BEAU

the leader of male fashion in the XVIII. and early XIX. cent’s, the period of wig, patch, powder, enameled snuff-box, satin kmee-breeches, _ etc., which may be studied in Austin Dobson’s Ballad of B. Brocade. Bath, Tun bridge Wells, Harrogate, Scar borough, and other resorts to which the rank and fashion flocked to take the waters, offered highly organized social enjoyments culminating in the A embly and presided over by the b.; the b. owed his position largely to his wit, but chiefly to his elegance. One of earliest was Richard Nash (fl. 1700), who held sway over Bath as master of the ceremonies, (1704-20); who was raised from lowly rank by the Prince of Wales and flourished until 1816, was accepted by royalties as their superior; the last of the b’s was the. French man, Alfred, Count d'Orsay (1798-1852), who lived a good deal in England, where he initiated modern dre , and was best known to foreigners through the operas of Mozart and Ro ini respectively; inimitable Memoures. town, on Rhine, France; formerly center of trade; noted fair; stone quarries. Pop. 9,150.