The New York herald., 1922-06-22
American sPeerage'
for Women in Nep
Bill Before Senate
Measure Giving Citizenship to
Wives of Foreigners Would
Create Titled List.

ing American born women who have
married aliens the right, of American
citizenship. ever is entered among the
Federal statutes. there VIII be automat-
ically established in the United States
peerage baronetage, knightage and
landed gentry which in extent and In
the variety Of titles will exceed similar
lists of noted personages in any other
land. or course It would be purely
feminine American "Burkes" although
the names Of husbands would be entered
upon 1t through what might be called
matrimonial courtesy. thus reversing
European social standards.
When Lady Astor expressed, while
visiting her native State Of Virginia re-
Gently, her fantastic wish" that she
might run for Congress from her "old
Virginia, she may have had in mind
similar fantastic wishes of fully a
thousand American women who have
married foreigners. that they might re-
tain their citizenship relations with the
American republic. II the list of Ameri-
can women who have become the wives
OF aliens were completed from the most
recent international marriage to that
OF longest standing II would probably
De found that many more than thous-
and women would regain American citi-
zenship under the bill that has been
passed by the House of Representatives
and now goes to the Senate.
This long International matrimonial
HIST runs all the way from plain Mr.
and Mrs" through "the Hon. Mrs" )"
and the various grades Of the peerage
from Viscount to Duke into what little
Is left Of European royal circles. The
English list would be the longest and
OF the greatest variety in titled nomen-
clature. France would come second
with her ancient enemy. Germany,
'running close. Italy would make an
imposing showing. Spain could head
her list with the American wife Of the
present Spanish Ambassador to the
United States, while Portugal. Ger
many, Austria and Greece could claim
among their dual citizenesses wives Of
members Of their prevailing or erst-
while royal houses.
Princess de Braganxa in List.
For Portugal and Austria the new
list OF American citizens would include
the names of the Princess de Braganza
and the Duchess Of Oporto. For Greece
there would be Princess Anastasia, wife
OF Prince Christopher and formerly
Mrs. William Bateman Leeds of New
York. Newport and Cleveland. and for
Germany. the Princess OF Hesse. who
Is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Reid Rogers OF New York and Wash
ington and whose husband is a nephew
of the late Kaiserin.
In tracing the list downward the nom
royal princesses citizenesses would come
next and in this subdivision England
|. would not fare well. The old Czarist
Wegime of Russia and the present day
YFrance, Poland. Italy. Austria and
Hungary. would furnish long lists in
oluding Princess Cantacuzene Julia
Dent Grant, and Princess Pierre Trou-
betzkoy (Amelie Rives Chanler) for
Russia; Princess Faucigny-Lucinge
MRS. Joseph Stickncy Of New York;.
for France; Princess Andre Poniatow-
ska. elizabeth Helen Sperry of San
Francisco, for Poland: Princess
Eugenia Ruspoli (Eugenia Berry of
Georgia and New York;, Princess Gian-
battista Rospigliosi (Ethel Bronson Of
New York;. and Princess Boncompagni
(Margaret Draper Of Washington and
Hopedale. Mass..) for Italy: Princess
ton Of New York; for Germany and
Princess Ghika (Hazel Singer OF CHI
cago) for Hungary.
England and France would share In a
long list OF citizen duchesses, such as
the Duchess Of Roxburghe MAY Goe-
lett, Duchess Of Marlborough (Gladys
Deacon) and Duchess of Manchester
tHelena Zmmerrnan) for England, and
the Duchesse de Montmorency (nee U1-
man Of New York;, Duchesse de Tally
rand (Anna Gould-Castellane) and the
! Duchesse de Richelieu (Eleanor Douglas
Wise) Of Baltimore and New York, for
France. Many others OF lesser note In
the class Of duchesses could be added to
the list
Wives of English Earls.
England, France. Germany, Austria.
italy and Hungary could furnish a
lengthy list Of American born countesses
who in England are the wives of
earls. This category of the American
feminine peerage would be the most nu-
merous and thus most notable socially
of any of the peerage subdivisions OF the
European States. In the list would be
such familiar names as the Earls or
Counts OF Ancaster, Suffolk, Essex.
Craven, de Lasteyrie. Coloredo- Mans
field, Della Gherardesca. Donoughmore,
Sierstorpff, Granard, Jumilhac, Straf-
ford. Gosford, Zichy, Szechenyi and Or
lowski. all Of whom married New York
women. They are only a few Of great
many.
The same may be said In. a lesser de-
gree of marchionesses, baronesses and
viscountesses. and wives Of the younger
sons Of peers with courtesy titles Of
Lord" or Hon" Among the baroness
citizens would be Lady Ribblesdale. for
mer wife of the late Col. John Jacob
Astor: Lady Decies. who was Helen
vivien Gould: Lady Camoys, daughter
OF Mrs. w. Watts Sherman, and Lady
Queenborough. who year ago as Edith
starr Miller of New York, became the
wife of the former husband of Pauline
Whitney of this city.
OF the wives Of British commoners
an interesting citizen would Mrs Car
/ negie, wife OF Canon Carnegie Of West
| minister Abbey. She was the widow OF
| the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and
| originally Miss Endicott and daughter
I of the Secretary Of War Of the Cleve-
land Administration.
The new law would not Of course af-
| feet the status Of Lord Camperdown
who has long been an American citizen
and is a resident of Boston of the new
| Baron Fermoy and his heir the Hon.
| Francis Burke Roche, or of Baron Fair
| fax. born an American citizen but now
o representative peer of Scotland. Lord
| Fairfax has married Scotch woman
The Baroness Raoul de Graffenried
Gertrude Van c. Wells-Hamilton) and
the Countess de Lausier-villars (Carola
Livingston). who have long been resi-
dents Of New York, would no doubt well
come the new law. being patriotic ma