The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-06

OF magnificent face and figure, who IL IN
clude1 IN Ward McAilister's celebrated 100
beauties. with a husband, however. who
treats her with persistent and systematic neg
lect. There are other cases besides these aud
there have been dozens of them in the re-
cent history of social New York. The
young married women belonging to what
is known as the Hempstead Hunting SIT
ere exceedingly frank, according 20 all ac-
counts, in their acceptance Of tue compli-
ments and attentions OF their blithe young
bachelor friends, and well-known club
man the other day said that it was no un-
usual thing for the holder among these
courageous knights - offer lightning
salutes 10 the objects Of their admit
ration and to have such warm and particu-
lar attentions accepted without question.
As may easily be imagined, no affairs OF
this kind are carried on to any extent with
out attracting the interested and studious
attention of the dowagers, the old bachelors
and other people who, by reason of clrcum-
stances, are spectators rather than partici-
pants in the game of social life and they are
talking like mad all the time about the cases
have mentioned aud several others Of
which it would perhaps be wise not to make
mention at the present tims
when does society take cognizance of
the fact that married women are accepting
attentions from men other than their hus-
bands. l don't mean by gossiping OF
such attentions. but by indicating in some
positive social wav their disapprobation Of
such proceedingsp
1.-The rule of society" sal Mr.. McAllis-
ter, lis that society has no business to rec
ognizs anything of the kind until the hus-
band does. So long as husband expresses
no disapprobation of what his wife is doing,
her conduct is regarded as something with
which nobody else nas any concern
The rule here formulated by Mr.. Meal
lister is the one generally recognized, and
has boon expressed iu various ways at other
times by women who are high in social
position; but, as matter Of fact, il is a
rule so liberal that society only adheres to
it in a modified form. Numbers of society
women in New York, who possess such
hampering adjuncts as husbands and
children, and who have accepted senti-
mental attentions from admirers, have
found that the kindness OF their husbands
did not protect them in a social way. In
several cases such women have been left
out in the distribution of invitations for
leading social affairs whore the affairs have
been given by recognized society leaders,
and wnen they have concluded to behave
more sensibiy and have brought their every
day life more into accordance with con-
ventional notions, their names have been
replaced on the list OF guests for such enter
tainments OF course, when society is
moved 60 act in such cases, it is Influenced
TO great extent by the position which the
husband holds. If the husbands DO sitiou is
powerful. and he expresses no public disap-
probation of his wife's eccentricities, society
is very slow to criticize in a Practical and
direct way. II the husbands social or
business position is of little account, society
is apt to shove him to one side ald act for
itself
An Englishman who lived for a year ia
New York, and who saw a great deal Of
society here, and saw great deal of society
women, declared just before returning home
that there was more flirting and more SEN
timental nonsense In New York among
married women than in any social center
where he had ever bsen. He added, how
ever, that there was really less of the sort
of thing Of which a divorce court can take
cognizance than there is in London or in con-
tinentaI capitals. As a matter of fact, there
have been very few divorces In the history
Of New York society where they grew out
Of the attentions accepted by married
women, and there has been only one duel
People who know the history OF society In
London and Paris declare that this is an ex-
ceedingly good record.