came direct from ''Lunnon,"
without stopping off 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 i'm everything in that
heightened period. About ten days
ago he returned. and with him came
''the very latest"
Mr-well, say Bullbear-belongs to
a 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 at the club and re-
ceived an ELUSIVE welcome. He was
heartily complimented on rapidly ac-
quired ''Hinglish accent" and cheeky
perfection of his "himported" duds.
In due time he took down his ''stick"
to play a game of cushion-carroms
and as preliminary peeled off his
Bond street cutaway. Very few
''bones" had been scored on the string
before quite a crowd fiocked 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. I 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
ers? Well that's the vairy lattist. In
Lunnon h'everybody as is h'anybody is
h'up to the wrinkle, but of cawrse you
fellaws awe away behind the decade. "
The excitement at once rose to a
feverish point and the proud possessor
of the "cuffers" was literally taken by
the arms Dy every Douy "Hlle IHe dl1l
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 wa:
fastened with plain gold button
about the size and general style o.
| H., <,01
lar to the shirt. The contrast between
the two s'cuffers'' was striking to {
degree.
Mr. B. was pressed to give the ped
! igree of the new departure, and afte
! keeping the crowd in suspense fol
awhile, consented.
"Hof cawrse I'll hopen your heyes
Yer see, while Tommy was in Mont
l Carlo e hused to play billiards some
: times at the Casino. One hafternool
e lost one hof s cutters, and when ,
L took hoff is cutaway the cuff wa
;. hopen. When the game was hove
I and e wanted to skip e 'ad to borroy
cuffer and the h'only one e could ge
= was a collar button. The look h'o
the two h'odd cutters caught i'm an
is crowd and e kept on wearing 'em
AAe IHluS oOOh SOI eiOunN' ohN ~
h'eyerybodv as is h'anybody his wear
= ing h'odd cutters, the h'odder the BET
ter. These are beauties. bough
4 hem at Emanuels', hon Bund street
and they cost like ell"
7 This authentic narrative of Tumm
q (vulgarly known as Albert Edward
= prince of Wales) also caught the clu
;. crowd, and '.h'odd cutters, the h'odde
q the BETTER" are now almost indispen
4 sable as badge of membership. Th
4 new fad was also voted the corret
4 thing in other quarters, and has begu
!. to spread rapidly.
Here is change that occurs onl
!. once in lifetime. All We of aristC
e cratic or hoi-polloi circles who have a
!. accumulation of ''h'odd cuffers-an
y who has notP-now is your opportur
ity to be right in the swim. The ne
r departure ''goes" for beth sexes, it b'
4 ing only Indispensable that the larg
cuffer be worn on the right wrist an
4 the small one on the left.