The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-14
SWELLING " IN NEW YORK.
City Outings Enjoyed by Young and Mid
die Aged Men Prom the Country.

we stSeu wen ETobi ~ sohn'fN
II got the man I vas looking for"
said a detective from "A small city near
New York. but they way he was done
up was a surprise to me. | have ri1ce
earned that there are any number 81
young and middle-aged men VINO gre
straight and orderly at home. and n
when they get TO New York. go on "A
sort of masquerade. ] was told to-day
Of one young business man. lie dresses
very plainly at home. As soon as he
strikes the city he goes to a barber shop
and has his hair parted In the middle
and his mustaChc waXed. Then he Puts
on half a dozen snowy rings and n
snowy necktie. and the plan. every
day country business man becomes a
sort of city swell. Now, the man ! ar
rested was just that pattern. lie told
me. after | had jollied him on ais
changed appearance. that he always
mad a parade like that every time he
came to New York on business or
pleasure. He said IL was n good deal
of sport to him to. go into an uptown
saloon, the higher up the better, and
swell about for al afternoon or evsn-
ing. to enjoy the sensation Of beng
considered n high flyer by the walters
or others he might chance to meet. or
course. he knew no one. He liked to
go into a cafe, sparkling with his gems,
baTbered and polished and perfumed.
and order a 5-cent beer and tip the
waiter with a quarter.
Il asked him where the sport Of 4
came in. He told me that he had a
quarters worth of fun i'm watching the
waiter carry the news TO the other
walters and the manager. until finally
ne was an object of curiosity n was
passing current ae a high roller blow
ing i'm "A fortune. Then he'd order an
other beer. T. once more tip the walt
er with a quarter. He'd drop the re-
mark that malt luuor best suited his
stomach; that cocktails irritated or
upset his digestion. He'd dazzle the
surroundings with his sparklers md
have a glorious time in noting the cf-
feet. He could easily pick up ~acquain-
tances. but this was not desired. He
had the most fun in going about alone
from cafe to cafe. especially at night.
He told me that there were hundreds
of such cases. | again asked my man
to tell me what the pleasure was in
II. He old me II was better than a
circus to be cautiously gaZed at by
strangers who thought him n million
aire or one who had just come into the
possession of a fortune
During my visit to New York" con-
tinued the country detective. Il ask
ed the proprietor OF a cafe whether ne
had ever run up against any young
HlaSQutidueT ol mat cldSS. ne tolu
Of two recent visitors to his place who
strolled i'm and asked whether they
could have Venison steaks with current
Jelly. The manager told them Venison
was not then In season. The two
bloOds just la n taste for venison.
The thought he might find n
saddle Of deer in some cold storage
plant. He ~telephoned TO n number and
finally found what he wanted. The
two high rollers were told to come m
two hours. but that the price would
be rather high. That didn't matter. of
course. They came, dlned on Venison
they themselves prepared ON a chat
ing dish in the min room. spread on
the current jelly thick and had a good
time. Their bill was SIS. which they
paid cheerfully and adjourned TO the
smoking room. where they ordered
their coffee. or course IL was soon
noised around that the house was en-
tertaining two young m~illionaires from
| the Colorado silver mines. The two
strangers enjoyed the curiosity they
had awakened. The manager after
ward learned that they Were not rich
at all. but had come to New York from
had made money and were wiling to
give up some of IL for just such a time
as they were having.
Not long ago | ran across q young
fellow from my city. His father is
rich. At home the young man is i'm
a ban n does well. lie was having
a quiet time in New York
some one he knew from home
hat he asked mn To a swell res;aur-
ant for dinner. He ordered dinner for
two. ! DID not lear his order. We
were to come In at 6 o'clock u. m.
| We strolled around until that :ime.
then went to dine. and YOU may be-
lieve me or not. when that dinner was
served. a ~lO-pound turkey hen. stea.l-
ing hot. brown as a chestnut. vas
brought in for two OF US. OF course,
I was amazed. I told him two por-
tions of turkey could just as well have
been ordered. He smiled good-patu--
eddy. and simply werc that he liked
his meals fresh made and that he
wanted practice AT carving because lie
expected tn he married shortly. Well.
I then gave him all the points I knew
about carving and we rad a jolly time.
He tipped the waiter with a 81 note
and paid the dinner hill very C~hCerfully.
I think II was $50. because we had a
variety OF other things, all Of the best.
I vas told before we left that We were
the first pair that ever dined on n
whole turkey m the history 81 the
house. which information amply re-
warded my friend FOR all his outlay ~
one
In "A large city like New York you
can make up your mind thai; very
many men you see strolling around
alone. dazzling with gems and made
up in the latest style. are fellows who
are out for a quiet lark. who are weary
OF home restraint. who read a great
deal OF swell men and who have a de-
sire to live n that atmosphere for only
a little while. and to crafty their de-
sire I'm that line they come To New
York. where they are not likely To run
up against any one they know. and
then they indulge In high rolling 10