The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-13
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so often made plain that
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hce, a marquis's daughter who
han without a title keeps the
Lady" and her own Christian
adds to these the husbands
Thus when Lady Evelyn
rice, the daughter of the Mar
kandsdowne. married Victor Cav
last July she became Lady Eve
kvendish; but the London dailies
Fof Lady Victor Cavendish's going
dress"
j only case in which a lady of title is
by her husbands Christian name
ell as his surname is in the case OF
Younger sons OF Dukes and MarQulses.
Eese men bear courtesy titles OF "Lord"
fore their Christian names and sur
+fames, as Lord George Hamilton, Lord
Charles Beresford, and so on, and lhe
My correct way of addressing or speak
k lg of their wives is in the same way,
hitting Lady" in the place of LORD"
5* 10 call the wives of younger sons
'Lady Hamilton" Lady Beresford" or
NJ Whatever is the surname, without the
81 male Christian name, is as INCORRECT as to
cn'l Lady Evelyn Cavendish" by her
husbands full name.
On the other hand, the wife OF a baronet
or of u knight is Lady" with his sur
name alone after it.
Confusion grows in many minds from
the fact that any peerless under the rank
of 4 duchess is also spoken of, and to, by
her equals as merely "Lady' So-and-So-
the name added. however, not being the
family name, but the title of the husband.
Thus no equal would say, 81 saw the
Warehouses of Salisbury" or "There is
the Countess of Lathom'-it would be
Lady Salisbury" and Lady Lathom."
A duchess, the highest rank in the
peerage, is the only peeress who. escapes
this equality of title in the everyday
language of her equals in society. She is
never called LADY, ouly, but is spoken
OF as the Duchess of So-and-So." in full
always. and IS addressed in. conversation
by her friends as Duchess" the name of
the peerage not added.
Moreover. every other lady of title,
from a knights wife (Which is not q real
title) right away uD to a warehouses. is
equally "MY Lady" to her social inferi-
ors.
Sir John Smiths wife is Lady Smith.
The wife of Lord John Smith, who is a
peers younger son. is Lady John Smith.
and if you know her on terms of equality
you may call her Lady Smith. Lady
Mary. daughter of either the earl, of the
marquis or the duke of somewhere, and
the wife of John Smith, is Lady Mary
Smith; call her Lady Mary if she seems
friendly. but not Lady Smith or Lady
John Smith. III wife of Lord Smith, or
the earl or the marquis of Smithville. you
may call Lady Smith or Lady Smithville,
as the case may be, but if Smithville is a
duke, on no account call his wife Lady
Smithville."
If you think that that she will not snub
you as too familiar. you may call her
simplv-"Duchess.,' You may say.
Duchess, may I get you some tear" for
example. But till you know her well. or
feel on quite friendly terms, it had better
be. "Will your Grace take a cup of tea?'
Finally. the oddestzthing of all, if fate
should make you acquainted with a
prince or princess of the blood royal. you
will seem very second rate if you keep
saving your Royal Highness." You
must say ''sir" and "ma'am," as your
! housemaid says to you own meek better
half. Mrs. Smith. Even a duchess calls a
princess "ma'am."