, 1879-01-30
10 face the ltne Of watchful sonng eyes. The
moment they are married rycf, thing changes
] am afraid American girls DO not altogether
appreciate fl1cir privileges.
LONDON BEAUTIES AND THE "sO.
ClAI. WEEKt.iEa."

1AONDo NM - e'AO*
ClAL WEEKtiEa."
Lnhdnn Cnfrtspordtncs tstm lhrk sHa.
IL Is becoming evident to the that photograph
ers arc going 10 become the great sociat factors
Ut the future, in a1cxtr0us combination with the
"soeiai wccktfcs.'' don't sec whY t1eY should
not soon "ubtn1n the control" {as ne tay Of
co,npany's tharcn) OF society. Tie "sociaf
weekly" ptavs great part In lite He OF tho
ttnu monde, Given woman Win Is to1crahty
pretty and bright, with rich husband, ,-ft mat
tcrs not what their origin tnay hasebccn or how
itey male their ToHeY,-tnl. Will, ttlr t,lnta-
gsapfcr and the editor OF "sm'al weekly" ns
.asa>s, t!pre Is nuthing u prevent ter from as-
p!ring to the highest branch of tlm Yo-
rial tree, II ste oHty Rays her carts
well. 1t II necessary that two pari~.
shot1td combine 10 bring nut a beauty. This
creatures having been fonn.I, It dies nut muct,
matter wkieru, Il paragraph arpcnrs ntH,lt her
III nTQuant character in ;hc "tocial weekly"
followed BY two or three about tt" lady whom
we will cali her Promoter, Win, l,as also until
then been socially unKnUwn. TlI,, photographs
OF both tat}Ies, with their ,lasnrs under them,
appcnr in ahop-wintlowr. Then the editor ot
the "aocia1 wccklyn Introduces lnr1iang 0f
invites lin IL dinner with the beauty. Then he
Introduces more friends. at"! thl. men hegn
to ttIk about the two women. and more plloto-
graphs 1ppcar aid moro paraeraphs arr wrfttcnt
1nu QEEUGllC4 6ACIkGtls Ntui IltlHs HlH"
ners follow each other fast and furIously. At
MI tho little dinners the bcnusy nppears
surrounded by minor stars, nlso not much
known In society, nor very rtevcr, hut
yery lovely. Finally It 1ecomth rather The thing
10 know the Promoter, a,,s! tn hare tccu at her
littte tl!nrcEs: ntt ile r1ltnrs 0f VI: catn,s u
tho establishment motht INWARD to highest
ears, and tho rhotorrupheF begins - rnin
money ntl the sociAl cdttuE finds thut t!M lro-
tnotcr and her friends are nnst valuable sources
nf soctal information- They. nrn rising Into
regions where he can't fo'luw them. hut hc Is d
generous Bohemian, and Is amply repaid by tho
select acnndals and tittte-tatt!e whsrii tho Iro,
from tho most exclusive sources, a'l Of which
Increase the sale Of s pGpcr, II ille furE asH in
dtEnattuu OF his rivals, wtiose ingenuity has not
provided them w!th prIrats; :; e"rps Ut social
other devices. The Promoter amt her beatty
hare made 80 many enemies among tic falt
kex tint there ts no end to the gossip that they
furnish TO the opposition wevklics, whence
arise lively sccrimtnaton... NIL Ut which the
papers IN both sides profit BY. 0f course
everybody condemns the "ruc'ai wcckiics," bul
everybody reals them, nevertheless, a,nl, jusl
In propurt!ou as they become pcrsonal, tnprop
CT, anl Vulgar, does their circulation grow.
Tint the demand for kocial scandal ,nt,st l'e
on the increase may bc assumed frntn tl,e
number Of tlleke periodicals which exist mere Of
less successfully. The ntst PROMINENT are III.
IEor:d, edited by Mr.. +. Yates: Truth, edited
by Mr. II. I.aeouclscre; faulty FAIR, edted t.,
Mr. 7. BowIcs; The Whitehall Ntpt4, 1oachsfoHt,
tlle Nan af the Hard, the httfree, .Ha1f'tr. tt1t
Figarv, and tho Hornet. to sar nothinE VI othcI
minor publications. OF t!rsa ihe Niord la!
lately produced sensation by m article called
"Fatlstinc witt, tic Fu1lI0unds.h In which tl.t
astatocratic young lady Of thu lernl tslcscribc.
| n toying with the curts Of her En,oln. a''d
StherrIss behaving ipEona' rrrh ,na,, 10. 10.
actions for libel brought against It ttuIultaue
ul,sly. Tits sort Of publicity secns to answer st