Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-22
VICTORIAN SCANDALS.
The Open immortality of Contem
porary British Society.
Public Opinion that Does Not Con
denim Society that is Founded
Upon the Idea of Promis-
cuous Intercourse of the
Covoe
From the New York World.

From the New York World. e
LONDON. July 15.-In such times as these
it would be great advantageto the upper
classes" if they could how, so to speak, q
clean bill of health. Their positions is, at
the best, not strong one. and they arem max
ing 1t weaker every day. The Divorces
which has recently occupied the attention
of the public, is but an example Of the
kind OF scandals now so plentiful in 'soci-
ety. that they cease to attract remark. In
fact, 1t seems to me that all that is
needed nowadays to start in fashionable life
IS to show certain amiable willingness
to lose your money at cards, and be seen
as much as possible in public with some
woman who Is not your wife. Comply
with these conditions, and no questions
will be asked. You will soon get made an
honorary member of one or two gam bling
clubs, which are the favorite place of re-
sort of highly distinguished persons, and
the one condition on which you may retain
popularity ia that you do not win. Lose
every night and lose with good grace
AS for the other part of the programme,
there never can be much difficulty in Lon
don about q man fndiog an affinity Let
him go to the botus clue, where the priaci-
pile os modern society if faithfully respect
ed, and it will be strange if he does not
light upon some one who is willing to share
his brougham with him. This sort of
life no longer excites adverse criticism. 1t
seems to be the proper thing to do if you
wish to mix in the fashionable world,
and do not desire to be thought eccentric.
Your namesake, the world, is q long
way within the mark when it says; The
peculiarly of cur age is not the amount of
Immortality that prevails, but the shame
lessness with which it shows itself, and the
practical impunity which it enjoys" A
woman's bad reputation is no longer any,
thing whatever against her. Mrs Boller
is quite a fashionable woman, ana no one
seems to have thought the worse of her
because she has lived with half a dozen
men, including the Mr.. Flower, who caus-
ed Lord Duplin to get a dive ee from his
wife. Lord Duplin is so highly moral
man himself that naturally he could not
tolerate the least indiscretion on the part
of his W fe. They say he is going to mar
ry an American young lady. I wonder
whether the family has made any inquiry
in Londonas 80 this most virtuous lords
hmsclsf st exploitE Why does no not
content VII h marrying some American lady
who lsnot young? At least one such is
just now Father more prominent in Lon
don society than she would be likely to
be in the society of New York.
Mrs. Butler is very unlucky in not hav-
ing been able to settle her little difficulties
privately. There are other women who
do precisely as she has done, and whose
lives are perfectly well known to every
body who is about London; but either
they manage to keep on fairly civil terms
With their husbands or they contrive to
steer clear of the divorce court and expos
,ure. In fashiona BILE circle the marriage
contract seems to be based on easy and
simple principles-entire freedom ofaction
fesefve veg for both parties, and 8 latch key
1of vile as well as for husband. The
other evening was at place of great pub
nc resort, and counted seven we'll known
men in London life who were with women
equally well known-and nobody Thought
i strange or unusual. No concealmsnt i
thought necessary. Mrs Butler is being
| lectured all round for her misconduct hni
her lecturer must be we'll aware that She Is
not bit worse than Mrs. A. or Mrs. B.
too easy would be to give real names,
who are invited to every fash enable
| house.
| When the social history of the Victorian
aristocracy comes to be written, the chron.
icle will be found quite as scandalous al
that of Charles the seconds. If you
doubt 1t. you had better borrow the note