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English Lords Use Estates to Steady Fortunes
London dispatch reports British landlords turning estate assets into revenue by adding tennis courts and polo grounds to attract middle class guests, a move seen as more profitable than farming. The piece notes a wedding slump blamed on a superstition and highlights rising focus on Wimbledon hopefuls, including young Joan Pry and Joan Reid Thomas, as well as taxation debates on silk and fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presa
London
England
Cecil Familly
Marquis of
Shen
Lowell
Remson
Lenglens
Wimbledon
Joans
Joan Pry
Staffordshire
Kathleen MekKa
Joan Reid Thomas
Ars] Edgington
Hhus Far
Joan Ridley
Joan Avetin
Randolph Lycett
Winston Churchill