Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Latest Fad of the Gilded Youths OF
New York.
Scheme of a Woman Reporter to
Get Yellow Story.
ANENT TWO CENTENARIANS


| NI" iofth, november 1gu1.
| Ana now, they are saying, the era of
the society SLOUGH is to set in That is to
| say, the dressy man is to be relegated to
the extreme rear. Swell style, not to say
good form, in male apparel is to be con-
| signed to the regions OF the archaic The
| ooys VINO rank as top-sawyers in the die
| tatorial realm of Harry Lehr, it appears
| nave reached the conclusion that the last
word on the subject of the sartorial make
! up OF the male being has been spoken.
! All has been done that could or can
be done to render the male biped
| In SO far as his raiment is con-
cerned, radiant and a joy to the eve.
Inc zenith having been attained, the time
| Tor voluntary decline has arrived The
boys who add to the gayety of pink teas
are 10 eschew effects in raiment from this
time on, and cultivate seediness as hitherto
they have been nurturing exterior spIen-
| DOR 1t Is now the kinc for the trousered
| butterfly to fare forth with the chic look
St rustiness upon him from his hat to
| nus snoes, ana to study the fashion cards
| ISSUED py the despairing tailors solely for
| the purpose of running counter to them
] Inc real staggering swell is henceforta TO
| De recognized in his own haunts by the an
| pearance of having Slumbered in his outer
! clothing for quite a stretch of DAYS and
| nights The Wallets of these gilded youths
are TO come in for the discarded gar
1 NA1't7' e 40 tO COlue 10 pass therefore
| IMAM when you meet with a stunning in
dlvldual overwhelmingly logged out here
| IN New York you are to know him for a
mere servant Of a youth Of the elect who
mas forsworn fashionable apparel I'm def
erence to the new cult that practices and
| exaltS the studied shabbiness
First Noticed at the Horse Show.
evidences OF this new vogue were first
exhibited at the horse show, when numer-
Gus tons who at previous horse shows
| had displayed the dizzest magnificence of
| outer appearance, wandered around among
the boxes in baggy sack suits, lack-luster
| footwear and totally impossible hats.
| These youths seemed to derive an almost
! ghoul1sh giee over their open and wanton
| denance of the flats of the diapers Now
| they are beginning to put away their an
| proprlate habiliments altogether, and to
| appear not only on the streets but at their
| CLUBS, in hand-me-downs- of the most OH
vious and fnsfstent character. 1t is con-
| celVaole that the young men with nothing
| but money and time are passing through
| fit of the sufks over the fact that nova
| days it is possible even for youth who
works for living to dress well on his
income and so they have disposed of their
| doll-rags, so to speak, and refused to play
| any more. Perhaps the next Easter parade
| on 9Th avenue will afford the spectacle Of
some tens of thousands Of lucky born
| youths solemnly marching up and down I'm
| the guise of Weary Willies Wandering
Waldrons and Dewy Ewes.
NO signs have yet dubbed to the surface
! that the women. too, are palpitating upon
| the brink of this newly opened assure of
slouchishness, but it seems reasonable to
| presume that they will adopt the fad in
| time What jolly lot of Aries and Ar
! rietS the society of New York will then he,
| A star night at the opera will look like a
| holiday feed for the poor of the streets, and
a cotillion will resemble a scene of wild
| Coney Island festivity. A debutante's
luncheon at Sherry's will be reminiscent of
a chowder" of the ladies of the East
Side Warm Babies Association" and ali
of the clubs will have the appearance of the
temporary political headquarters of DE
Ate assembly district during a campaien
Perhaps after while, the gilded youths
VIII begin to wear nose-rings as an emblem
OF thelr caste, and when they arrive at the
point or liking their hair in cocoanut oil
dressed minarets, and ornamenting their
punctured lips with the wishbones of de-
ceased armadillos, even the most con-
temptuous will have to admit that they are
the real thing. Meanwhile thew are inst
slouches, and for the moment they seem
content.
Farmers Tale of Woe,
For bland and sustained credulity, a Sui
Ivan county farmer, who gloomily related
his little tale to the tenderloin police the
other day, easily deserves the supreme
award. A man fifty years old, and a fairly
prosperous tiller of the soil, he came down
to have his first look at New York, He was
StdAulUS III front OF the Waldorf ASforfa
the morning after his arrival, regarding
that imposing structure with appropriate
awe, When he was approached by we'll
Gao, nlce-looking youth with an exceeding
~ frank and open countenance
"Like1y-looking building, Ell Neighbour,
pleasantly remarked the frank-faced young
man to the farmer from Sullivan county.
Right you air. replied the farmer,
pleased at the attention bestowed upon him
by so self-posed city man.
YES, went on the young man, its well
enough, but I'm not altogether satisfied
with It. I'm going to build bigger one on
an improved plan further uptown, and I'm
anxious to sell this building IL can get a
purchaser who'll come to my terms
AIT you tn owner O. this building sfro'
pressed.
"Oh. yes, built it," said the young man.
IN an oH-hand manner. But; as | saw I'd
be willing to part with it if could get my
terms
''Whut'H you take for it?'' inquired the
farmer.
Not cent less than 5000. loo down
and the remainder on reasonable terms to
suit the purchaser" said the young man
with the candid countenance.
linen, by cricketty, I'll take you!" ex-
claimed the farmer delightedly. I'll take
you right now, today
Very well. you make me the first paw
ment and I'll have the necessary papers |
made out and If you, like We can conclude |
the deal today" said the young man.
They made an arrangement to meet |
couple OF hours later, the farmer went down |
town to local bank and got into tele- |
graphic communication with his Sullivan |
county bank. and inside of an hour the |
local bank handed him over 81 600 He met |
the frank-faced youth at the place agreed /
upon. handed over the 81 600, was told to |
wait for few moments until the young |
man could go around the corner to his law /
yers to get the papers, and-that's about |
all.
A Yellow Journals Woman Reporter.
The new Journalism continues to move !
right along on its creased skids. The other
afternoon natty-looking young woman,
on upper Broadway, walked into a tobacco
nists shop, dug into her change purse,
threw 81 on the counter, and said in a mat
ter-of-fact tone to the man behind the coun-
ter: 81
Three for half, please"
The cigar man handed out box Of cigars