The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-11
FRENCH TITLES.
Tho True TITLES Of tile French Mobility Do
gus claims to Nobility.

IIanndon i4ife.l
A conversation ia supposed ~ tnhe planf
bnt wnp,l n newspaper reporter AMI an On
harm n ErNreb edition III tsit Eprtatd Burke
tl,a former, wishing 10 know the ,aason "
the multiplicity III titles, hf when every
Frnnphnti nIfnsa,s ~ POSSESSES one. calls uIn
thla haian III Tie uli rsgihue, wl,n aya How'
XXI hnl the law upon titles. u law which Ntht,ah
men nll tranagrasa - aH, not nsnnishaI ~
yuur atifptIse III the Immense nntnhet 81 tttEof
IN France, ani nin dellgltfd ~ give pn
Gunle particulars. ~ hnnin WIN, ynli W.
easly rUni,n,nd gantlen,ah fVfHftlii9mihtl a'Hl
nnhlamnn, Cod makes the HettlntNn'n, t'tn
the hitu makes thn nphlnnat, ~ ihnt npWa-
Nd II tie creation III nahlnunn ia imunasihln
Every gentleman Ia noble. huf, - The olh"t
haul, nohlantnn nf reeant date, Without MI
t4uai,rp. however high lie title may be- y moi
u upnf lst,lnii nor cnn he over become niln, he
grandson viii 30 Tile fret gentleman If his
''rhn French Titles Of nobility are Duo.
Wa,si,,s. lunlte, VifDnte, Baron, fhhvnll.t.
Eeuyet md Vitiama. Since laG these last
hava fallen Into tlansn Fllnon ia not q
French title, II II orig the generic name
utys,, Ia members If tho royal family nnl ~
suen old eign Enmllea ~ tie 3nlllluns
and Tile lulrana The exceptional apreln-
lions of Filnte Ito innda. Flinee ~ euntl,
r,tnnn III ninyiIla and Prince dn lie
pnly grove The rule, The Titles af RttnAa tlh
Matrilae, r,lnnn lie Hfpgllu and fliuae lie
Haaan are foreign anh ore merely borne ny
courtesy. the afily exception hethE FRINGE ne
sagan, whose tile was authorized ny Nnpn-
leon ~
"l'he head of The family alone has N Right
Ia title whatever |, may be- All tho other
members of the family Have nn Right ~ u ~,
any other. save wv npenlnl decree. az In tho
rasa nf the Nlh,nnnta, tha IallnyIaiids, tic
linha,s or the In ltnrhafoneaulta. ma tho
rnartlnlatte does not derive In any way from
n dutetlnn; IL II contrary ~ all leraldle tule
tut the sous If u duke To bake the tltln a.
matania during the fathers ltlnitme. lhis
~. however constantly done. and ns sons 81
marulaes, t,alla ald ylecn,1n,s take tho title
Immediately below that bo,ne hy the!t FATHER.
this accounts fot the ntitnhrrlpss titles ono
meets with IN France, hut repeat. - child
has a right during hls fathers lifetime To-
bear tIa title ur Que inferior ~ II, oven ~
adding hiH Christian name, AN Tie lathel g
death the eldest sou only lnherits the Tito
his younger brothers having Nc right TO y
ttlpnt Rny kind. II this rule we're strictly
observed onf aristoettcy would 70 select ~
deed,
"rha imperial nohiaaae has three tltles
only due. rulnte and baron. all the others
are merely borne by courtesy. IN ~ lines
absurd natirpattnna have taken place. but ~
~ period have abuses been murn Migrant
than during tue present ltnpubio Iha Dug
dc lirnnlIn during Ills tnlutan' oilne AZ Gardo
,Iee Snaaus tried tu nut aunc order In The
matter nnd issued, on the twenty of
July, 1874. y ministerial circular, but from tho
filst n remained n dead letter.
In this t'uttaefie Tho writer only speaks ~
those who, beiniRing To good families, think
they have n right To tie tttlna they i,eaf. but
thale II another numerous class of persons
who, taking tho nan,h of tha town m village
where they were born, or. again, putting
their Christian na,ne after their surname.
gradually ,is,lrp nny title W which they as
iebvre Ia chrataned let VA cay. ~. ililalle,
aud IN raila himself, ttat belebvre ~ Ill