Mademoiselle des Touches always insists on her guests remaining at table till they leave, having frequently remarked the change which a move produces in the spirit of a party. Between the dining-room and the drawing-room the charm is destroyed.

一次地位崇高的名人聚会上的谈话，展现了不同阶层的妇女各方面的变迁。妇女地位的变迁是一个时代的代表，是一个时代的产物。