Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-06
TITLES or ENGLISH WOMEN.
Distinctions That May scom Rather COM
plIeated 90 an American.

pbcnted 10 an American.
Il is little wonder that foreigners bun
gle over our titles as they do, when in
our own public speeches and newspa-
pers it Is often made plain that many do
not understand how 10 use English titles.
For instance, marquis daughter who
married man without title keeps the
title Of "lady" and her own Christian
name and adds TO these the husbands
surname.
Thus, when Lady Evelyn Fitzmaurice,
/ the daughter Of the Marquis Of Lands
downe, married Mr.. Victor Cavendish
she became Lady Evelyn Cavendish;
but the London dailies spoke Of Lady
Victor Cavendish's going away dress"
The only case in which lady Of title
Is called by her husbands Christian
name ms well as his surname is in the
case of the wives of the younger sons of
dukes and marquises.
These men bear courtesy titles of
"lord" before their Christian names
and surnames as Lord George Hamil-
ton, Lord Charles Beresford, and so ON,
and the only correct way of addressing
or speaking Of their wives is the same
way, putting "lady" in the place Of
lord"
To call the wives Of younger sons
Lady Hamilton, Lady Beresford, or
whatever is the surnaGae, without the
, male Christian name, is as incorrect as
to call Lady Evelyn Cavendish by her
husbands full name.
On the other hand, the wife of bar
: onet or of knight is lady" with his
!, surname alone after it.
= Confusion grows III many minds from
the fact that any peeress (under the
!. rank of duchess) Is also spoken OF, ant
to, by her equals as merely Lady So
: and-so'-the name added however, no
: being the family name. but the title o
Y the husband
Thus no equal would say, Il saw TIN
!, Marchioness Of Salisbury or There !
= the Countess Of Lathom," it would b
: Lady Salisbury and Lady Lathom.
a duchess. the highest rank iii tn
y peerage, is the only peeress who escape
this equality of title in the everyda
~ language of her equals in society. Sh
y il never called "lady" only, but
:" spoken of as 1.-THE Duchess of So-and-so
le In full always, and is addressed in con
a. versation by her friends as duchess,
= the name OF the peerage not added.
= Moreover, every other lady of it'll,
- from a knights wife (Which Is not
" !, real title, right away up TO marci
- ioness, is equally my lady" TO her 5,
- cial interiors.
- Sir John Smiths wife is Lady Smiti
- The wife Of Lord John Smith, vino is
I1.tR
:" and IL you know her on terms Of eqna
!, ity you may call her Lady John, br
H. never Lady Smith. Lady Mary, daugl
10 ter of either the earl or the marquis, {
u" the duke Of somewhere, and the wife
:" MIR. John Smith, is Lady Mary Smitl
call her Lady Mary if she seems frien'
iy, but not Lady Smith or Lady Jol
n Smith.
!" The wife of Lord Smith, or the ca
~ or the marquis of Smithville, You ms
eis call Lady Smith or Lady Smithville,
ii- the case may be- but if Smithville is
~ duke ON no account call his wife Lac
aie Smithville.
~, If YOU think that she will not snt
II" You as too familiar, you may call h
~ simply duchess" You may say, Due
Up ess. may get you some teal for {
:, ample But till you know her we'll,
~ =. feel on quite friendly terms, it had b,
rs II ter he. will your grace take a cup
IN. teal
ecu Finally. the oldest thing of all, If ia
On should make you acquainted with
up prince or princess of the blood royi
oih you will seem very second rate If Y
IN ,a keep saying, "yoar royal highness.s
us You must say sir and "ma'am
'"t Not, if You please, madam" b
% "ma'am," as your housemaid says
sho your own meek better half Mrs. Smit
1aa Even duchess calls prime,
'iee una am. London Letter.