The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-07
Letter From an American Lady
From the London World.

WueCueT III 10 "OItu yOuT Wullc W COIue
over to London and try your fortune.
1t is rather a hard question to answer
off.hand. Let us have a free and open
chat about it..
In the first place, you could begin
here all over again, ard just as if moth.
ing had happened. This IS generally an
advantage to most of us, and without
o~ffense, l might say that it would be SO
to you. You have had your little gay
cites in New York, and in that small
and stupid society everything attracts
attention. But here nothing signifies
nowadays. Perfect liberty of opinion
and action that is the line we all take.
Look at our old friend Mrs. Rollfall.
She was quite done for in New York
before you and l had cut our wisdom
teeth even poor Leonard threw her
over at last. See how she stands now.
She goes about singing and flirting every
where. You will be sure to be as much
the vogue, for l recollect what a pretty
figure you had and what a sweet, half
Spanish face. l suppose you keep both
to a fair extent, thought between our
selves you have gone through some hard
campaigns. They will soon secure you
my distinguished friend Tor "a patron,
and be very careful that you do not
offend him. l will tell you how when |
see you.
As for an introduction, l will manage
| that for you, though you may as well
get your old acquaintance, Lord Silenus,
to lend a friendly hand also. Of course
he will make love to you, but what will
tSat amount to- Indulge his vagaries
II will amuse him, and do you no hurt.
If you want certificates Of his perfect
harmlessness, you can get them from all
quarters of the town.
You say that the return of cur dear
friend, Mrs. Blinker, without a husband
discourages you. l don't see why it
should. She had excellent chances.
One noble lord, to my certain knowledge
mot reckoning Silenus), was infatuated
with her but he had no money, and
she was obliged to secure that, and so
she very wisely vent where she knew
by experience there would be no diff
Guilty in getting it. No doubt marriage
is becoming a little difficult most men
find that they can do so very much bet
ter without it. American women, how
ever, stand a fairer chance OF success
than the English, for somehow or
other they are the vogue. No questions
asked about your family it is mighty
convenient. English girls are rather at
a discount just now, poor things all
the prizes are going to our country |
women. Take my advice, then, and
aim at a good match-a peer, nothing
less; and a peer with money. OF course
you will consult your own interests
only, as l did, One of the good things
about the present day is that all the
fddle-faddle about marrying for love is
clean gone out Of date. Girls heads
used to be turned with it, and much
good it did them. Everybody laughs at
such rubbish no v, men as well as women
like our smart countryman who is &C.
tually going to "hitch up as we say at
home, with old Lady Chequebook. The
other men abuse hin; but most of them
would have been glad to take her FOR
half the money.
Whether you succeed or not, ] advise
you try England. 1t is much better
fun than New York. You recollect that
we used to hear alarming stories about
English society ; everything was SO
strictly proper ; never any slips. My
dear, since | have been here it has been
all slips. It seems to me that the $50
ciety" they hag SO much about is based
upon the principle of some Of u "com-
munities"-free and unfettered inter-
course between the sexes. The one
essential thing is that, if a man goes
about much With a woman, it shall be
with a married woman for to be seen
constantly with an unmarried n would
clearly be very wrong. That is where
poor Lord Hunderbuss makes such a
mistake. He is always in the company
of that Miss Crumbly, getting himself
talked about, instead Of making himself
contented vii lie society of respectable
married peoll~, where he might easily
find all the u axs;ion he coald reason
apply dosi.e. ~o.nr people haze no s-nse
in such mate. And yet. in o;her
things, Blunler'nss is a clever man.
Put aside, then, all fears about the
rigid tone Of English society. The only
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