XPost: alt.usage.english, soc.culture.french   
   From: HenHanna@devnull.tb   
      
   re: names (use of capitals in France)   
      
   by the 1980's,  this usage-convention was everywhere   
                                  -- Guy VINCENT  --  Vincent GUY   
      
   When did it begin?   
      
             Was it sometimes used on the covers (and Spines)   
   of books  in  1920's ???   
      
                  1850's ???   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)