Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1891 — Americans of High lineage. [ARTICLE]

Americans of High lineage.

“One of the Aost remarkable things I’ve observed in all my experience and travels around the world, ‘says Count Valoourt, a writer on heraldry,’ is how fond Americans are of titles, and how proud they are to trace their lineage baok to some illustrious origin. I compiled a book of the prominent families of America a few years ago and sent out prospectuses. You would be surprised to see how many scions of prominent people offered to pay me to prove them of noble origin and enroll them within the magic circles of aristocracy. The appearance of Mrs. Hammersly, Duchess of Marlborough, in a box at the Lyceum Theater created quite a flutter of excitement the other day. There are few of the belles of Gotham who do dot envy the Americans who have allied themselves with the nobility of Europe. You will remember some of the more prominent of these alliances. Miss Jerome married Lord Bandolph Churchill, and one of her sisters married Sir John Leslie. Miss Consuelo Yznaga married Viscount Mandeville, and Sir John Lester Kaye married Lady Mandeville’s sister. Miss Stevens married Lord Alfred Paget Lady Angelsy, Lady Vernon, Lady Hesketh, Hon. Mrs. Plunkett, Lady Kartwright, Hon. Mrs. Carrington, Mrs. Edward Balfour, Hon. Mrs. Oliver Northcote, Mrs. Baring, Mrs. Beresford Hope and Lady A. Butler are all nieces of Uncle Sam. I might of course increase the list.”