The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-06

| Special Correspondence OF THE SUNDAY CALL.
HgARIS. June %, 1S9O.-The young Due
Ase d'Orleans has received the Insignia
1SaS and brevet of the Order of Malta; or,
in other words, he has been made bailli-
grand croix of the sovereign order Saint John
of Jerusalem. The ceremony took place in
London, and among those present were !:
Lord Ashburnham. President of the English
branch; Colonel de Parseval. Prince de
Cystria, Duke de Luynes, all members of
| the order. The Due d'Orleans has already
received the black-watered ribbon and the
| enameled white cross; but the French
members of the Order of Malta have sub
| scribed a sum sufficient to pay for the
| sword. This sword is now in the workshop
| of Faure Lepage, the famous ciseleur.
| The golden embroidery on the sheath rep
| resents the crown of thorns, and all the de-
| signs on handle and blade are sYmbolical.
| Never was an order so famous. never an
| order so powerful as that of Saint John of
Jerusalem. First it was called Saint John
of Jerusalem, then ChevalerS of Malta
| The order was military, then sovereign.
| Charity gave it birth, zeal in defending holy
places armed it against the inhdels, and, in
| this order allied peaceful virtues with great
| military valor. Just before his death, | met
Count Villers de rIsle- Adam. whose ances-
| tor the famous Grand Master of the Cheva-
Tiers of Malta. saved the order when the
Isle of Rhodes was besieged by the Turks,
some time in the sixteenth century
The last Count de Villers de PIsle-Adam
looked like a Crusader, and indeed his life
lnnU Gtararu arucQ6n AGAIN ct OWL
Perhaps not noble in France was poor as
he, and proudly did he bear his poverty.
81 the descendant of the great ViIlers de
rIsle-Adam, who had precedence OF En-
perors in the presence of the Pope, who
kept Kings in awe-I, the heir of all these
titles, do not posses the $1,000 required to
| make my titles recognized in European
Courts of Chaucery. Many a time have 1
been urged to marry a rich woman-sell my
name for gold. Always have 1 answered,
God shows how little he regards riches by
the merits of those to whom he has given
them All! yes, am too poor to claim my
rights, but that is not the reason
WHY I SHOULD NEGLECT MY DUTY"
And then this interesting old man told
me that it is very difficult to become Chey-
alier of Malta; in Italy four quarterings of
nobility are required, but each must be 200
years old; in France at least six quarter
ings are exacted, but Germany is the most
| severe-here no one with less than sixteen
uuarterings can become Chevalier. The
Grand Master is an Italian, Prince Ceschi
al Santa Croze, who lives in the Malta Pal
ace, Rome. Among French ChevalierS are
Prince Napoleon. Prince de Clerm0nt-Ton
nerre, Duke de DoEdeauville. Marquis de
Mirepoix, and among the recent acquisi-
lions are the young Dukes de LuyneS and
d'UZes.
All Catholic soyeraigns are members, and
by dispensatiOn of the Pope the Emperor
of Russia and the Prince of Wales are al
lowed to wear the insignia of the order.
The order is divided into three classes,
according to birth and duties. First come
the Chevalers of whom l have spoken, COM
prising the old nobility. Each one of these
is eligible ~ the office of Grand Master.
There have been few instances where, by
dispensati0n of the Pope, man with noble
paternal ancestors and plebeian mother
has been admitted to the highest rank.
These are called Chevalers of Grace, in
contradistinction to the Cheyaliers of JUS
tlce.
The second class is composed of chapains
those who attend to divine service. These
are of inferior birth. The third class are
the Brothers in Arms, from the people.
Ladies who can prove their nobility are
admitted to the rank Of Chevallers.
Said the Count de Villers de Plsle-Adam:
Through treachery and cowardico Malta
knights took refuge in Russia. There and
| in Italy and Spain the order has dragged
out lingering existence, but never has it
been more respected than at the present
time. When Cardinal Lavlgerie appealed
to all who comprehend the horrors of Afri-
can slavery to lend their aid, the Holy
Father issued bull by which he author
lied the Knights of Malta to combat the
slave trade at its fountain head in tile very
heart of
THE DARK CONTINENT"
Thus this ayant-garde of Christianity re-
| ceived from the sovereign Pontitf mis-
| sion OF the highest Importance m ssion
worthy of the power it exercised for seven
| centuries-the suppression OF African slav-
cry.
| London, and his entertainments will cause
the English people to forget General Bou-
LANCER and his followers. The young
| Prince has taken the arms of the Dauphn,
| and hereafter will be considered the
| Dauphin oil France. BY this he carries out
| teenth century, at the time Dauphiny was
| united to France. 1t was stipulated that
| the eldest son of the King should always
| have the title of Dauphin, and place the
arms of France side by side with the an
! Gent rulers of Dauphiny. Until the Rev.
| spected, and now the Due Orleans, in his
| turn, observes it by alternating on his es-
cutcheon the heraldic dolphin and the lilies
| of France.
1t is rather strange coincidence that the
union OF
FRANCE AND DAUPHINY
| Was made in the name of Philippe, Due
| d'Oreans. Dauphiny is that part of France
| situated between the Bresse, Provence, Sa-
| v0y and Piedmont. The sovereigns of this
country had the title of "Dauphin," and
their States were called "Dauphiny." Al
| lied to all royal houses, they preferred the
| French dynasty and the French Kings gave
them in Paris palace called ''Dauphin
| House." After the annexation of Dauphiny
this palace became the City Hall.
| Two families, whose descendants live in
| for 800 years gave Dauphins to Dauphiny.
| The last four rulers of Dauphiny were
! Humbert l, who fought with Savoy and
| died monk Of la Grande Chartreuse; John
| II, Guignes VIII, who continued the war
| with Savoy, and Humbert ii, who made the
treaty with France. This was signed at
| Lyons, July 13, 1349, and the solemn invest
ure of the Kings oldest son as Dauphin
| took place at GrenOble the next year before
| the great ones of the country. He received
| the Scepter, standard and sword of Dau-
| phiny. The handle of the latter was made
| of wood from the true cross ~.
| After this ceremony Humbert III left the
| world and donned the gown of a Dominican.
| The Pope received him at Avignou Christ
mas eve, made the eX-Dauphin sub-deacon
at the midnight mass, priest at the mass of
| daybreak, and the mass of o'clock was
| confded to the new prelate. In q few days
he was made Bishop of Paris, but died be-
fore taking possession OF his see.
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR
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