Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-16
AMERICANS CRESTs.
KARD M'ALLisTER FAVoRs a TAX
ON COATS or ARMS.

SIR ,rcAuser Also Advocate. tho rs
tnbiishmcnt of Hcraid's once as ono
Of the Government Apartments Eilhi
Of American, 60 Wear Crosts.
The number Of persons using crosts
md coats OF arms iu this country SIS very
large. and thsrc s no way of ascertain.
ing how large g.. The Am rIran who
wants q coat Of arms and has not got
one usually adout. one which ploaaos his
eye. without rog1rl io any other consid.
orations. Ia England supporters are SOD.
dom granted with colis Uf arms TO- any
but members OF the psamgc but Amer.
cans must have everything OF Tho finest
and therefore they usually tako support
ers to Themselves There ia ono very
rich and famous family 600 this city.
though Of humble ur. GIN. which displaya
a coat Of arm with four supporters iu.
stead Of the two which usually nusfy
Engii b dueal families.
There b.. however. % great do1l of dis.
satisfaction with this irregular state of
things Mr. Ward Allsior the ar.
bitter Of fashion. sdl it should not be COL.
pmtod. Coats of arms. hc says, should
b. registered at % hcrall's office. ag tboy
are iu England aud other well regulated
European countries Then we should
know who were entitled 10 them. how
they got iham and s1 forth.
~ propose" said Mr McAllistor. "ihnt
the American h.mlI'f ogira honld Io
established as one of tb1 departments OF
the federal government ut Washington.
This Is % worry practical suggestion. Tho
government would De ablo t1 put 20 tax
on amorial bearings and in that way
raise O. largo revenue. as tho English
government doc It h ono Of th1hlp.
p.ct wgya oi raising tax ! can ihink
Of MONITORS OF fashionable society and
all the other persons taxed would bo
pleased 10y &C. and mo- ono. think. can
show any good relsopneliust 80.
"t know 10 BE- easy for you to assert
thnt Americans hlvr no business with
coats oi arms nnd such thing because
thoy aru rolic of iuudnlism. but that "a
nonsense They are not any moro harm.
iul relies Of ioudllism than mnny Of uur
s1cinl customs Fashion roquiresus 90
uso them, aud fashion must be- oboyod.
IL D. merely "a matjorof fashion. Aman
with "a coat OF arms Is not lilgoly 90 be-
moro dangerous piutocrut than % rich
man without one. Besides. nrmor.al
bearings arc ornamental and look VOL
on silver and china. Tint Ia ono ~ t,,
bcst reasons for having Thorn.
II must say q fow words ai to ,vbob,
the right 10 uso them. nc not niece
Bary that n family should obtain Thorn
by grant from The English or somo
other European king It ia enough
n thoy have boon usai sinre tho bet,ip.
ming Of the country's history. or f,r
thrcc generations. In ENGLAND ANY r,.
fpoctablo person not Ina rotau tr,do can
got coat o. arms by paving for H..
"Unquestionably many vonngor soma
came over 20 this country who had "A
right TO bear u.o arms of their family.
Their descendants settled In different
parts Of the Union and are now ip the
fullest manner entitled to use arms. ON
tho other hand, many men of ,yealthaud
high social standing. but not OF nristo-
cratic origin have ndoptod dicm fipco
tho practice became fashionable. ns tbey
have q perfect right 90 do. These fami. /
lies will transmit their arms To their de.
fcondants until they become ms interest
ing ~ thosa OF aristocratie Eurnr.oap /
origin.
There are some interesting anecdotes /
10 be told OF tho introduction OF conts Of |
arms into the general society Of this city. |
OF course thoro arouiow New York FAM |
lilies who have used them continuously |
since tho creation OF the colony. hut |
whom tho practice first became general /
Il was received with n good deal of Oh. .
position. Gordon Hamoraloy used 10 /
sny that his crest was useful 90 tell him |
which was his carriage. Colonel Thorne. /
who married Miss Jnmccy. went 10 En-. /
rope iOyuar ago and established him. /
tclt IN Paris, living gs mo- other Amer. |
lean had ever done, He took tho British /
minister through his hotel. who. aflor |
viewing is interior and its stables, |
"Aul YOU say Won do all this an Go UOD /