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Show f" Young Swell on Parade, An amusing sight on the avenues these pleasant afternoons is the approach ap-proach of a group of young swells. They come in groups of two or three and appear as if they had been dressed and drilled for the afternoon parade. Their clothes are cut on exactly the same pattern, they assume the same vague expression of countenance, and even carry their canes in the same way. They hold their canes in the middle with the head down and about a foot and a half in front of them. This last requires quite an effort, and it is no wonder to me that these youths look so pale and exhausted. I am quite sure that if they were addressed they would identically make the same reply, at least they don't give one the idea of originality. New York Letter. |