THE BEAU'S BLANKET
. Word of many weird wagers has been heard these past few racing days, hut never a hint of one so strange as that one won by Beau Nash. For the “ little king of a little people ” was at York, and, losing all his money, his friends wagered him fifty guineas he would not stand at the great door of the Minster in a blanket as the people came out of church (says the ‘ Daily Chronicle’). “To this proposal.” noted Goldsmith, “he readily agreed; but the Dean, passing by, unfortunately know him. ‘What!’ cried the divine, ‘Mr Nash in masquerade. ‘Only a Yorkshire penance, Mr Dean, for keeping bad company,’ says Nash, pointing to his companions.” This, it miiv bo added,, was one of the few occasions when a dress donned by the Bean did not become the reigning fashion 1 ,
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Evening Star, Issue 19326, 12 August 1926, Page 7
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143THE BEAU'S BLANKET Evening Star, Issue 19326, 12 August 1926, Page 7
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