New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11

invited him to dlnncr-at O'Clock. Greatly said
| the Beau 81 cannot feed at such an early hour
George the Fourth (the Prince who had been Regent
| from 1910 became King in 1920 visited Calais IN
| September, 1921, and he his old friend among
the crowd In the street; but there was no meeting
| and there is evidence that any communication
| passed between them The quarrel, whatever caused
! H. was bitter one and the two men
! evidently cherished hard feelings toward each
! other to the last. At Cacn his difficulties
increased upon him fast stroke of paraiy
sis, in 1882 warned him o the approaching end.
Toward the end Of April 1884. lie had another stroke
which came upon him while he sitting at dinner
yet had the presence Of mind to RISE hide his face
with his napkin and retire gracefully from the room
MisfOrtunes never come singly The Consulate at
Caen abolished The Beau was seized Tor deOt
and thrown into prison. where he langushed for nearly
three months. when friend paid his debt and OBJ
tanned his release After that his mind began to fail
| His memory grew confused. He sOloquizedn pup
| lie places. lie became Indifferent to dress and APP
pearance. His fine lasted when every
thing else went to pieces one of his crazed fances was
that certain nights he must entertain visitors ana
on those occasions his attendants would set out the
whist table light the taow candles and presently an
nounce Her Grace. the Duchess OF DevOnshre-at
the sound of which name the demented Beau would
rise from his chair and deliberately greet and welcome
this phantom OF the past Other ghosts came. Inc
| lips Of the old teemed with compliments ana
fine speeches lie thought himself surrounded with
the lords and ladies Of the Court Of the Regent Then
his eyes would fill up with the tears OF dotage.
At O'Clock the imaginary carriages were announced
and tho imaginary guests dismissed. Fortunately
for him. his own dismissal not now long delayed
Penniess helpless, friendless. mbece, the wretched
at last conveyed to n religious hospital inc
Bon Sauvcur and there. March 30 1640 he passed
away. His remains buried in the Protestant
Cemetery Of Caen.
fpriEt IL nf
by Captain Jesse. In reply TO nobleman. who had
accused him Of leading his son into disreputaoe
courses at gaming, he said Really did my best Tor
tho young man. ! once gave him my arm all the
way from Whites to WATERS To lady, at dinner.
who observed that he did not eat vegetables. and
inquired whether he never ate any. he replied: "fes,
madam I once ate a pean on being asked. in an
unreasonable summer whether he had ever seen such
q one he answered: " Yes. last WINTER when some
one inquired how he happened to catch cola MS
reply was Il left carriage yesterday evening"
on my way to town from the Pavilion. and the in
ndeI Of "a landlord put me into a room with damp
Stranger Robinson he said to his valet wish
ng to snub n bore who was botherng him with copiouS
enthusiasm about the English lakes. which OF the
lake, do I admirc9" "windcrmerc. sir" rejoined the
valet. "Ah. yes Brummcll added. "WindermeN
so il is-Windermere.' Come to Brighton ne
cried we'll eat current tart and live in chinz ana
salt water"
When the Prince Regent cut his acquaintance at ball
at the Hanover Square Rooms. he turned to nooeman
standing near and quietly said: Alverney. who's
YOUR fat friend - And this right. because Brum-
nell was one Of the gvcrs Of the ball. and the Prince
had sought an invitation to it, and had acted in an
ill-brcd manner. Brummell always denied. earnestly
and Indignantly. having ever used the words which
were attributed to him another occasion wales
ring the bell This impcrtinent speech has however
been foistcd upon him. with much assduity and II
seems to have taken permanent place in the literature
Of biography He certainly was sometimes nsOlent
In speech but that particular specimen Of nSolence Is
ncttous. Lady Hester StanhOpe. who knew him well
said u Brummeu that he exceedingly clever
man. always ,uitinc his conversation 10 his hearers
and that he almost always paid her the compliment
Il talking I'm a sensible manner. "Civility' he once
remarked. may truly be said TO cost nothing; II it
does not with due return at least leaves you
in the most crcditablc position
The personal appearance Of Bean Brunmell was
impressive and winning. llc moved with ease and
Grace and without haste. His dress exceedingly
elaborate and magnificent, but IL neither ostenta
tiotis nor groesque. lie the personihcation OF
cleanliness lie lived. indeed within the narrow
circle OF convention lie not nan Of strong
feelings OF passions Of impulses. OF fervd ideas and
ambitions. lie must have been both narrow and cold.
But he far removed from being BARRIERS block
or fashion plate His paramount desire to excel
I'm the art OF social intercourse lie wished to wear
perfect clothes, and 10 maintain perfect demcanor-
by which lie understood demeanor Of absolute tran
ou l!ity elegance and grace. lie did not seek dis
tnction in political lic OF in the army, a writer.
HIS world was the social world, and within that realm
no would be supreme.