THE LATEST LONDON DUDERY.
There is a suspicion about that after the King’s Coronotion, Colonials who were present and return, will put on what is vulgarly termed ‘ side.’ There is a fear that this ‘ side,’ in the case of our gilded young men, will be of so aggravated a character as to necessitate an amendment of the criminal law so as to make assault and battery in certain cases a commendable action. The Coronation dude should be a fearful thing, as the latest London atrocities, if they are ‘ all on,’ make him look like this. Starting from the top, where the least weight is, the fashion just now is as follows : —Hat with turned up rim of frilled straw ; short coat very, full and open; striped shirt and white overlapping collar with small tie ; bright red waistcoat, heavily brocaded ; striped pants, showing a ribbon on side like that on a lawyer’s deed, and turned up at bottoms and lined with satin ; striped socks and spats ; patent leather boots with projecting soles ; stick with fancy handle carried as shown , handkerchief with border and fringe ; walk after the style of ‘we try to look like this, and try to look like that,’ with a general bending of the knees and spring in toes.
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Southern Cross, Volume 10, Issue 10, 7 June 1902, Page 10
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211THE LATEST LONDON DUDERY. Southern Cross, Volume 10, Issue 10, 7 June 1902, Page 10
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