ARISTOCRATIC TRADESMEN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1906, 31 July 1888, Page 3

ARISTOCRATIC TRADESMEN.

A great deal haa been lately said c >ncerning the new departure of tbe aria tooraoy m taking to trade as a means of livelihood. '•Punch" pokes fun at it, and daily papers givj notes and articles to It. The thing ia indeed assuming considerable proportions m London. The cas33 are so numerous that they escape one's memory ; but here are a few of ihem : Everyone is aware that a son of i he Duke of Argyll is m tho tea trade. The Iddealelgh family owed, and owe, a gocd deal of their money to the firm of Northcote and Co., importers of Bilk and cloth, m St. Paal'a Churchyard ; the Earl of Shrewsbury 1b tbe 1 trgest cab proprietor m London ; Lord Londonderry sellß coals, and what 1b more, advertises them ; Lord Coventry and Lord Sudbury both make jam, and advertise it — thsSudbary dairies are extending all over London, Besides these large and what may be crllo3 wholesale undertakings are many Instances of , retail trades. I hear of two banj ists who make something liko £30 a week by appearing at music halls. They are both Oxford men, and retain their connections with their friends, "Claude Claudo" Is the business name of a fashionable male dressmaker m Mayfair, whose real name is A 1 wynne Maude. He tried cattleranching, and failed ; then the stage and failed again. Evidently, therefore, he was made for dressmaking, end a dressmaker he becimo- One of tbe Stafford family is a Court miliner, whesa business name is Rouhet and Philip. Lastly, a son of Lord North has recently started as a butcher In Banbury. Truly, the old order changeth."