, 1875-11-14

ored socks. with bright poison lurking in the,
strires and patterns; but the vain boy canDo
/ torego his place he must make brave show
! and. in sporting pbl as9, '' bs III At The death.
Not only .the bail room and the Row
but the srt rooms, the concert hall
| the church. are made successfully the arena il
| which the struggle for place and gold il fought
The tinsel interests ci the world claim entrancs
! everywhere. The Passion music at st. PeuI's
| the Lenten oratorios at Exeter Hall, the Deans
sermon at the Abbey. are all occasions on which
i beautiful COSTUME Gao be worn, and devo
t1ona attitude t1iscreetty assumed, for The saks
OF ed1fying the adu,irer on the point OF deciar'
! ing himself. The raptures OH the part Of the
young lady at that divine sole" or that q mar.
velous chorus" are wisely atienpered to ths
exact shade likely to please her desirable '
] compaCioh, while the ctaperon as wisely does
her art nv pretending 10 study the score with
all the attention Of critic. Aud do the Gro" ds
OF sell-dressed women really dou all that hnery
in honor Of music? And do they even wear
| their admirable Parsiau costume degllse in hon
sor Of God, ana not for the sake Of Lord So and
So, or the rich Comn,sner, Mr.. Smith. or the
richer ironnaster, Sir Thor Tubalcan I II
one or two great mttches" Of the season are
known to admire horsoaesh, female Londou iE-
medlatelv hecomat graceful better for gloves
and fans. and an interchangeable attendant at all
the race-corrses OF the country. If the Marquis
OF D., Kho has just come OF age, and taken
h4 scat in the House, happens to have SERIOUS
turn of mind, the beyy Of unconscious u &C.
t1esses suddenly discover the delight Of scl-
eutifc lectures or literary cnnversA1lones. Nay,
more; If it should happen that the lion OF tae
marriage market had some earnest belief in re-
Hgipn. and wAs cl!her An amateur meulevallst or
. conscientious lag preacher. ne venture to Bay
that neither the verdict OF oddlty nor the terrors
OF early Lenteu services or niKh.-scbools VI uld
deter tie fair volunteers from crowdins to help
or st least sympathixe in his work. Anything
and everything for the gilt prize, and whole
lifetime to ienrn the Lesson that ali is not gold
that glittars!
In the case Of heiresses, the wisdom Of the
mother is sometimes tut ned to q nobler account,
as Iii marriage We remember si1 years ago in
London. The younger brother OF Peer, hand
Some md ialrly Intelligent, and poor as church
mouse, succeeded in obtaining the hand Of a
merchant Lei1ess; but the girls mother stipu-
lated that ner future son-l1.-lnW should enter
some brcad-wlpning business for The sake Of
the occupation and sense of responsibility such
u pursuit would give him. He took some small
Government cierk.hIp, with starvation salary,
We teneve, but still tue principle Was the thing
which signiied and, as he MAS not uatui ally
bad, the marriage turned out we'll, ana both lie
and his wife recovered their own proper shapes
after the neta1porphosis which sociAt exigtncats
had imposed upon them during coultship. Il
all lntereated MARRIAGES. TUNED out 80 we'll, the
world would bc blessed indeed. But in this case
both BRIDE and groom we're very young, and
haults OF intrigue had not become natural to
them.
4 sad sight in London society is the man or
woman Of ha.f dozen aea-t'ns. dlseuchanted Of
Their first genuine delight in mere amusement.
and disappointed in their hope Of 'good mar
riage" They remind ono OF the statue OF salt
which Lot left in the wilderness, its blank face
th.ned YEARLY to tie city whence no more good
could come. The undiSnifed position OF these
retersns is hidden from 1hemselyes-at least let
Us hope so-thougn At parent to all Others
Tney generally ~ by some nickname among
their acquaintance, aod as years 20 on the chains
Of habit become heavy on them, and when they
would be glad 10 drop out Of the ranks, some
how they cannot maze np their minds to do 60.
How often have aeen snch people. Tbar
torn them out Of the silly round OF pas-
ties and balls, and dropped them in quiet
Richmond or Hampstead cottage, smothered
in vines, and Set in meadow with =
lew ehaae.trees and q brook near by. But
they will never have the nerve to rut themselves
there, and break with the loung.uR habits Of
their set. They must gu on, making the most OF
their chance 1pE.tationa 10 other mems tables,
other wonen's homes they struggle on, spend
ing on their dress aud social 81 pearauce the lit
tie fortune which in the ideal cottage would not
only keep then comfortably, but also provide
them with charming snd Intellectual compan-
ion. in toe shape OF husband OF wife. great
deal Of nonsense has been talked IN England
about the impossibil1ty Of living On f300 year
but anobR scose es the man or woman could prove
what nonsense it really is. Even IN America
where living is dearer, man and his Wife can
i've On 81, $40 ,ear, and be comfortable. 4
great many Of these surface ornaments of 30
ciety OF whom We have been speaking, especially
men, could live happy, pleasant, cosy life, full
OF interest and full or work, Oh the sane sum
which now barely keeps them at their club and
chambers, and just pays their tai.or'a bill. FIom
the most to the Ieast important of the army OF
London faehion. every individual is more or less
Wasting his substance. whether mental or ma
tarlAl but in none ia the folly 30 glarine as in
the old younS man. whose income il slender and
not always certain.
There IL one convenient cloak often thrown
over = suspiuously +'1nterested - marriage, to
blind the eyes of morality. If 1t we're plea ev-
er uscd earnest and used equally in all cases,
ne should 10 the first to do homage to it as the
expression OF noble mind: but any hubitue OF
London saloons would laugh at the innocence of
the ctedulous rec!use who did not Zee through
thls apparently magnanimous sacrifice Of a wom-
an's life: The young Duke OF --is going to
fashionable enough to think that it is rather q
pity she is so Young and charnlng, and be is
known to be such rake! he mas not yet sown his
Wild oats; his horses are the terror OF betting
men. mud darker suspicious yet hang about bis |
name. But answers society, auxi1us to improve
and reform her children, think Of the good his
xife will certainly do him IN 5act, ehe will be /
his guardian angel; she will save bis SOUL" Pos
sib.y; and II sho dues, she will have noble |
TorE, womanly wo.k. But does it str ke you !
uat The Duke IL not the only man In danger Of !
osine his soul; that there is many q erander !;
mind aud nobler heart going to destruction for |
n ant of wlse's help aud Fudauce, and vet !
whom Lady So-and-So would be shocked to hear !
aamed ~ q possible sultor for her daughters |
nand2 Why? He has neither title nor ex- !:
So his soul is nor worth saving; no !
,irl could devote herself to reform and ennoble |
aiInt !
In time the scene il shifted, and the round Of |
:ouutry visits begins. Here is the second act of I
the dtama-the sec nd campaign. From |
March to the end of July London is mere or |
ese the favor,te and crowded arena; August is !
he recruiting month after the fatigues Of the |
reason; and in September, under presence OF
shooting parties, ETC., the conntrv houses fill for
he renewal Of matrimonial attack aud defense /
True, Scotch shooting begins, as every one
snows, On the 18th OF August; but as Scotch !
,po1t OF all kinds is more real and more absolb-
ng than English sport. firtatlon aud intrigue
Ire not such inevitable adjuncts Of tho country
lfe at the Highland box Few meu take to The
noors, except through genuine lore Of sport.
md lev women bent on making = good match !
lrs foolish enough to follow the Ninlrods. But |
partridge and misunderstanding in tat "pre-
eryeB " is less glorious and exhausting; it is
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