Evening star., 1923-04-26
BY THE MARaUIsE DE roNrENoY.

BY THE MARQUIsE DE FONTENoY.
If the succession OF Guy de LAstey-
ris, married to Miss Constance War
rem OF New York. to the honors and
estates of his father, tho fourth Mar
quis de Lasteyrte. calls for more than
passing attention, It 10 because he Is
one of the descendants Of George
washingtons companion In arms
general the Marquis de Lafayette,
and as such by right Of inheritance
one Of the very rare French members
of the American Order Of Cincinnati.
The late marquis was very proud
Of his membership of this order. He
formed part of the small court OF
the late Comte de Paris. in whose
favor his grandfather, King Louis
Philippe. addtcated the throne of
France in 1848, but who, as child,
with his widowed mother ana MS
brother tho Duke OF Chartres, was
compelled by the reyolutionary d,s ntry y goxo ;oto
English exile. Nearly related to the
British reigninE house, the Comte de
Paris was always treated by queen
Victoria and by all her children AZ
a near: and dear kinsman, ana ,ah,a A. "a
tions, both he. with his wire ana
children, were always invited ana
much in. evidence. ..-..
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. On one Of these occasions at which
the French royalties were present,
the. late Marquis de Lasteyrie was
in attendance upon the Count de
Paris, and wore, in addition to the
cross OF the Legion Of Honor which
he had won on the battlefield in the
Franco German war Of 1870, the In
sigma of the American Order OF Gin
cinnati. It quickly attracted the at,
tertien of Edward VII. then. still
Prince of Wales and as he had never
seen the order before In AL mrs Wlde
experiences and knowlaGe ed oi ne b eni old
the Marquis de Lasteyrie to teii nlm
an. about 1t and its origin: peing
greatly interested. 1t was the hrst
occssion on which the insignia or tne
Order of the Cincinnati nad eyer Sesn
land, and It was greatly admired. =
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The new Marquis de Lasteyrie, be-
sides having an American Wife, Is
half English. For his mother the
late marquise, was an English woman
-betonsed to the Goodlakes of. Shii-
1inrford. one of the old county fani-
lies of Berkshire, and was. Ike the
late marquis, who was her second
cousin, a great-grandchnd. OF :: the
second Duke of LeinSter. The dukes
Younger daughter, Lady Elisabeth
Fitzgerald, married Sir EaWHru
Baksr. and thair daughter, Ameiia,
became the wife OF Thomss mo 1s,. Mtis Mafs
with regard to the new MARQUIS
da, raateyrie's descent from Gen. De
I,afayette, It may be recalied that tne
later married .Adrienne de Noailles,
daughter of the Duke ana Dachess M
bad three children--a son, who re-
ceived the name of Geerss Washing
ton de Lafayette. and two daughters
who Married. respectively. the Con1te
de Latour- Mauhourg ana the MAI
ouis de, Lasteyriss The Mafqutse 'de
fayette. became the mother OF the.
late Senator jules de Lasteyries
grandfather of the new marquis Of
that. name.
AS far as the only son of. Gen. de
Lafayette is copcerned, he married
Mile. de Tracy, by whom he had two
sons-Osear, and Edmund de Lafay-
ette-both OF" them members OF the
French senate and both Of whom died
without issue. Tho two senators had
three sisters. respectively. Nine. de-
Beaumont. Nine, Busseaux, de Pusy
and Mmp Carrier BUT IL waa. thA