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TAKEMAN'S WANDERINCS
EVERY DAY LIFE or THE BRITISH
NOBILITY.
The Isndon Season" . PenAnee-CAsti.
Home Life and Entertainment - The
Heal british Lord Rather Lilss Old
Clothes and Little Ceremony.

: Clothes and Lutte Ceremony.
tcopyrishi, isol, by Edgar l. waksmAn.i
LONDON. June 2e.-English literature
or rather that portion comprised In Eng.
lish fiction. has certainly done injustice TO
British nobility Ia at least one respect. II
has totally misinformed all OF US who are
plebsian, and rather like remaining 20, ne
10 the every day life Of the British aristoo.
raey.
Nobody loves this class. Nobody believes
In it, hereditary rights and privileges. save
those clergy who hold "livingar under
them and tho other lackcys that serve
them. Nobody has any manly sympathy
whatever with IL scmkrcEal prctonsions
and prcro9Atiyes. Nobody has tho slight.
est confidence that century hence any
such class will continue TO exist In Great
Britain. And yet every one u Us, notwith.
standing our noutinRs aud soofiings, has
the kecnest interest In gllmpscs ofits mem.
bors' daily lives
Your British lord really believes In him.
self That l. worth something to eharac.
Ter. aud builds up on the lines Of equabio
living and true dignity with anybody
Your American iordero knows he Il an &c.
cident, a prctender, an Irritating social
mislt The ono is n splendid nations per.
nIhnent cxcrcsocnoe The other Is another
splendid nations frat growth Of fungus
Doth are interesting studies. But the Brit
iah noble hAs rather the advantage from n
scenic standpoint. because. speaking In IN.
oouth simlle, he Ia the most ancient. best
acknowledged and the most picturesque
bump on tho national log.
Many Of the British nobility occupy their
establishments tho year round. These
would aoorn 10 do else. Their ethics are
exclusively evolved from their fondc.t
drram 10 which they cling. that they are
feudal lords For such 10 reside In town
would be to descend TO the utter dcba-o-
ment Of burghers. with great majority
the London season" largely controls their
residence and IL period at castle. scat OF
hall. and elsewhere. The season" IL con.
trollod by parliament, the annual closing
Of which practically depends on sport The
aristoeratie fashionable world Is formed.
and II. movements controlled almost eS.
elusiyoly. by those connected with thu
houses Of lords aud commons. those com
prsing largely tho nobility.
Ia other words, the intangible. awful
formulated thing known a. the great fash
ionablo world ccntering Ia London l. after
all simply the country nobility aud arts
tocrAcy eongrcRated for a brief season Ia
london. London does not make this fash
ionable worll. Those OF tho country max,
It In London. Their town houses, for tn,
entroe 70 which fashionable toadics will
resort 70 inconociyablo humiliations. az,
the merest temporary lodging houses oI
hateI city life. This exclusive class, not
far exceeding thousand heads Of house,
practically own and derive tho revenue
from tho cntiro landed possessions OF Grcal
Britain.
In the main, British castle life begin
with the grouse shooting season In August
and lasts I'LL tho following May. VIII
those Tin the world" the period IL muol
reiuc.i. Many for.ake the estates In Feb
ruary for the "hnt swim" In tho metropo
liz. There Is delightful though quite
social period In london preceding Easter
but Just Immediately before Easter psrlia
ment adiourns, when back come the lord
aud ladies; or a trip To the Continent 4
taken. After Easter the full London it'd
astA in. Tho park IA throngud, Rotlci
ROWS filed with magnificent housowomeI
aud gallanis, lunchoons, dinners and hall
are innumerhhle, and the queens drawinl
rooms command the nobility's presence
Then comes Whltsuntide, when parlia
mont again take. short recess, and Lou
don Is again deserted by tho aristocraoy
But all tho nobility Of England. Scotland
and Ireland that make any prrtsnsion
whatever W correct form are back In Lon
don by the latter part Of May.
From thla time lhta dinners and late
balls follow In bewilderlng suooesAion. Tn
sitting air OF parliament and court Il con
tinuAlly breaiheL Fashionable event ant
affair. originated by the ariktocracy. Ani
70 which the arlstoorany arc truly SLAVES
compel tho limit 81 physical and flnancia
endurance. Derby day. FOR which parlia
Inont always adlourns, 10 followed BY CON
menccmcnt at Eton, and these by th
great cricket matches betwssn Lords an'
Commons, Rugby, Harrow aud Elton AM
Cambridge aud oxford. Then come th
wonderful garden parties Of Cheswick, tn
two great breakfasts of the Prince a
Wales, and tho distinguished parties b
earls, dukes aud duchesscs, followed b!
AkrOt week. anu tue court htllH anu kttA
balls and banquets u foreign embassies
with the splendid afternoon teas by III
queen In the gnrdens OF buckingham pal
AGO, until tho military fetcs aud the lius
fets ohAmpster at Wimbledon have az
rived. and the "done" aud jaded aristos
racy seek the spas Of the Continent II
ntonement for their sins The season
at IN end. Tho guns Of the titled sports
men commence ringing In the north, anl
tho home life nc the castles Of Britain be
ginS
Usually a large portion Of tho famll
plate. some pictures and much brlca'bra
have done duty At tho town house durin
tho season" Every other movable articl
OF value has been left at tho castle undo
tho housekeoper's direct charge, TIL
housekeoper. aud possibly half dozen m
der servants, have remained at the castl
on board wagcs"-thAt II, rcduocd wage
and n certain weekly allowance with while
10 provide their own food. They lead n
lifa Of ease under these circumstance
Every habitahle portion Of tho place Is II
spected, busted aud aired daily. Ever
floor "a waxed once each week. At state
intervals every piece Of furniture 10 uneo'
ercd aud attended TO, the books In III
library opened, busted and aired. aud III
plate and cutlery kept In constant read
ness for Immediate use, for. while VI
probabilities are that MILFORD and milad
viii remain absent during the entire SCI
son, they may return at any moment,
AFTER arrival two or more weeks are ii
Voted 70 absolute rest aud quiet family n
l. IA