The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-22

che fact that the first families of France.
the old nobility. as distinguished from tho
arIstocracy of the empire aud the repub-
dc. take great pride IN the fact that they
Hiane took up the gauntlet for our indie
pendence. This pride has nothing 10 do
With any hove for America or for her
liberty. II - due entirely to the circum-
stance that the Officers who came over TO
help us in the war for independence we're
selscsed from the flower Of the Bourbon
nobility. Only arsstocrsts could have
been officers then. and. moreover, To have
been sent to America AZ all implied the
personal friendship OF The king and the
glorious Marie Antoinette, Naturally. 90
be a Descendant Of one OF these officers
tmpIies very aristoeratlc lineage indeed.
Nay. one may enter the pFsnceliest houses
on The ST. Gergnasn and near the Bfois
and ind the commissions granted IN the
last century by the Continental Congress-
OF These United States framed and hang
sng on the walls conspienoslsdy. These
commissions are eountersigned by George
Washington.
Naturally these proud old mobiles think
. good deaf OF George Washington. They
viii show you rusty old sword ana SAY
that the iran,oftaa George himself pre-
sented II to some ancestor Of theirs. and
that ID - the greatest OF their heirlooms.
These people would sneer at a Nar0leonic
sword Napoleon was that upstart corsi-
can Who made enemies Of the old nobiesse.
They VIII have mono Of his belongings.
As every heyiy krows who has Owed In
Paris. the great social obligation is to be
received by this cid nobiesse. They are
IRE real fs>ar hundred ~ Paris. Since
they Sc such store hy their Washtngto-
MAN heirioans. It fellows that any family
that aims AZ saclAi distinction can further
s,s prospects by Investing in an outfit Of
waxhingtongan heirloasus, Wares 81 This
description are snapped NJ eagerly. This
fac, explains Vhst to many collectors has
bong been 4 mystery. namely. why relics
% she Father ~ rs Country command
shree times tie pslce in raFts yast they
IN In icnien. Sometimes, indeed, they
fetch higher prices n Parts thau they
could IN New York. Any coslesEor wifi tell
yos that this country has been pretty
wet drained az ,,s Westinghouse relics
- shss s'fme to meet The eager demand of
sh~ Partisan market.
This brings us 80 ts,e lncepfton ~ the
wasAsagtonlan European eraze, Several
ss<AkS ago the peung Duke ~ Orleans
authorized the turning evNg az the family
r~Antins Of Washington 20 shs gallery cs
shn Louvre ii lie Eiaas&onvtlIe, wha
male shs nrc<ent astea speech. were ~
she tgns tire sNoel presented by wasa-
snwfen to the Cossn, de C:raSse. whSca
,wsrya Is y nsurspsn As.rsooSA ~ -
aiau<sanvllfe. Mo ~ y hat m1ofSaTch}ss,
asew is.gs sNers from s;s stabaars In the
.Neassve nay shoy have 81 y*oiaw ssA,h
vAsusx +. france. ard declared gh8t never
waata q ee sheslhsSf waea liberty called
So bravery Then tAe oil nobility. wAo
~Ure eut 81 fSrcc. icar~.s - thstr feet ard
ssfia,siss 80 Sasssnae Washington
ne tac sent ASA ga eject. There ran
- tAri8 tfrousA E5Sagee0 circles 81 she
nas'V ~ Washluksan. an tse mare sgvNH.
sAaso0s ard suthwssazgsc since the Sap-e-
issasc erase has tscea ussst Scr FsaAtsrsi
effect tsv Fhe rsartsSaas ~ the enr.sTe Az
.As families ~ ne monarchy began a sys-
sensAtlc explSl tarioa - their wasisss' gto-
.sAn g}efSe& as.tafse Sc TssEan save q
h. gosz3ye ~ 3 asrettv f4essss XVI cris~
AZ the f&nsAss& wseose ancestors AaA s~e@a
prominent n eur VA ~ tss.fere nysenes
sstsaasA s1a thsy were atur@za sa fns
etyis ~ ,se tass eeasysrv. I: ws~ at Ike
. gsaeiWye 80 osieHtst tsssses IN Vssxgssfa.
Hrecsselv exc SAgesessse reaz~ or~a.
seaes the sesfsax sr the market Via
sgerssaS vestcs - Ma s~>seoe1. che wasAsssx-
A<saaa revival gave use 20 sse sors.a