Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26

Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
New York, March 2o.-He was an
elderly gentleman, and wnen he greeted
YOU he stopped over very low and kissed
your hand, not with any intensity, but
in that light sort of way as if a but
terfly had dropped upon it and meant
TO show respect to its whiteness and it
shape. He belonged to the generation
that has passed. II you invited him
to dinner, he appeared in dress clothes
that might havo made a foolish boy
laugh, but which demanded respect
from men who knew anything Of the
world. The tails of his evening coat
were extra long, and his waistcoat was
of claret -colored velvet, closed with
buttons made of garnets, set about
with small diamonds. 1t is not the
mode nowadays, but it was the fashion
to wear waistcoats of velvet or brocade
when gentlemen kissed ladies' hands,
when duels were in fashion, and when
lady's name was always spoken with
reverence as we'll as admiration. Some
times l feel as if 1 did not regret the
day of duels. OF course, in a duel.
there was a chance of gentleman or a
blackguard being killsd, but if nine
gentlemen had to die to cause one
blackguard 10 disappear, they had not
lived in vain.
He is an old friend of mine, is this
elderly gentleman, and when he comes
/ light the alcohol lamp under the
kettle and watch it until it reaches
the boiling point. And then take a
tall glass, and7puts!in it two humps of
sugar, the juice of half lemon, the
slice of orange, a branded cherry
then, we'll, spicy liquor that comes
out of a decanter, and, last Of all, a
long handled silver spoon. What for?
Oh, to keep the glass from breaking
when the boiling water is poured in.
MY GENTLEMAN OF THE oLDEN TIME
doesn't care for tea. He is great on
recipes for dishes such as gourmets
love; he can tell how Mrs. Carter of
Cartersville, she that was Sally Cal
vert, used to make plum pudding, and
how she would never tell the secret of
her wonderful success in this most de-
lightful but most indigestible of dishes.
When | present young Mr.. Millionaire
to him, he is polite, excessively polite,
but after the young man is gone, he
says to me: 'Nly dear girl, you know
always feel very near TO you, because
in l7l4 one of your cousins eloped with
second cousin of mine, and one can
not forget family ties So | can tell
you what | think. These young men
must be encouraged to keep up the
tone of the day. remember when
the father of this special one used to
come to the kitchen door of our
country house to buy the skins of the
COWS from the uarkies. 1t was the
privilege Of darkey who killed an old
COW to sell its skin, and this old
Dutchman, an honest but vulgar old
man, used to trade with them. | was
only child then, and, like all chill
dren, was curious about what didn't
concern mo, The old man who bought
the hides made money and ran one Of
those places, well, one wouldn't men.
tion them in the presence of ladies,
because the odor is so unpleasant, but
i believe he died a very rich man,
Now his son is eager to be gentle.
man. That is a desire to be en-.
couraged; but do you think, my dear
madam, that he is privileged to talk
about tho value of blood until he has,
by behaving like brave man and an
honest one, washed from our minds
the remembrance of his father 3
butcher shopY''
mixed another glass of the LIQUID
that he liked, and answered him by
saying: "All things changes with
time, and you and | have to change
with them. We have to respect the
honest trader, and We have to overlook
THE FOLLY OF THE GENERATION
that, new to money, new to society.
endeayors by foolish talk to make the
world forget the beginning of its for.
tune. My dear Colonel, I" | added, 81
could show you young man whose
father made his fortune by running q
stage before street ears were known,
and who now refuses to bow 10 any,
body who hasn't hruugham attached
TO his establishment could point
out to you u young woman whose
grandfather mgGe a fortune in beer,
and who says in a lguluid way that
she can imagine an UGly drinking
anything but very dlrj champagne.
could even Introduce yuu, nv deat
Colonel, Ia a so-called gentleman whose
father made a fortune, during the Civil
War, !If what vas EupWn is ready,
made clothes, ard this Gentleman says
that he can't understand Low ANYBODY
who has braina can luy bis clothes ia
New York Gr wear anything that
hasn't the stamp ~ tha London tailo,
ON II. AMI, my dear friend, tho shor
Sill goes on. But this su.Caled gontle
man has takeu his mothers name, anc
On MS yacht or on his four in hand
or anything that could suggest it.
there ism even q suggestion Of tn,
sign saying Go "a Sellweps: you caI
get suit Of clothes worth fifty dollar
for ten! On this day only Oh
Colonel, IT is case Of other times ant
other manners.
And the Colonel muttered Inmefhin,
that sounded very much as If ii bega,
with d and ended with an n, hut n,
hostess with any tact ever hears every
thing that is said. We we're sittin
there in the freight, thank goodness
ono can always have an open fire, tn
Colonel slipping out Of his glass, and
testing my tea and admiring In
buckles on my slippers, when lie an
nounced There are no beauties Il
day There are gool-looking girl.
there are
GIRLS WHO ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
but there is no special girl that "
pride ourselves about to whom We a
VOW allegiance, and whose name
known far and wide. Baltimore use
10 be the home of the beauty. TAef
was Miss Moac, who looked like
dream, ard who could Have been M
one Of Tennyson's fair women. Why
men in Baltimore almost went VIA
she married Robert Cutting and cam
To New York. &rter slid hadl conc
enlist herself among the inaDrons. ther
arose lovely tlctty Carey. / rencnhf
seeing a picture Of hor that was on e,
hibilIon in iewelns Shop. *
Baltimore crowded around it. Thci