Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-12

70 so. 1t is getting warm In the city. yet
II / go to a summer resort / won't find
soul there"
The young man almost wept He has
only one thing to do In the world and that
Is to enjoy himself. To accomplish this he
Is endowed with the sum OF fifteen thousand
q year. He says 1t is tight squeeze to
make two ends meet, and he boots at the
idea OF marriage. unless IL be to a rich girl.
as an absolute impossibility. He keeps a
few horses and is distinctly a swell. Being
g swell has become much part of mis-
nature as the pursuit of law is a part of
q lawyers nature or medicine OF a physi-
clans. The truth of the matter is that
thoroughly swell people seldom are any
thing else-it is a career that requires
concentration of energy and thought which
leaves little room for other things. How
can a young lawyer sit in his Office with his
thoughts wrapt in the question OF how he
shall obtain an invitation to a certain other
swelis dinner parties and at the same time
study law or write a brief? Yet II you ask
him which he wishes for more. a good law
case or the invitation. he will answer
promptly the invitation-he would IL he
told the truth. that is. It is tolerably fair
to presume that men strive for what they
want. and you have perfect right to draw
straining every nerve either to be a swell
or to mairtain the position of a swell cred
itably, while he neslects his profession or
business, II he happens to have one.
what were you on earth?'' st. Peter Is
said 20 have asked OF an arrival at the
golden gates.
"A swellr came the proud reply. and it is
hardly necessary to say that the gates
swung open before him. He had spent his
whole energies on earth toward compelling
doors. and especially golden ones, to open
before him. and was now not likely to be
excluded.
Uncertain n Maiden.
But it would be just as well to return to
the swell spoken of at the beginning of this
article. who is now bemoaning because he
does not know precisely what to do with
himself. He certainly has some reasonable
complaint to make. Can he Gail in the at
ternoOn in the city in any other costume
than long frock coat and 4 tall hat? And
Yet. IL he puts these on he is likely to melt
away and is certain To be uncomfortable
OF course, he does not care for the comfort
OF his apparel when IL interferes with his
notions OF what is the correct thing 10 do;
but he has grave doubts whether it is a
correct thing for him 10 appear robed in
winter wOolens when the thermometer is
up 10 summer heat. Therefore ne cannot
him much distress IS that the DAYS are GET
ting so long that they render il impossible
Tor MIN to avoid wearing his dress suit by
Daylight. When he goes out to dinner in
the evening IL Is not yet quite dark, and he
Is obliged, consequently. to wear an over
coat, or he will be disagreeably conspicuous
as ne walks the streets in his sables and
White linen.
he did this one evening last week, and he
was late and could find no cab SO that he
was oohged to proceed at a double-quick
gait, While he perSpired in his overcoat He
arrived at the dinner party somewhat fur
RED. and as he walked into the drawing
loom he noticed a smile pass around He
Old not understand 1t at the time, but lit
tie later ne passed by a mirror and saw a
reflection of himself. His collar was even
as no collar. for il had melted and run
down in a weak. helpless condition on either
side of his neck. His white crayat looked
drowned. and his shirt itself was obviously
damp He was unhappy man for some
tune after he discovered how he looked and
ne swore positively that he would never
walk 10 dinner party wearing his over
ecat on hot evening again.
1Gu see all this gives him something to
thlhh about and in reality he is one of the
HOS miserable men alive. because he is so
thoroughly determined that he will be al
ways swell in everything he does He thus
TAILS INTO errors of Judgment and they oc-
c3sioh him endless heartburnings and fut-
terllSs- Not long ago, for instance, there
was q great meet Of gentleman-rider races.
One of Those Social Parades
These are places where the truly smart
Set run riot There is such a fine chance
Tor display; such a certainty that whatever
you do will be known; whatever YOU wear
or drive Will be seen, that the competition
IN eject runs pretty high. Ii ran high on
this occasion, and the man we are consid-
erinS was determined that he would outdo
certain Ctner exquisite who is noted for
the beautiful coach and horses he drives
: our friend mad his drag brought out and
HA-,y poHShed up. He had the harness
Oiled and the silver trappings cleaned He
Caused the horses to be groomed until they
shcne Ike mirrors. and he even decorated
tEeni, wren they were finally harnessed in
real Towers. As for himself he was a tri-
uinDh OF the taIlCr's art His silk hat was
tusr from London: his box coat had pearl
buttons on it almost as large as dessert
Plates and larger than butter plates A con-
siderable portion Of a conservatory graced
his left-hand lapel
No man lode on that party who was not
e.5thei With similar glory; no girl was
there who not a. MISUNDERSTANDING
t,aCty. The chaperone sat on the bn1 h.
SIDE him; and such a chaperonel She was
IT, Dr"ttiest woman of the party, and the
last man on the last scat with a groom
J~st behind hin-. vas her husband There
vas not much converse ton on that coach.
he company was there to create an i'm
press.OU, and they all knew that thev We're
part % a. OUTFIT designed 10 outdo the
CORY o. the rival cOacher They svant
across the race track and into the tnfield
thelr coming neralded b. line blast from
the coach horn. and Irancing into the most
Conspicuous position on the grounds came
10 stop Now they looked about them "a
See the rival cOacher approach. but no
coach was in sight. The designer OF the
show began To think that his rival had de-
teTmined, rather than be cast into the
shade, to stay at home; but presently he
Saw nim- Every body else was looking out
for him; but. instead of his coach and four
the Unkidd wretch was driving a poor little
polo pony. attached 10 a modest little vii
EiSe cart. and. instead OF appearing in full
Coaching costume. he wore rather shabby
NIUE gray coat and a soft felt hat. Clearly
inns was case Of mighty army, well
equipped and carefully trained. going out
I" do battle. and finding that there was no
enemy TO fight. The village cart and polo
l1hy tr0tted carelessly right up alongside
O. the brilliant drag. and stopped at the
Ielce. when the gentleman inside alighted
anu actually took out 4 tie rein and hitchcd
TIE pony with his own hands Then he
seemed 10 notice the drag for the first time
ana DCwlng to the astOnished people on it,
ne went ms way, without 50 much as a
word OF comment on its beauties or of apol-
oSy for his own turnout
The ImitHtion Won't Go.
Now. what IS a man to do under such cir
cumstances? He who had come out I'm so
much glory was tortured with doubts az TO