"MISTRESS" AND "MRS."
In some parts of England, notablj near the Northumbrian Border, "Mistress" is still sometimes used instead of "Mrs." as a term of additional respect. An old-fashioned lodge-keeper there, for instance, might speak of the gardener's wife as "Mrs. Brown" and of his employer's wife as "Mistress Gray." In just the same way until quite recent times "Master" was used to designate someone superior to a mere "Mr." In many districts, too, old-fashioned folk speak of, say, "Lady Black" when referring, not to a titled person, but simply to "a Black who is a lady"; a woman of means and leisure.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 238, 8 October 1936, Page 16
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103"MISTRESS" AND "MRS." Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 238, 8 October 1936, Page 16
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