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           Thebrilliantanddistinguishedcirclecomprehendswithinitnocontractedamountofeducation,sense,courage,honour,beauty,andvirtue.Yetthereissomethingalittlewrongaboutitindespiteofitsimmenseadvantages.Whatcanitbe?Dandyism?ThereisnoKingGeorgetheFourthnow(morethepity)tosetthedandyfashion;therearenoclear-starchedjack-towelneckcloths,noshort-waistedcoats,nofalsecalves,nostays.Therearenocaricatures,now,ofeffeminateexquisitessoarrayed,swooninginoperaboxeswithexcessofdelightandbeingrevivedbyotherdaintycreaturespokinglong-neckedscent-bottlesattheirnoses.Thereisnobeauwhomittakesfourmenatoncetoshakeintohisbuckskins,orwhogoestoseealltheexecutions,orwhoistroubledwiththeself-reproachofhavingonceconsumedapea.Butistheredandyisminthebrilliantanddistinguishedcirclenotwithstanding,dandyismofamoremischievoussort,thathasgotbelowthesurfaceandisdoinglessharmlessthingsthanjack-towellingitselfandstoppingitsowndigestion,towhichnorationalpersonneedparticularlyobject?Why,yes.Itcannotbedisguised.ThereAREatChesneyWoldthisJanuaryweeksomeladiesandgentlemenofthenewestfashion,whohavesetupadandyisminreligion,forinstance.

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