The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-09-14
He MAY BE A LORD.
W. W. Aston said TO BE In Trimming For
the Hrftfsh Peerage.

England continues to speak Of vii.
liam Waldorf Aston as an American,
aud America laughs at him as an imi-
tation Englishman, but the truth is he
is so much an Englishman that he is ac-
tually slated for the peerage. This may
seem incredible in America, and yet it
is fact
You are probably aware that Mr.
Waldorf AstOr has already become a
British subject, and since he natural
lied himself here he has enjoyed prefer
entail election 10 that select c'-cle of
England's territorial magnates, that POI
litical holiest Of the holies, the Carlton
club. A further step in his upward
flight was his nomination for the bench
Of the county Of Middlesex, and he will
be forthwith gazetted justice Of the
peace. That Is an honor conferred by the
lord high chancellor. acting for the
crown, ON the nomination of the lord
Lieutenant Of the county. It entities the
holder to rank as justice of the quorum
and is an inevitable preparatory step TO
higher rank. So far so good, but the
half has not yet been told. He has been
offered baronetcy, but, not quite con-
tent with that. stipulates for the rank
Of baron at least and will undoubtedly
succeed.
Lot me explain the difference in rank
between a baronet and a baron. The
former il the lowest order of hereditary
rank and entities the holder TO be adj
dressed as sir and his spouse as lady. 1t
Is in point Of procedure rank 60 and per-
mits the holder 10 sit in the house Of
commons, whereas that of baron entities
the holder TO the rank, title and dignity
OF my lord and a seat in the house of
lords. The style Of address TO the spouse
Of the holder of the title is still my
lady. The rank Of baron Is the lowest
OF the five orders Of peers and entities
the family Of the holders 10 be known
and addressed as honorable.
Lord Beaconsfleld once said that there
was "a certain moral force in a name
and dignity in a double barreled
name " Mr. Astor il of the same opin-
ion. He writes and styles himself Wal
dorf Aston. SO in books Of reference look
under w and not under A. Mr. Wal
dorf Aston, however, is doing well and
is appreciated here. He has always been
in good hands, having from the first
been chaperoned by that fine old English
gentleman, that sturdy old courtier.
Christopher Sykes.
Success in social life in England de.
ponds entirely on whose hands one gets
in, and it is not always that the most
written about are the most desirable.
In the case Of Mr.. Waldorf Aston, his
chaperon is not much known outside,
but Christopher is man of rare judg
ment and unsullied character, and, what
is more. ono Of II. II. II. 5 set, high in
the favor OF Queen Victoria and socially
a power behind the throne From the
standpoint of practical politics tho Civ
ing OF social rank to Mr.. Waldorf Astoi
is brilliant. twill tend to attract othei
multimillionaires and when we get thu
Astors, Vanderbilts, Havemcyers, Rookie
fellers, Goulds and others our Londor
season will blossom like rose, anC
when the few remaining coronets o
British aristocrats now in pawn be re
deemed then the plebeian government
Of the United States may devise SOM
means of social demarcation TO keep he
millionaires at home. Meanwhile a cor
dial welcome awaits them here. Cor
Philadelphia Times.