Evening star., 1923-04-26
One of Gen. Lafayette's Descendants
r.. 80. Succeeds to Historic French Title

late Marquis de Lasteyrie WHO in
herited. through his grandmother,
daughter OF Gen. de Lafayette, the
latter's insignia of the Order of Gin
with the membership of the order by
virtue OF descent to the new Marquis
Guy de Lasteyrie.
The de Lasteyrie estates comprise
the beautiful Chateau de Lagrange in
the department of the Seine ct Marne,
Of which the American-born Marquise
de Lasteyrie has been the virtual
chatela1ne since the death some years
ago Of her English mother-in-iaw.
The de Lasteyries are an old family.
but their marquisate only dates from
1871, when 1t was created by Louis
XVI on the very eve of the great
revolution.
M. Charles de Lasteyrie, who was
appointed last year to the post Of
minister of finance by Premier Poin-
care on the formation of his cabinet
following the resignation of the
6riand administration, is a kinsman-
thlrd or fourth couSin-of the new
marquis.
Another relative of the family is
that Countess de Lasteyrie, daughter
or the Baron de Courcelles, who spent
g.
sador of France. who, having CON
fded a. considerable sum of money
some three-quarters of a million
francs which she had set aside for
the construction Of church at
Athis- Mons in the department of the
Seine ct Oise-to certain bankers in
Paris, found herself swindied out of
the entire amount, with the result of
much litigation with which her name
Was connected as the victim and
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Baron Louis de Cartier, whose i'm
pending marriage to Mile. Raymond
Dillon, daughter of Count and Coun
tess Pierre Dillon, has just been an
nounced from Paris, is a nephew of
the popular Belgian ambassador at
washington and a member of that
corps delite of the far east, founded
at Peking by the late Sir Robert
Hart more than forty years ago, as
the imperial Chinese customs serv-
ice, the foreign staff of which has
always been recruited with the ut
most care, some Of the very hest
names OF France. Belgium, ItaIy and
hollaRo being found in it's ranks II
u epout the only branch Of the sery-
ice or the state in China that has
empire and the republic, and amidst
all the revolutionary changes its per
manency. its power, influence, popu-
lar commence and autonomy, rela-
lively free from native interference.
put ENJOYING to the fullest extent
honest native cooperation. The for
eisn omcials are well paid. and to
be connected with the service is a
recommendation and an open sesame
throughout the orient.
As for..the billions, they belong to
that French branch of that old Irish
house of Dillon which played so great
role in ireland under the reign of
King John that the greater portion
of the present counties of I.oneford
and Westmeat were known in those
days al billions county" MANY of
the Dillons adhered in the seven
teenth century to the Stuart cause
and, driven from, the British Isles.
at Vienna Under the holy Roman en-
pre- For more. than two centuries
the Dillon Wild Geese have PLAYED
a notable role lin the history of
France, and it may be remembered
that: Count Arthur Dillon, command
ing the Dillon regiment of the French
army, took part ~ such in the battle
Of YORKTOWN was present at the; sur
render OF CORVALLIS, became a field
marshal in the French army and died
by the guillotine on the Place de la
another Count Arthur Dillon who
died ~ primAte OF France and who
was the creator OF the first quays of
Paris tfi1t restrain the Seine within
its metropolitan course.