The Osceola times., 1884-06-28
A DISS0LUTE NOBILITY.
Degenerate Descendants OF some of the
Oldest Families in England.

ton of family heirlooms, priceless to a
.'nobleman," TO enable him to continue
an already long and disastrous career on
the turf The Duke is perhaps better
known in Paris than in London. In the
former capital he has long been regard
ed as a disgusting prohigate and libidi-
nous brute, whose sensual habits are as
oriental in their peculiari:ics as they are
degrading in their bcstiality. He is mar
red to daughter of the Duke of Man
chester, girl who sold herself TO become
duchess. She is sister Of Niscount
Vaudeville, and it is curious fact, which
may throw some light on the alliance,
that both she and the Dlke have French
mothers.
The Hon. Walter Harbord, Lord Suf-
fields brother, was a major in the 7th
Hussars, one of the SWEETEST light caval-
ry corps in the army, and a few years ago
the friend and pal of the Prince of Wales
bright and shining light in Belgravian
society," and authority in the best clubs.
He was great ecarte player, and on one
occasion had such a marvellous run of
luck in holding the winning cards that
suspicion was aroused, and he was watch
ed. Result, several kings and etc. were
found under his chair and in his sleeve.
1t is needless to say he was cashiered
from the army-losing his commission
money, some G5,000--turned out of his
clubs and dropped by everybody. He
therefore, found it necessary to fee to a
more congenial sphere, and he did so,
leaving many unpaid debts, the partner
of his clandestine flight being no less a
person than the sister of the Earl of Eus-
ton, but who at that time was only Miss
Fitzroy. lie now resides abroad at HON.
burg or Monaco, or some such place as
that.
The Earl Of Stamford, the head of one
the most ancient houses in England's
peerage, while an undergraduate at Cam
bridge, distinguished himself by marry
ing q common woman, named Elizabeth
Billiee, and then Ann Cocks, bv neither
of whom he has had children, fortunate
" for the future strain" Earl Poulett
is another noble spec men of similar pro-
civties. When one and twenty Ire mar
ried elizabeth Newman" and subse-
auently "Emma Johnson" his eldest son
and heir being born six months after the
first marriage. This son is Visccunt Hin
ton, who in turn, demonstrated his strain
and the beauty of the law which legiti-
mated him by going on the stage as a
professiona pantomime clown under the
name of"Mr. Cosman," and marrying n
ballet dancer, named Ann S,ippy, who
has already presented him with an heir
to titles which date from 1927.
The Earl of Oxford, when Lord Wal
pole, distinguished hir SIT by cloping
with the Countess of H. (whose hus-
band subsequently b 't..l Duke of New
castle), high-stepping beauty and daugh-
ter of the tenth Duke of Hamilton, the
fruit of the liason being a son, whom
Lord Lincoln refused to father. A di-
yorce followed this affair also, but Lord
Oxford refused TO marry the woman who
had sacrificed so much for him. He how
ever took the boy under his protection,
and the young man passes as "Mr. Wal
pole" quite satisfactorily to people who
donr know that an earl's son should be
an Honorable Lady Lincoln ended
hv marrying the tutor of her other sons
"a German named Opdebeck) and went
abroad with him.
The Duke of Beaufort is, in his way,
about as sorry an illustration of noblesse
oblige as YOU codll find in the Who'll,
peerage. No lady would ever dare be
seen speaking to him, much less receive
any attention from him whatever The
protector of the pretty Gaiety actress
Connie Gilchrist, since she was IL! His
female frien1s consist of women whose
names are unknown in even respectable, :,
let alone high society, and his four-in-
hand coach at races is always covered by
"ladics" of questionable character only.
In short, it would stamp woman direct
ly to have the Duke civil to her in any
wav. This is a shocking state of things
for a man of 60 whose dukedom da,es
from 1872, and whose mobility" on bar
onial creation goes back to 1908.
The Marquis of Harrington, the Secre
tary of War in Gladstone's Cabinet, is
one of the most outrageously immoral
men in London. 1t would indeed be
hard to say how many villas" in st.
Johns Wood he does not keep up, or tor
how many slips of the feet OF titled
DANES and demoiselles he has not been
directly answerable. The Marquis OF
Huntly has been up in police court for
obtairing money under false pretenses
and for absconding abroad in orde1 to de.
fraud his creditors. The, ,Eail of Gosford
was short tine ago summoned by cab
driver and made to pay not only the pal
try fare of shillings, which he had re-
fused. but the costs of the proceedings
and V,scount Cole acted the part OF
poltroon with Lady Mordaunt, and had
to periure himself to get clear OF respon
sibilily. These are all ] can remember
lust now, but they will suffice.
81 much for the men, for have revers
ed the rule of places aux danes, and VII
now mention few Of the fair memberi
of the nobility who are decidedly, ha'
also, OF course do not fpeak OF ladiel
who have become titled only BY ths''