Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-17
EXCLUSION FOR
TITLED DEAD BEATS
Lord Chamberlain to be Formally
Asked to Keep Them Out of
Conrt Circles.
SOCIETY LEADERS BIC DEBT.
One Marquis Who Wants to Borrow
$4,000 and Pay Back SIS, ooo--liow
The Game is Worked.
Special Correspondence.


London, oct LIN spite Of denials
In certain quarters It can be stated as
a fact that English society Is at pres
ent facing the prospect Of some Of It's
leading members being placed on
court black list for neglecting to pay
their tailors', dressmakers, grocers,
and doctors bills.
A firm of solicitors whose professional
standing and integrity are beyond
question: has taken the matter In hand
for number OF clients with the view
OF placing it before the lord chamber
lain so that the defaulters may no
longer ENJOY the hospitality OF the Eng
fish court. a member of the hrm whose
Offices are in Finbury square In the
heart of the city, In discussing the stu
alton with the writer said: II Is no
uncommon thing for some OF the west
end firms to write OF as bad debts as
much as $4,000 a year through aristO-
cratic defaulters. A marchioness oc-
cupying a leading position at court and
VINO played a prominent part IN the
coronation celebrations owes as much
as $50, 900 10 her dressmaker The fash
ionable wife Of n member of parliament
Is one of the worst delnquents and we
are seriously considering whether we
win not institute criminal proceedings
against her She appears to have con-
cealed or made away with number of
costumes--veritable works of art. The
husbands solicitor says he Is to be
pltied but as he does not pay the debts
and defends on the usual technical
| grounds, the sympathy appears to be
| misplaced Presentation to and recep-
| ton at the court OF England ought to be
| "A guarantee of respectability ana hon
| or yet IL is largely on the faith inspired
| by their presentation that these ladies
| obtain huge credit. The law with re-
| gard TO married women, too, requires
| alteration. In view of recent decisions
a lady Of large fortune might marry a
man without penny and then having
obtained very large credit refer the
| creditors 10 her penniless husband"
Does the remark refer to any Of the
wealthy American women who marry
into the English aristocratic families?"
NO" American ladies' of means pre-
fer to pay cash on the nail and get their
supplies at the lowest market value.
There are many OF them on the books
of one of my clients but there is not
one of them defaulter."
West End doctors especially appear
20 be victims in this way. 1t is not
considered the thing for n fashionable
West End physician TO send bills out TO
a patient with the result that very fire.
quently his account runs into two or
three years when Il may amount to
thousands Of dollars, one OF the best
known surgeons having a large es-
tabllshment In Cavendish square as
sured the writer n few days ago that
# things did not improve In the way OF
payments he would turn his attention
To poor mans practise and go into
the East End OF London.
There Is an amazing scarcity OF ready
cash In aristocratic circles Just now.
Bills bearing the signature of n well
known nobleman distinguished for the
magnihcence Of his entertainments are
being hawked about London for dis
counting purposes, and the noble one Is
said to be willing Ia sign n note for
$4,000 for the loan OF 5000 cash down.
A good story Is told of this nobleman.
A few weeks ago while he was escort
| Ing the present lord chancellor around
| the grounds of his country residence
| he spied a well known money lenders
| solicitor approaching, He knew his
| business because he had wired that
morning for loan Of $1,000 He was
not aware however, that the lord chan
cellor, his guest, knew the gentleman
too and presumably guessed his bust
ness II seems that the solicitor had
frequently appeared before his lordship
In connection with the affairs OF a
notorious money lender.