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The Decaying Aristocracy in a Modern World
A European-tour narrator condemns American marriages to British nobles as a sign of moral decline. She argues aristocratic titles are manufactured, exposes the traffic of money and status, and urges American parents to protect daughters from arranged alliances. She warns such unions erode democracy and national dignity, urging end to these alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Reine Helen Baker
Europe
England
Benjamin Disraeli
Earl of
Beaconsfield
House of Lords
Arthur James Balfour
Cecils
Balfour
Disraeli
Joseph Chamberlain
Austin Chamberlain
Mr. Asquith
W. E. Gladstone
Henniker Heaton
United States
Wth
Great Britain
Heaton
Artemus Ward
Asquith
King of England
Jhis
London