New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
A DANDY.
SOME ACCOUNT OF BEAU BRUMMELLs
BY WILLIAM WINTER.

handsome that IL especially attracted his attehuon'
Being at the moment in need Of a lodging he entered
the house and engaged the The name of TINS
politician Charles Jenknson, and he afterward be
came the first Earl OF Liverpool The writer OF the
placard which had allured his notice lad named
william Brumme son Of the lodging house keeper,
and the bright mind and asslduous Of this boy soon
commended him 10 the favor Of his fathers lodger
At first William Brummell employed by Mr.
Jenkinson a. an amanucnss, and later lin 1863 was
appointed by him to cleFkship in the Treasury Depart
There he dilsent aud was found useful ana
in 1867, upon the recommendation of his steadiast
patron, Lord North employed him private secretary
That post he continued 10 hold during the time while
Lord North was at the head of affairs in Engand-from
1870 to 1752-and subsequently he was appointed 10
other Offices some OF which he held to his DEATH ~"
oicch all his days and prudent man OF business
william Brummc became wealthy. lie married WE'LL
likcwisehis wife being the handsome Miss Richardson
daughter OF a gentleman who claimed descent from DIT
W. Richardson, Chief Justice In the reign OF James 'lo
First That lady died in 1893, and her husband sur
vving her precisely year and Il day, died on harch
H. 1894. Both were buried in their family vault Dc
meath the Church OF st. Marn-in-the Fields, In Lon
DON They left three children, the second OF whom
George Bryan Bwmmell. the famous Beau' l"oll
home had been at bennington, on an estate caied
The Grove where they displayed liberal hospl
tally. They left a fortune OF $4,000, OK whlch inc
Beau. the attainment Of his majority lhher''c'
$50 900.
George BRYAN Brummell was born in London. on
June z I77s and was baptized on July ., at ST. Mar
earet's Westminstcr-that interesting little church
near the Abbey in which rest the remains OF sir Wal
ter Raleigh the still older poet SkeltCn, ana Other
WORTHLESS Of English history. When twelve years OH
he was sent to Elton. Even as a lad George bruh
nell manifested faStdious taste in dress "hlle HIS
department that OF studied and formal courtesy
Dandits in those days were called bucks or mac
oil pecdilV diCtiugliSllng
self among his schoofcllows a dandy, was calico
Imck- Hgrnmell. Captain Jesse, in his copious ana
careful memoir OF the Beau, records an example ihoi
dent 10 his juvenile days Of that cool pleasantly ana
u,ncha,ant drmcanor for which throughout his me-
Erummeu wa, remarkable A crowd Of boys were
teasing bargcm n. aud they were about 70 thro"
their enemy into the Thames the Beau CHANGED to come
among Them NV good fellows he said, don't
send him into tho river the man is evidently In hSh
state Of per, piratlOn and II almost amounts 10 GER
taiuty that hc VIII catch cold" The vein OF amusing
cyuicsm hero denoted which sometimes became JOcoSc
!n,olcnce- marked the barring and language OF bean
Hrlmmell throughout the greater part of his career.
lie was at all times given 10 the sayn; Of civil Worus
tis covered without absolutely conccalinS sarcastic
meaning and hr derived much satisfaction from the
pursuit Of hOaXinS and mystfylng other people III
hi boy hood at The Grove in bennington he III"
observed the frolcs Of sheridan and Fox, VINO were
among MS fathers habtual guests. and II may De
the CllcNUu> example 81 li''N WIN
was not lost upon him. The great disaster indeed OF
his carccr-the loss Of the friendship Of the Prince
Regent aftcrward Gcorsc us thought to have been
caused by the Beaus freedom Of satrca speech aDo"
the ample charms " Mrs. FiiSherbert a'F' ia' anu
forty" the sweet la, ~ Richmond ll-wih "h'H
III, ROYAL Hishness was infatuated for time ana %
uhot certain historical writers alcse That ne was
actually. though privately welded
At E,on, Brummel vas iavorlte. lie dlu no'
study lie was clever but idle. His good nature
ueycr failed lie was Animated in manner ana ne
IMPRESSED hi, companions witty, amusing a"d iai'"
lie never quarrccd with anybody ana lie was hc'e'
9orccd II was while at Eton that he first met
I'M. Prince Of Wales having been presented To MN on
, Terrace NJ windsor and he used to say that theT
.ub,cqucnt Intimacy sprung out OF that lnSiueht. o
.,as a fair scholar when he left E'"n' IN l''', o".
neither then nor at any tim" brilliant example "i
B, t.lcctual power or mental requirements ff"m
Fin he went to oxford. becoming resident "t '''e
" here. II he did not acqui.c much eaf'hS "o IIN'
nm 4 GOOD many stories and was a '"'lh EN"''V'
Ile did not STAY long at college. Inc ued'h VI ~
b,r seems 10 have made change IN ms course I"'
~, three months after that event, on June L. lava
nr ,,.s named I'm The Gazette A. a eornet IN inc
,o,, ttu.sar, commanded hy the Prince Of Wales lie
"a. then only sixteen years old. the Prince 0eihg
thirt, Two; but he uncommony precoclou' anu
the Prince who had taken great liking 10 MI al
yanccd him In every possible way 80 that soon h' VIZ
moving IN the highest circles Of society. NJ INC mar
r,rc ~ the Prince with Caroline OF BunS"It"' 'oH''
uriu,fIcu Wa, In attendance. and hr followed III
commander 10 windsor and waited upon HIM In The
,, - tho houcvlnoon lie gave little or no attention
to military dutic, being nearly always with the Prince
nevertheless. he rapidly promoted III June l'''
l,o was made .opta!n and there Wa reason ior MN
To anticipate st further adN arcemcnt ana SUI moro
brilliant honor, before he WAS Of age. IN l'"7 he
sold NJ, commission and lett the service. il was no
mart Of hi, pu pose however = withdraw from society
ycag later he Inherited hi, fortune, and from that
time onward during about sixteen years, he led the
Iif, Of a man Of fashion IN London. and had career
If unusual splcndor Th' English capital at that poiod
was uncommOnly gay. The passion for dress amounted
ia a mauia Powder wa, the rage. Captain Jesse
mentions that in the army alone 5000 tons OF hour
were used Annually. for powdcring the haIr-enongh to
make % 1853 loavcs Of bread and thus supply 10000
ne sons with sufficient bread for This custom.
however began II decline toward the end Of the la>i
rentrrv and II did not long survive after the opening
n the present. Ladies' dressed themselves In muslin
ma lace with silver trimmings and with gold, silver
md diamond fastcninrs. Whit" ostrich feathers were
much worn. Elick muslin. over pink sar,anet II Is
recorded was full dr,s Tor ladies In the summer Of
/ 500 The walking drc-s silk pclisse. trimmed
with broad black lace. purple chip hat, with bow
behind and white the left side.
The dress ~ Brummcl ha, been particularly de
,crlbcd II he who introduced the Siarrhed white
neck cloth. He + said 10 have Invented the rouscr
" hic opened at the bottom 81 the leg. aud was closed
by buttons loops. His linen fine, and he used
no perfume. Lord Byron. who saw him often. said
that there was nothing remarkable in his style Of
dress except certain exquisite proprcty. The poet
Crabhc. certainly no bad judge Of character saw him
at BclvOr. when he in his prime, and spoke Of
the manly and ever deniicd expression Of his conn
tenancc.7 The impression | believe was general IN
that nighborhoOl,' said that authority, that
Mr.. Hrummcll "A -clsble man and finished
Gentleman At all events he frcqncntcd the finest
society Of his day and during the period from 1700
to I-lG he welcome presence In most Of the
great houses In London. His chief crcdcntial was
HI, charming manner; and charm of manncr-such aS
really captivacs and holds regards not possessed
except by amabc being. such undoubtedly was
Rrummrll. And he not only amiable but honor
able. He never betrayed confidence. and when In
the depth Of dcstitution. TO which he ultimately sank
although liberal offers Of money were made to him
pos,ipng and scandalOns recOllrrtiOuS and relies