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Show The licit Dressed Men In London. Although the London men about town are the best dressed in the world, there is little or no adoration of the male beauty here. It is one of the most difficult things imaginable to find out the Englishmen Eng-lishmen wlio are considered to boon the summit of fashion in the matter of clothes, unless one knows them person ally. Portraits of society women of all kinds and ranks are to lie seen in prolusion pro-lusion here, but never a portrait of a society so-ciety man unless he happens to hold some public office of prominence. English1 swelldom has u great deal of sameness about it. I To begin with, the swell must have a title or be a military man. and as ad 1 titled Englishmen have something lo do ' with the army, the militia, the yeomanry J or tho volunteers, all swells of the first ! water are military officers of some kind j Before a young titled Englishman can be ; qualified to become a credit to his fam- ' ily aud the British aristocracy he must j have been to Eton, to Oxford and have held a commission in the tiuards It. doesn't matter how long he holds the i commission. Then, a'aiu, Hie personal j appearance of the most admired men of , this type is apt to bo wanting in variety ! They run a Unit s;x feel iu height, have- j broad shoulders, deep chests and ctnu I paratively small waists, tor which three latter things tho tailor may he partly responsible. re-sponsible. They, almost without exception, excep-tion, shave nil tiieir lace but the upper lip. whero they grow as big and curly a . mustache as possible. Blakely Hall in Clothier and Furnisher. |