, 1880-05-08

/ describe her essentially as q woman who
llad tic wIt mover to bo publicly cbinpro-
mfaeh. Sho WIS always careful OF apptAr-
i,er husband ut lpast tl,rpe months III eyery
ahotit i d wol',ai, Who il highly born aid iins
grcnt c0Nncctions 70 sustain hgr, ,or relatives
I S S alT ESapeSsRP essP w Sf aays P III poF nfFSs s
own women, unless compelled by some
notorious publicity to drive out the sinners
WIN have been 81 toells Ms to becunle tow1l-
talk. 1t Is certain that woman meeting
highly PLACED ~ Lady Doili y described 10
pass ,that boundary line whlcli thy Krssat
world ButB,--tlla lllta which .stMrntcs tho
from TIC sins that have been published Mn!
gofe'i!c, 1 L IS % tic %seaIoia, i not tlis srinc
that nnkes the crln,s III tllGir eyes: II Is @ not
IL London Is we'll, tilat tlle wolnan who
plays and mover pnys;. whose expenditure ls
certain 10 exceed her inenlne, however largo
that may be, Whose .an0nrottes ara well
R9wn nSSy z az er ss es esurasea ss wo
III a word, Is n cocotte scEze QUARTERS. II to
be seen by the score In tile very best Of Lon.
don worlds anu Though soNo may think y
ilnposstbo) dcce!yes ef nsbana aI9s.;ua'1l a111
tic peohcs quinzS sons; ahu .was always
in the SWIM to use tue can't phrase Of tho
hour; and l,er living prototypes arc to bc
numbered ny THE HUNDREDS.
tleir influence would bo inlpercept1blo, and
As regards tue probability Of tho modes
of living that have described, callr0t MI.
nit that tlcre Is tho slightest exaggerattnn OF
nothing l,avo not seen. and 1t would he I'M.
possible fur any. oile TO- exA1gernte tho
cnprices and the sple'dor Of great Russian.
Who could llayo exaggerated - ta9 e. snaFni'H- !'i
kline OF Of Paul Demidoff, under the Second
Empire Society nowadays Is In itself mad
" extrayagnnt, and very strangely co1n..
posed; my truthful picture Of 1t looks OF
play, for excitement, for notoriety, is dut: of
the sadsicst nlalatites OF our times. English
novelisss DO, 1t IL true, still continue to de.
ptct mankind rs. always seated ut an Aunt
taiS a'iG only li beinE aliow1cd 1 variety from liz
visit OF an occasional murderer Of detective;
but English nuyeltstB are hot conspicuous
for their knowledge Of tie world, and their
ignornncc does not change the, .taet that no
than u,,r own witt, license, witt. sntjety, and
with q passlonlcss. immortality, Which hnsnot
even the excuse Of aTdor. Aluxo effrdn6 IL
te noe Of s te @ It Is fr' fhs
ul1ooe2 "Jt" sss"' ,fsita ~ tn,s r,nn,+nI
n d, po9t9ayqM M ,s Sot'sn tie oxHgssrat'on
" M nns mine, ny i Ino epG9c'lS1, o., " 1,,,,o !, ~
dhelol tn4re sly ~ ~ ~ i'ol puIpln nans'
hMcenee. 1tan1 ...!s ~ , "1n,A' t,,n a..ap Nv
LpEio @ Was meyer % w9man,s strong paf; ad
What iIIt'e una 0 ,,. ever p possessGM, H.. ,, wy ~
exnnuslea ogtoto sl,e Wlote " nis eulor ~, ~
the ifMcs. ! Ma not WISH 10 nn1sIt"go 1I ~ ~. uap
say that tlIls rGply strikes mo ~ being about
THE MOST nnAZFN CONFIRMATION
even she hns yet favored us with. As said
ut tho beginning Ut ,,ly letter. 1t fairlyeclipses
gr9s,Gus saG s5sTG n s , saS Gs Is NaSS dy
measure Of tic qualitits of ono OF ller char
Nctors; and there arc some who viii be ull.
| kind enough to say tllat the words are n
tTSl avas. epom9 Ct M SIZE {at fS MI E"Fs s
oxaggerntIon ID the cpocll's, not hers, Is u !
| o tic modest wonianl O tho naughty world
Marry con,u up, WHY were syo uyer born =
don't kMow,-do you There ls enough
| Of sin n tho world, wo all know; but the
! lypercritlcnl farc likely to question how
much tho cause OF transRrcssEon Is advanced
| by d writer who cluaks trunsgresson ~
purple and fine linen.
| In answer to tho letter tho Tunes published
the adttoria! page Of the lcaAlnR journal.
poistng fun ut the autllur III amusing faslliotl
-creditlng her with some gifts, buy tellinE
her. ~ o gratdmothorly sort OF way, that llei
md TINT it ID not by auch ns siIe that tie
world 1s kept sweet allu lInbftnblc. ITht
sattro Of the whole WINS al4lrnblo, and tlie
credit to tho waning art Of Printing -Houss
But The Ttmes' review md editorial sinh
cruel attack on novel and a.tt!lor wl,lcl, ll,t.
Just appeared IN the Standard. Slncn TN
n,,in"ry f,ruiiv a"id VIM si,n,,l,i Hill ,vha