The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-07
THAT ATLANTA BRUMMEL
Will Need Money as Well as Brains
TO Gust MCAIliSteT.

Of Society in Georgia, Very Much
Apart" and "Really, the Atlanta
Society Was Intensely Crude"
This is a story of great expectations.
1t originated at Atlanta, stirred the New
York social leaders into semblanee of
being interested, and is now agitating
smart society in various quarters Of this
country. The first chapter of it appeared
in the New York World in the shape of
this telegram from Atlanta, bearing date
of Jan. 8:
M'ALLIsTER TO BE sUPBBCEDED.
"Mr. Sam NJ. Hall, who, although
clerk in a coffin factory, has forced recog
milton as the social leader Of Atlanta, has
thrown exclusive circles into consterna-
ton by announcing his coming departure
for New York city, where he will shine as
a society leader. For several years past
those who were envious of Mr.. Halls So
cial successes have had a good deal Of
amusement over his introduction Of Paris
ian modes into the rather plain and pro-
vincial circles of Atlanta.
"He would go to dry-goods stores and
match the shadings of silk with all the
perplexing delicacy of a woman. He
would entertain male guests, securing for
them notices in the society columns of the
sported rare overcoats. lie had life
size picture of himself placed in an up
town iewelry store, and in a hundred
ways left the average "tradesman" far In
the rear.
''The most pronounced innovation he
made was in holding receptions in his
hotel departments, - to which ladies were
anxious to receive invitations.
Having won all the social renown pos
sible in Georgia, he proposes TO go where
that other Georgian, Ward McAllister,
won so much renown. This startling
announcement is made in a circular which
he has addressed to the Exclusives
''In that circular he notifies them that
he will sell his collection of bric-a-brac,
etchings and articles de virtu, as well as
the furnishings of my late apartments in
the Kimbail house." He throws them
open to private inspection. They are
valued at $25,0 600
"Mr Hall is now about 35 years old,
and is declared by Mr.. Douglas Shirley,
the society leader Of Louisville, TO be the
most exclusively elegant gentleman he
ever met"
HOW NEW YORK TAKES 1T.
Having got the characters introduced
and their purposes understood, the re-
mainder of the narrative may be left to
the World, which goes on to say: When
Mr. Sam M. Hall, ambitious Beau Brum-
mel, of Atlanta, comes TO New York to
conquer, he would do well to bring a let
ter from somebody on the coast TO Ward
McAllister.
Ward McAllister had been dressing
leisurely for a home dinner. He had all
but finished. He was parting his hair
before tall mirror when the news was
brought 10 him that Mr. Sam NJ. Hall. of
of Atlanta, had offered to sell all his
bric-a-brac to envious fellow townsmen,
whom he has by his splendor, driven
into social shade, and was coming TO
New York to shine In larger armament.
Read it; read it to me, said Mr.. Nc
Allister, nervously. when the clipping
from yesterdays World was produced,
telling OF the history, the habits, the ex-
quiste state, the lavish enter tainments
and the aristocratic ennui of Mr.. Sam NJ.
Hall, whom Douglass Shirley, of Louis
VILE himself an exquisite, had set apart
as "the NOSE exclusively elegant gentle
man he had ever met"
Him, really" said Mr.. McAllister,
who is himself from Georgia. Never
heard of him; don't you know what l
meant" Not to say, of course, that he
may not be very decent young fellow,
do " understand, but you see, l don't
know anything about him, don't you
know.
TWO ELEMENTS IN GEORGIA SOCIETY.
Now, do you follow mel''-pulling his
waistcoat down-"Ye see there are two
classes of society in Georgia, you know,
very much apart from one another, dye
see. There are the coast people and the
upcountry people, don't you know, and"-
Strengthening his cravat-" really, you
see the society in Atlanta, when knew it,
p was intensely crude, don't We know2"
But how about Mr.. Sam NJ Hall2"
wei, now, dye see, if he comes here
with letters, you see, to superior people
and all that, and If he's gentleman, YOU
know, and has, maybe. about 100000 a
year, there's no telling, you know, but
that he might be well received and all
that"
tBut what would be your advice to
him, you knowl Just for beginning,
you seer"
"Well, don't you understand, If the
young man comes to New York" quilting
on black diagonal cutaway and adj
justing it to his portly figure and giving
final stoke to his imperial), ''you see he
must remember that-really YOU know.
this New York isn't-isn't really, don't
you know, the New York that people
used TO come to. 1t really, do YOU follow
mel-is getting to be quite an old city.
You see, lines are drawn differently; but
If he's gentleman, you know, and comes
well recommended, with letters from
quilting his coat down and moving
towards the door,, "d'ye see, he might,
IN modest way, you know, get along,
and all that, you know but then, dye
see, it comes high, d. we see3'
DROPS INTO POETRY.
Then Mr.. McAllister, fearing. mavhap.
that he had laid such stress on the tinan-
cial idea as to fright Mr., Sam M Halls
soul, said, leaning over the balustrade:
''You remember, though, don't We know.
the lines of Goethe:
"At Beauty door Of glass
where Wit and Wealth once stood
They asked her who could pass,
She answered, he who could.
with golden key Wealth tried
10 pass. but Z wouldn DO;
While Wit diamond brought
And cut his bright way through.
"Well, now, don't We see, that's about
the way of it. If this young man comes
with letters, you know, and-h'm. now
think of it, that's Burns. l thought il
was Goethe. But, you see, don't YOU
know, that it won't do for him TO try any
grand galop here"
TEALL SAYS HIRE HOTEL.
Ollie Teall sat in state in his charitable
parlor at the Hotel Imperial His shirt
studs were mismatched, and his type.
writers were resting, but Ollie and his