The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
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nasea e tAe Ryaus Ne ole ana Gentle - the
Cadwnlnaers' us.


n,esa e tAe Ryaus Ne ole and Gentle - the
Cadwniaaers' Ne.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUH-Sir: Undue
prominence has been given to the marriage OF
DIR. Charles Cadwalnder of Philadelphia to Miss
Bridget Mary Ryan Of that city. When a gal
liant gentleman, in tho prime OF life, falls In love
with q respectable and charming young woman,
and marries her. is II such n remarkable event
ns to require such marked PUBLICITY Or is 1t
because. in this case. the Young woman'sm maiden
name was Bridget Mary Ryan that the press
announced her marriage to DR.. Cadwalader
with such scarc-hoad captionsi
Surely a Cadwalader. even II he were q direct
lineal descendant of the British battlo-ar-
ranger, lie not unsuitably mated when bis wife
can claim at least as high and distinguished q
lineage as his owni
English sur1.ames indicate. as a general rule,
nothing more than that an ancestor, not very
remote. was a Jack" or a John" or n Tom"
or a son OF Jack, John. Tom. &C.; or that he fol.
lowed a trade or handicraft-e. a., Smith, Taylor,
Tyler, Butcher, Baker. Barber, Cook, Sheppard,
Howard. &c. On the other hand, Celtic sur.
names always indicate descent in the male line
from clans or septs OF common b%lood-all OF the
clansmcn being equal in degree as to social
status. eligibility for chieftainship and landed
system, where a Gentle name +" as always proof
Of gentility OF birth. Therefore, to this day In
F sTs,sn an e G sentls n S,oSa is a P5SSSi Of the snf issasr pSSd as
glo. Norm4n and "Anglo.saxon " infusions.
Traditionaify, they were descended from Mile.
eighth SON Of that monarch. The founder Of tn,
family. was Finchd Baiceada. son of Cathire
the Ryan sept or clan were styled Lords OF idrone
and Owncy. The ORyans OF Tipperary also
pi Ii + The 9 fSs GR Sf own 81 EaIn IN ,9e s SSSp 1sy
dcsc cndants OF Cehir More, who was King OF
L,inster in the BEGINNING Of the second century.
q Hermon. Cormace, brother OF Eoshan Tor
0wenl. who was number ninety.seven on the
o'K SESsD.t "nx Risdl1sdd'fMi u Ta: % 9:R snSs'' Ryan q.
and Ryne,,, A branch OF the Organs were
c cs,fSs 3 o. and aaY; Tsfs ,S Mds sPosl n n <. The k sSan.t xS %
had extensive possessions in Tipperary. where
shs present ber : ebii M y oH viii 3. ce snsislsd to w Ssa SH sSs
Organ coat Of arms and crest, as follows:
drns' Gu. three grim 9 heads earsed ar.
claw q dagE' r PIP.
Historically; the territory Of tho o'Ryans was
subjected to the Intrusion Of the AnRlo-Normans
Drone, that strongbow slew his own son for hav.
The Organs 81 have contribbu taS 70 Irish history
many warriors, bards. and learned men. There-
if' set %nsn a a or union of s s%o +" t SSSso ,Rsfym good
Celtic, names. Indicative Of high lineage and
clean t S,ood, :. and ID. the hs only thing alien to that an,
sire 10 claim Norman lineage. she could have
s that .se name at ae re "sf srssS%st CAME msSll n Ss 'hf fs,and
With he Normans. that it was a very honorable
Cromwell gave It in baptism to his beloved
Q. es, daughter Bridget. who etterward DO
s son and a' Mrs. Df Eord 8 8 p b5s!an Fie ss S5s. e Which, frH +
think. Was a sufficient reason why the Irish
should have eyer afterward discarded that
more enphonious British form or Breda."
nG Surely the publicity given 70 tbs marriage 10
inmate of DIR. Cad wala0er's family as a domes.
TIL Was not such a position In q prominent
modest young woman than one in a public store
or 3ticei ! say in a urominent family because
people. who treat their employees with respect
and Consideration. and give them such compen:
respectahly-whi b is not always the case in
other employments where young women have
to seek I. livelihooi l..
pcrs that "a movement WAS on foot in London.
under the patronage OF titled danes. to encour-
the bettercl,ss families as domestic servants
as governesses or as shop girls. / think it is
only in the snobbish and coarse families in this
Is one Of degradation All refined families treat
their servants with consideration and respect.
De 'auSe tney well know that a few generations
ago their g~randmothers did their own work and
were not ashamed OF ii, and that IL was not an
p,TI' WSo thing sIss for 1s- a EfespestaSSIIs bio, American
in a neishborinE family for domestic
work, and 10, marry her employer. or his son.
when he could win her consent. In the shoddy
aristocracy of the present day this good old
American custom is looked upon with scorn; but
1t is safe 10 say that the ancestors ofthese shod.
dyitcs came from the humber walks OF life,
where manual labor was the foundation OF their
fortunes. Happily for the country this class
represents IA very small! percentage Of the Ameri-
can people. III New England. and in many parts
OF the Nj Idle States. especially in the rural dis.
tricts, and in the great Northwest no American
family, as a help" and she does not lose
all respectable young girls who have the cour.
age 10 earn a living in that way. and all the
moro as they generally do it for the purpose OF
aiding dependent members OF their own fami.
lies. This is certainly the rule with young Irish
girls who come TO this country. believing that
honest labor Is reg rdod in America as honor.
able among all classes OF people. The highest
families OF the English nobility are glad to form
alliances with the daughters and granddaugh.
tiers OF our, American mi!lionaires, the founda-
tions OF whose fortunes were laid by humble
lhhoring men. whose wives and daughters never
regarded domestic service as mental or un.
American.
DR.. Cad walader. I congratulate you on your
happy, selection OF a wife. and to your charming
bride | tender my sincere felicitations.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.. WAsHIS6ToN, b. C..
July u.