Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-08
Drunkenness Prevalent Among
the Aristocracy.
Many Ladies Of High Rank Said to
Be Inveterate Tipplersy
Lady Cavendish and the Du chess of
Bedford Make Some Startling
Exposures-General Foreign
Intelligence.


LONDON, Oct. 7.-[Copyright, 1892,
by the New York Associated Press. l.
Aeaarp and probably salutary ehock has
been given high social circles by q
startling exposure in regard to the prev
alence of drunkenness among aristo-
cratic ladies'. made by Lady Frederick
Cavendish and the Duchess of Bedford,
at church congress. Lady Frederick
Cavendish said she had been recently
staying at country mansion where
roomy dining room chairs were still
used, the. seats of which were deeply
curved to save gentlemen from falling
out after dinner; that although heavy
drinking had been abandoned by the
men, the women were becoming invet-
crate tipplers many ladies have recourse
to 'pick-me-ups" at IL a. M, brandy and
soda during the day, wine at dinner and
something hot at bed time. She knew
a young lady who could not get through
the London season without taking a
Cordial" kept handy at tea, and after
certain morning concert lady beside
her called for "white cup" q decep-
tive name for champagne cup. Lady
Cavendish protested especially against
the new fashion of young ladies, and
old ones, too, accompanying gentlemen
to the smoking room after dinner and
sharing not only cigars, but spirits. She
said distinguished physician had as
sured her that many ladies living idle
lives consulted him for nervous symp-
tome, which revealed condition OF
alcoholism bordering on delirium tre-
mems. But alcohol was not the only
fashionable failing, as chloral, chloro-
dine and morphia were taken in the Sec
recy of boudoirs, and were adding to the
maladies of modern life.
The duchess of Bedford, taking up the
theme, put the blame for these evils on
the straining of the nerve power,
through the supposed exigent demands
of society, until the nerves required
FLIP. The argument Of the necessity of
stimulation, she said, afforded but the
very slightest protection against the
| temptation. The real remedy was the
avoidance of mischievous FERNS of ex-
citement, together with total abstinence.
The duchess maintained that "modera-
tion" was very elastic term, and would
not meet evils like abstinence. 1t
was serious thing, she said, for Chris
tian workers, pledged to fight the drink
ing practices of society, to reject the
practice of abstinence, and she besought
everybody interested to avoid the banter
and jesting too commonly used in refer
ence to the greatest evil of modern life.
The wife of Archbishop Benson, Sir
William Strain, the dean of Rochester
and others continued in similar strain.
The whole topic is deeply stirring the
social elite.
IRISH AFFAIRS.
Morley's eviction commission will
have balanced representation of land
lords and tenants, two delegates for
each interest, with four Irish lawyers,
headed by a judge.
Home Secretary Asquith is visiting
Dublin in order to discuss with Morley
the governments policy in reference to
political prisoners. The government is
reluctant to treat the dynamiters in
prison as political prisoners. Asquith
wants to detain them, while Morley
wants to release them.
Mr.. Schnadhorst recently offered his
resignation as the Liberal executive,
urging that his increasing deafness
makes ii dif6cult for him TO insure such
effective management as ia desirable
The leaders decline to accept his resig
nation, but will relieve him of portion
of his functions.
SEVERE BUSINESS DEPRESSION.
| The sensational reports current of the
prevalence of severe depression in thu
commercial and agricultural interests o
Great Britain, caused an Associated
Press representative to make special in
quiries. The officials of the labor bureau
stated that while the prevailing depres
sion was considerable, it was not unpre
cedented. Taking the returns of the
whole OF the trades unions reporting
during September, per cent. of th'
number of workmen are shown to be ou
of employment. The report embrace
1880, 900 union workmen.
The ship building trade is the wors
affected, next comes the cotton, irol
and steel industries. No signs of i'm
provement in the ship building trad
are likely to be seen in the near future
1t seems probable that not less than 2
to 25 per cent. of the workmen will sool
be idle on the Clyde. The wages of en-
gineers and iron founders and all shil
builders will be reduced 10 per cent
Monday, while in Belfast the war shi
builders will be subjected to a simila
reduction November Goth.
Among the Welsh tin plate maker
5000 men are idle, and work general
proceeds on day contracts only.
In the iron and steel trades in tn
north OF England fall of 2s. 4d. pc
ton in the price OF bars and plates, an
the growing scarcity of orders. has com
PEELED reduction of wages of 121a pc
cent. The Scotch steel makers propos
to restrict production.
The Scotch mineral oil companie
have given their workmen notice of
reduction OF 10 per cent.
The cotton trade federation of maste
spinners has decided on per cent re
duction the 1st of November. TIL
operatives make counter proposal 10
a short time, and challenge the maste
spinners to strike, which will involv
Is. 600, 900 spindles.
Regarding agriculture. the position
| farm laborers in the midland countie
will illustrate the situation in all til
counties. The farmers there reduce
wages pence per day, the men no