The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-08
SISSY MEN IN SOCIETY.
Painted, Powdered and Laced, They
Swarm at London Afternoon Teas.

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A new type Of masculinity has been dis
covered by Hearth and Home. which goes
vigorously for the weaknesses of the sex
Oflate, says the writer, in London at any
rate, certain type of man has become
very EXCEPTIONALLY prOminent-a weak
kneed. miserable, vain specimen of human
ity. who has literally no redeeming points
that we can discover. and who yet gives
himself all the airs of one to whom the
universe ought 10 do unQuestionable HON
age. The modern efCminate young man is
terrible creature, and he is beginning to
swarm in London society. He is to be
seen al first nights, waggling to his place
in the stalls with Il gait which he imagines
TO be graceful, but which is in reality
painfully absurd. His thin, highpitched
voice is audible at private views, pro
nOuncing a languid and final decision
upon the merits of the works of art eX-
hihited. He trips up with bird-like move
ment, on high-heeled boots, through the
park and rUStles into concert rooms, gath
Cring his lOng-s1irted coat around him
Gehcately ere he adjusts himself in his
Se&t TO hear music. which he always pro-
fess2s to adore. He stands against the
walls Of ball rOOms-mable to dance be-
cause nobody asks him and he could hardly
be so manly as to invite anybOdy-with
poised head and rounded eyes, intent upon
his artistic pose, and anxious that every
gaze should be upon him. He chatters
feebly at afternoon tea parties, where he
feels at home and where he inVeighs
against athletic, and Unrefned and dan
geTOus sports, such as cricket and foot
ball. He frequently affects a slight for
eign accent-E'rench, if he can manage
tin talking, and he is very fond of
fOUrishing about his white hands. which
he takes care to have perpetually mani
cured and on which he displays a variety
of rings. He often clasps bangles around
his wrists, walks out in openwOrk stock
ings and gloves with dozen buttons. and
laces or straps himself in that his waist
may be visible TO the naked eye.
Nor does he always stop here 1t is an
absolute fact that large number of young
men get themselves up. The rOugh-pot
and the poWder-put find a place upon
their toilet table. Their eyebrows are
darkened; their hair is often crimpe dor
curled, and sometimes even dyed; and
their figures are trained and artificiallV
improved. A fashionable West End hair
dresser informed us that he had quite a
number of young men among his Gus
toners who come regularly to have their
hair dyed blonde, which he declared was
the fashionable color among men. People
who go about great deal in
the WcsJ-End must have met occasionally
with men-gentlemen, tOo-who paint
their faces. At one of the brilliant first
nights of the present dramatic season
there was a man sitting in the stalls with
rOuged cheeks and darkened eyebrows
who is not only conspicuous in society
but who has been much about the COurJ.
Another young man, q well-knOwn bar
Onet, on one occasion acknowledged that
he occasionally sIrove 10 improve his
complexion and increase the brilliancy of
his me eyes by the restrained use of
rouge and bismuth. These etfeminate
men are becoming very numerous.
Servant-Please ma am, there poor man
at the door with wooden legs.
Young nousewife-Why, Babette, what can
we 10 with wooden legs? Tel him we don't
want any.-LandLote.
1t the little things that puzzle one Mr.
Soak
that's so. Last night, for instance had
no trOuple IN tiuuIng the house 4 lived III, but
blame me if / could lind the keyhole. brook
Ign Lie.