, 1864-08-14
THE MORALITY OF EyG-
LAND.
matrlmonia1 Strategy OF Lady ptor.
ehrc Fac+t-AOW 1he MAruufR Of
Aneiesty'e Daughter Married q Peer
and Tilted Il Cummoner.
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saahoes'7 SeWs Letsrr.l
4, Ihc exclusive circles OF the urpcr ter
tn"ueand hnve just been ftighted iFUlu thei,
rropriety By one of the most unexpected in
slLtnts That has occurred among them fol
NUM- lohg year last. As this little eni
hode set all (iashtonable) Luudou in q biaz.
o9 Saturday afternoon Il had not suiIlcieni
'a1th IN the account then heard of il to ven
ture upon mentioning 1t to you}: md a. IN
hsme bus done uothIng but burst out witt
more Or less violence ever siuce caneol
Ie'fa'n i from sending you word, as the phfase
towards the close Of last season. rumor
actinE upon sources Of Information derived
l1om lts e!esight, announced m approaching
1narTiase oet~s en- Mr Chaplin, q well kuoWn
member Of the fashionable world, and Lady
Florence Paget. the youngest daughter oi
ne ne aafqnls OF Anglesey The gentleman is
solnshfrc, and Is reputed to be very wealthy.
me ladF Ia one Of tho acknowledged beau.
Tics ol the day, and indeed scarcely aug one
would venture to nssert that she has auy SUI
pef1or IN that respect. The rumor, hoWey-
tr, 10 which allude Wis suddenly denied
by authority" and Mr.. Chaplin departed
for India upon a sporting tour win his
tflthds Slf +: Johnston and The Earl OF Lis
tnWel. IN the meantime the very maskrd
attentions paid ut the last Ascot rnces bv The
young Marquis of Hnsfings to Lady Flor
epce Paget became the thcmc Of universal
comment IN fashionable circles, aud Mr Gun.
pun JUST at that moment returning to Eng.
land, OF course could not fall to bear Of them.
lbe sctioa he took upon this intimatlon would
seem to prove that there was some little
nnme IN tue smoke Of last years. report, FOR
a!moat imme medlasefT-that IL, at the Mar
cai0nefs OF AecrcoTn's ball to the Princess
VI "aies, Oh Tuesday, June 2l-he made in
offer Of biz hand, and. was acecptcd: 1t 90
happened that, with singular rapldity, outhe
ser5 next morning fashionable cont:mpo-
rary announced tbls approaching marriage.
On rradLpg 1t, as the slor} goes, Lord last.
fngs, though entirely lceredutuus OF it..
thought 1t high time to act with decision,
ard burning Oft to tho residence of tue fair
lady, !nid bis proposals before her, and was
informed that he was few hours too lite.
P1epasatlons for the approaching marriage
proceeded Ill the usuAl course, aud the pr,T,-
t*s' ttcnps Vert seen together 1T all the FASH
lonnoIe Ieforts OF amusement at the re-
vte~, at the Etou mud Harrow cricket match
81 Forde, At the Wimbledon rifle meeting.
hld IN TACT every Where. Ar. Chaplin was
where he had every right to be, by t6a side OF
bis future bride; and It was remarked on
several occasions thAt the vef5 coldest rec
ognition passed between the lady and her
suitor who had made up his mind too late,
a. tne opera On ffida1 night, tue "betroth.
parently In the state OF beatltude which mu-
tunl proximity under such circumstances
should produce.
But IN the meantime an under.p1ot, such
os. II is to be trusted, could have been pos
sfble in but few Of our iamllie& OF distiuc.
tlon. had been designed and carried out. On.
Friday night Mr. Chaplin handed bis -5aars
to her carriage. On Saturday morning, at
about ten. O'Clock, Lady Florence Paget
drove to Mes:rs. Marshal i 4nelgroye's, fu
Oxford street, on the pics Of "shopptug,'
oruer1rg that her brougham should wait. It
dtd wit for some fire or six hours! The
establishment Of Mcssrs. afarshall 4 Co. has
dcor III Sers street as well rs In Oxford
street. Lady Florence entered By that in
sppo1ataHat, aeeztdtn l.dy friend, she #eat
out Ut Zoe door In yere si1ett, drove to St.
GeorgIs HsaoVe. aQner Re, aad :7ss tttre and
tl-:-. m,Tted bJ hceuse to the Marquis Of: