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'What they done'

posted 12 years ago by larisa56
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Can someone fill me in on why the Rushtons were not invited to the big dinner party on Titanic's final night?

They were from an industrial background.

[–] larisa56 12 years ago

Ah, I figured that might be the case. Thank you!

Sorry for the short answer, I'm at work at the moment. Now, while my boss is away, I can explain better. The Manton's are from an aristocratic generation, while the Rushton's made their fortune in industry. They were considered as 'new money' and weren't as accepted by high society.

[–] green_Swedish_car 12 years ago

The source of the Rushtons' money didn't have so much to do with it as Lady Rushton's personality. She had a tendency to always say the wrong or improper thing and seemed oblivious to the fact that she often offended or annoyed someone every time she opened her mouth.
(Lady Manton's early remark about the Rushtons making their money from trade rather than politics was made in response to comments about Georgiana's political views, as a signal that Lady Rushton wasn't welcome to comment on the situation.)

[–] Matuatay 12 years ago

^ exactly.

Nobody at the table particularly cared where their money had come from, but they were alienated/put off by Lady Rushton's personality. She was trying to hard to be equal to (or above) everyone else that she came off as a pretentious witch that nobody could stand to be around. Her own husband got tired of listening to her and kept rolling his eyes when she would walk off babbling at someone else about her high expectations of Titanic, First Class, etc.