Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1901 — A Dude of 1770. [ARTICLE]

A Dude of 1770.

From a newspaper printed in the year 1770 is the following description of a dandy: “A few days ago a macaroni made bis appearance In the assembly rooms at Whitehaven, dressed in a mixed silk coat, pink satin waistcoat and breeches, covered with an elegant silk net, white silk stockings with pink clocks, pink satin shoes and large pearl buttons; a mushroom colored stock, covered with fine point lace; hair dressed remarkably high and stuck full of pearl pins."