Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-10-28
A RESTORATION BEAU.
The Daily Programme of Dandy in
England During Charles Time.

'A.O OioNi iOtN 6E6Os
The Daily Programme of Dandy in
England During Charles Time.
The history of an ordinary day of Res
toration beau was something like this:
From about 10 till 10 he received visitors in
his sleeping chamber, where he lay in state
with his periwig thickly powdered lying
beside him on the coverlet Near at hand,
on his dressing table, the curious visitor
might have noticed some little volumes of
amatory verse. canister of Lisbon or
Spanish snuff, a smelling bottle and per-
haps few fashionable trinkets
As soon as he deemed proper the beau
arose, and with incredible difficulty pro-
ceeded to put on all his charms; to per-
fume his garments; to soak his hands in
washes for the sake of producing whiteness
and delicacy; to tinge his cheeks with
carminative in order to give them that
gentle blush which nature had denied
them; to arrange a number of patches upon
his face so as to produce the effect of moles
and dimples; to dip his pocket handker-
chief in rose water, and to powder his linen
SO as to Danish from it the smell of soap;
to consume a quarter of an hour in the
attempt to fasten his cravat; SO long again
in the endeavor to adjust his wig and to
'cocl1" his hat: as long again in the con-
temptation of his charms in the looking
glass; and as long again in the practice Of
such smiles as would display to the best
advantage the ivory whiteness of his teeth
these were the processes through which
he who desired to figure as beau of the
first magnitude was compelled in that age
to pass
The character of the beau, so far as his
outward and personal appearance was con-
cerned, was now complete; and as in those
days fashionable gentlemen used their
legs to a much less extent than they do
now, our imaginary beau would have
directed his valet to order sedan chair
without delay. Into this he stepped and
was borne to the fashionable haunt--to the
mall in St. James park, or perhaps to the
more ceremonious parade in Hyde park,
where, like a butterfly, he delighted to
futter in the train of some frail and jilt-
ing beauty, who gloried in nothing so
much as IAN equipage of FOOLS" and who
was perfectly willing for the nonce to fur
nish him with an excuse for toasting her
in a tavern at night.-Gentleman's Mag
azine.
The Baby and the Dog.
While travelling in the north of Sweden
I bought a beautiful dog. When first be-
came his master he was most savage, and
the difficulties had in bringing him home
would fill volume. After being domi-
ciled some time in my country place his
temper became more civilized, but he was
still very cross to strangers, and even
could not take liberties with him. He had
the range of the house, and his favorite
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child was then hardly out of babyhood-in
the semicrawling, toddling stage. She
was always brought down to the boudoir
every evening at 5.
One evening the dog was as usual on the
rug in front of the fire, the child being
seated in another part of the room A
sudden cry from my wife made me look
up, and saw to my horror the child had
crawled close up to the dog. One glance
showed me there was no time to interfere,
as by doing so the dog might bite By the
time the baby had got up to the dog he
was pulling his ears and had one of it's
little arms right in his mouth. All the
dog did was to lick the little ones face and
permit it to tug away at it's pleasure.
Almost the first word that child learned was
the name of the dog, which was Fink.
From that day the dog was daily Wis
itor in the nursery, and never let the chill
dren go out without his escort, and it is
needless to say that no stranger was per-
mitted to come near them. Though Fink
liked the other children he was always de-
voted specially to the baby.-Henry A.
Herbert in Baby.
Anecdotes and Their Use.
No biographer can afford to neglect the
illustrations and anecdotes of everyday life,
for they may serve his purpose more sue
cessfully than the most elaborate analysis.
Without the use of anecdote it is there
fore impossible to attempt biography, and
when biographer mentions a peculiar
characteristic an anecdote may justify his
statement and confirm his accuracy Thus
one may read that Adam Smith was re-
markedly absentminded No one will
doubt this when told that once having to
sign his name to an official document the
great economist produced, not his own sig
nature, but an elaborate imitation of sig
nature of the person who signed before
him, and that on another occasion a SEN
tinel on duty having saluted him in mill
tary style was surprised to see him ac-
knowledge it by an awkward copy of the /,
same gestures.
Busch, the BosWelllan blographer OF Bis
marck, says that the chancellor is of a
choleric disposition. The least vexation is
liable to provoke him to volcanic outbursts
of temper, but the eruption rapidly sub
sides. He tells no confrmatory anecdotes,
but Count Buest comes to his rescue, say
ing in his Memoirs that Bismarck once
left the emperor's apartment in a rage,
and finding that he was carrying by acct
y IL ~ 4
basin in friends room and broke the
basin into fragments. care you ill?''
asked the upant of the room. II was,'
replied Bismarck, "but am better now."-
S. Arthur Bent in North American Re-
view.
A.Wiclzed Parrot.
An old woman walked into the rooms of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty