A symbol for the spiritual bankruptcy of elite society (which we saw contrasted with despair on the streets)?

For a man who had spent his life at the centre of elite society, the criminal accusation hit him hard.

Debutantes may be recommended by a distinguished committee or sponsored by an established member of elite society.

He had in earnest turned away from the frivolity common to elite society.

During this period, an elite society supported by skillful farmers constructed a town.