Look at these differences in speech, and convention, a century has done... do you have other examples?

Phileas Fogg was not known to have either wife or children, which may
happen to the most honest people; either relatives or near friends,
which is certainly more unusual. He lived alone in his house in
Saville Row, whither none penetrated. A single domestic sufficed to
serve him.

From Around the world in 80 days, of course.

Nowadays, I think it would offend half the fluther population, and insult the other half.