The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

ter of century has united what is known
as the city with the West End" of
London. BY selecting his friends and
associates in many instances among BUSH
ness men, among bankers brokers' MGR
chants-he has even, on several occasions
dIned at the same table with the famous
money lender and usurer, Sam LeWis-ne
has in his capacity as the arbiter of Eng
hsh society shown that there is practical
ly no species Of mercantile pursuit not
even that of usury, which constitutes q
bar to social status and it is solely
through his influence that the Sassooons
the Bisch0ffheims, the Rothschilds, the
Tranby Croft Wilson's the Hirsches, and
lnnumerable other city people, are now
IN the front rank of English society
FerhapS more curious picture of the
present condition of English society, even
than that presented by the HooIey reveal
tons is the one afforded by the case Of
Straus VS. Chetwynd which has just been
occupying the attention of the law courts
IN London. Mrs Chetwynd, the defendant
is the Wife of the Hon. Richard Chef
wynd, eldest son OF Viscount Chetwynd
and as the only daughter of the late Col
Nay!or Leyland is sister-in-law of Lady
Naylor Leyland, best known in this coua-
try by the name of Jennie Chamberlain
which she bore prior TO her mafirage. The
piantln in the case is a man engaged in
the wine business, and who first made
Mrs. Chetwynd's acquaintance by selling
her a few dozens of wines. Thanks to
the altered condition of English society
It was not long before Mr.. Straus a man
whose social ambitions were only equalcd
by his Vulgarty, was dining with the
Hon. Mr.. and Mrs. Chetwynd, and con-
slant guest at their house, rendering him
self useful to both husband and wife by
doing little jobs for them in the city such
as buying and selling stocks. etc
of
tired of Mr. Straus. Perhaps his vul-
garity and presumption ended by palling
on her. Or perhaps she had found some
less Objectionable factotum to do her lit
tie jobs in the city whenever she felt like
fling on the stock exchange At any
rate, be this as it may, Mr.. Straus was no
longer invited to dinner, and when he
called at Mrs. Chetwynd's house he was
invariably informed that she was mot at
home" @
Exceedingly Disguised and annoyed, he
thereupon resorted to the form of re-
yenge which most naturally suggested it.
self to him. He sent her a bill for all
the wines that had been supplied to her
household, ard which had remained up
raid.
Mrs. Chetwynd denied the liability on
the ground that the indebtedness. If in
deed il existed, was not hers, but that of
her husband. Mr.. Strauss however.
tahCuSH MS llitlAadcy with MI. ana Mrs.
Chetwynd and through the knowledge
which, as a friend, he had obtained of
their private affairs, was aware that 1t
was, the wife who had the money, having
been an heiress at the time of her mar
riage and that the husband was relative
ly badly off.
The case is not yet terminated, but 1t is
very instructive, indeed, and furnishes
warning to people Of rank to keep
their business relations and their social
relations entirely distinct and separate
from one another
Yet, after all, the Chetwynds cannot be
so much blamed for inviting their wine
dealer to their table. For have they not
seen the Prince of Wales inviting not
merely to his table at Marlborough. but
actually TO his country seat at Sandring-
KAN, such people as his upholsterer, the
retail furniture dealer, Sir Bundle
Maple. of Tottenham Court road who,
like Sir Walter Gibley, the wholesale gro.
Ger and retail dealer ia cheap earet,
nohly responded to this token OF royal
favor By purchasing al extravagantly
high prices horses bred by the Prince az
Sandrlngham Even Hooley has been an
honored guest az Sandringham as was
also the late Col" North, popularity
known ais The "Nitnte King"
Under the circumstances there Is but lil-
tle cause Cor establishment that Mr.. and