The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-15
ENGLISH ~ARisTocRAcY.


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Exciusiveness.
Not so long ago the lime between the
aristocratic and other Glasses of the conn
munity was very decidedly drawn at
trade. A poor family might lay claims
to gentility, andone o. more OF ito mem.
bers might now and then 6gure,at say,
Q county ball, but, . bridesmaids fam
ily-never. Now IL is otherwise, the
aristocracy themselves having stepped
over the dividing line. Lord Shrews.
bury and Talbot. for instance who takes
precedence of all other earls. unblush-
ingly became q cab proprietor; Lord
Rayieigh" is the inscription that may
be read ON the signboard of one or two
London diaries. The Marquis OF Lon
donderry is prepared to deliver coal by
the ton. "Noagents'a-such are the
final words of this noblaman's adver-
tisamant, put in just as any trader born
and bred might put them in. This de.
scent from a-ristocratic seclusion into the
arena of commercial conflict 10 not con.
fned Co the male portionn of orr nobility
Titled ladies under disguised names
carry ON millinery establishments and
ran cafes Their dainty fingers, too, are
not above manipulating flowers for
profit 60 generally indeed has the
sacfed thirstfow gnldinfected the upper
TEN that, whereas they wara won't TO be
aceusedsofi living I'm idlHness they enc
now accnsed.of taking the bread ont sui
the mouths OF these who depend entirely
upon business Cor their support
Ear hanaath these noble. ranks can he
traced q Similar dssOank Street music.
for instance. used ia be. disccursed by
The ntterlya ab3ect and brOkenA down.
Nov men. and women waxmlyelad end
we'll Ted 90 about with oreana, Troops
of men sing, rattle the bones, and do d
breakdown in pablo fhcronahEaresgt n
the tune. Of NOT less than the better part
Of 3 sovereign aaday per man. Two hmm
dred pounds atyear in an. assured situa-
ton was the salary that one yopng man
threw mp last summer 70 Join . niggez
troop at the seaside, and he doesn't re-
gret ik At the end of the season he had
more money than he even had sat one
time before. and during the eason he
ate better dinners and drank better
wines than he had ever eaten on drunk
before. Hawking matches or laces on
any other trifie in public house bars
used TO be and still Is q way Of evading
the Law. against begging. Indeed the
custom of singing on the streets arose
out Of the anne necessity for those liz
want not to incriminate themselves.
Now you will be in the saloon bar Of a
first rate refreshment house. In comes
d top hated. well dressed man with d
bag. Some successful stockbroker, you
think, If it be- in the city. You fancy
you are the victim Of d delnsion. Here
Ii this man., as well dressed as your
principal holding bis open bag before
you and asking you to buy q box of yes.
tas. Well dressed women are goinr
about from public house to public house
pursuing similar callings They speak
well, too. do these people, sbetraying d
fair amounted education. f fradesmen
have any grounds for complaining Joi
thefaristocracy trenching on their terri
tory, surely the poor and needy have
grounds Of similar complaining of hay-
ing the instruments of their profession
thus contiscated by . apparently sHpe-
riort class. lQf course, with such d gem
eral downward trend, the poor ard
needy are,driven lower still, and this iii
i measure 10 seen In the eyer increasing
charitable i~astitntions. relief agencies,
soup kitchens and so forth, and the ever
increasing strain ON the resources tof
such establishmanta-Cassell's journal.