THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAN, POBTLAND, APKILl 11, 1915.
6
QevWcxl of
Ancient Custom
... . , m TV I lf..U al.tu
She to me main, at least for years, and wants a ineir dd17 aoiw".UM,, s- '"-" TT.m7ji7V.
Was proxy wedded with . bootl. calf wife. A photograph is sent to him by nesia and Katherine. The King of of the French King. The King did not
At elsht yearn old. the parents of likely bride, and if Cyprus despatched an ambassador to go to France for his bride, that wU
P. . rtav when children he is impressed with her appearance contract marriage with Agnesia. sup- not a part of the political programme.
-I, Z.t adult! standing for he requests that some one act in his posing her to be the younger. After but he appointed the Duke of Chev-
..IrinVih. vows that Place, and the marriage takes place In his ambassador had set sail the King reuse to act as his proxy, and while
h. m?i. nndirstooi but marriage his own country. Frequently, too. the learned that she was the older and re- the marriage was being celebrated In
tney IJtUe unoersiooa, dui mamo .,i hi. ,... .v.- . hut the Pari, hmtfim were blazlnz- across the
hv BniT ttm taken nlace unde-certain " "'tuvo miucsiuvm u.uot.
uy yroxy auu . h. hrd. mv niT . mho lirnnnnt nf thin transac- Channel in honor of the occasion. An-
conditions.
Recently the French Minister of Jus
tice. with the approval of the Minister
of War. approved the bill which allows
soldiers who are unable to leave the
picture, not that the bride may say ambassador, ignorant of this transac- Channel in honor of the occasion. An-
whether sh likes him or not, but tion. continued on his voyage and con- other duke was appointed to escort
that her parents may decide whether tracted matrimony, according to his in- the bride to England, where she wrj
they want him for a son-in-law. structions, with Agnesia. met by her husband ana another mar-
The marriage by proxy was a recog- "The King was infinitely concerned riage ceremony was performed,
nixed Institution of .mediaeval times with this mistake, but did not consider The Queen of Charles X. was destined
aP ti contract marriages v.. mvu una iuisl.. u,u
zront to m"J7j h8jj Bea and many of the members of royal and it becoming to the majesty of a prince to share in his misfortunes, and In
oy proxy. I a. a a even noble houses continued it' until to recede from his word and honor and spite of the bonfires she never became
her lover go forth to fight for his
country will be waiting for her hus
band to return from the wars.
lie should have to sacrifice his life for
his country, she will be a soldier's
widow, and at least will have what
solace there is in the pension granted
to that class.
More than the financial' assistance,
which Is small. Is the satisfaction that
both the girl and her soldier lover
will get from the knowledge that
much later times. In "A Critical Es-
0r say Concerning Marriages," written by
a. enueman in xn. we reaa in re
gard to the contracting marriage be
tween absent parties: "There be two
ways by mediation of their proctors,
by messengers or by letters. And it
to recede from his word and honor and spite of
consented to ratify the contract his thoroughly popular with the English,
ambassador had made. It might ba too much to say that start-
"When Agnesia beard that she was lng married life with a substitute
not the King's choice the faculties of her bridegroom was an unhappy omen in
mind were disordered, Joy turned into the old days', but certainly many of the
sorrow and love into hate. She tore her
hair, stripped herself of her wedding'
is said to be necessary in these cases robe, pulled off the nuptial ring and
that the parties have some knowledge threw them Into the fire, swearing and
of each other, at least by fame or re- protesting with horrid execration that
port; it being impossible to yield our Eha would never take the King of Cy-
assent to contracting marriages with prus for her husband, but would wed
those to whom we are entirely another.
marriages of this kind
woe and discord.
There was Margaret of Anjou, who
M -'fir
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strangers. And sursly he runs a great
"Her father consulted famous law
yers, who decided that both the lady
and the King were at liberty, because
he had revoked his proctor.
"In some proxy marriages where it
was not convenient for the prince or
noble to leave his country and the bride
had to be fetched from a distance to
make the marriage a sure event the
Ambassador married her by proxy with
every ceremonial of the church. ' In
some cases they slept in the state bed,
with a sword between, in view of the
public Subsequently there was a
ceremony with the rightful bridegroom.
Even the local customs were adhered
to in the proxy marriage, as In the
case of Lord Malmesbury. who acted
as proxy for the Duke of York in 1792.
Outside the premises were found, the
morning after the wedding, a heap of
broken china and other rubbish,, such
as it is customary to throw after the
newly wedded in that country."
One of the most interesting of tha
royal marriages by proxy was that of
Anne of Denmark, who 'becfeme the
wife of James VI. her proxy husband
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I duke or WMfiMWY -
were fuU of 3hs V -J,7 W LWV ' ,r ,1 ' - 1
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BROOKLYN" ,-J; - ' oSSl)j
,Pv? " " - X ' WJ COLOBADO, 'WHO
!im Lf
panled by tha Quean of Naple. ctarted
for France.
Near Solssonsa horseman, modestly
dressed, rode past bar carriage, came
back, looked in, descended, opened the
door and introduced himself as the hus
band of the lady within.
The splendid marriage celebration
took place In Paris. The ceremony was
performed by the Emperor's uncle. Car
dinal Fesch. and there were great re
joicings, festivals and illuminations. At
a ball given by Prince Schwanenberg
the temporary dancing ball caught on
fire and several persons perished in the
flames. This was regarded as a bad
omen and many recalled the similar dis
aster at the festivities of the marriage
of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Marriage by proxy frequently fur
nished the theme for dramatlo writings,
songs and stories.
One of the visions of "Tristan und
Isolde" is that of the handsome knight
sent by King Mark of Cornwall to act
as his proxy in the marriage of the
lovely Isolde, or Yseult. That knight.
Tristram, loyal In his Intentions, by the
sad mischance of drinking a potion not
Intended for him, and the lady whom he
had wedded in bis King's name found
his soul irrevocably united to hers and
hers to him. The tragedy has . been
variously developed, but in no more
ariDDlng way than this.
Tnnnv.on In his "Princess" has
hero say:
his
seeing that Anne- Duchess of Brittany, ducted to Paris for her coronation,
was fair as well as young, decided to It was all over before Maximilian
marry her and thus unite the duchy knew that he had lost a bride and a now It chanced that I bed boa.
wivn rniocv. ima, uuiwjuuwiuiub iimsiJotuo. ewn-iii-i..
the fact that he had been for years be- Napoleon Bonaparte's second mar
trothed to the daughter of Maximilian riatre. with the Archduchess Marie Lou
i rirt wlf mil that nhA vu in Is of Austria, was performed by proxy. a.-mM nroxy-weddad with a bootless eslf
Paris waiting to grow old enough to Josephine having been divorced, the At ight yoars old; and still from time to
Whiu ute was yot in Duo eo oia, -trotbed
To on, a neighboring princoM: she to me
marry and that Anne was the lawful new match was proposed ana oeciaea ume . . . . ,h. UA
proxy wedded wife of Maximilian. This within M hours. At the espousals of C.m. murmur. , of her boauty from the soul,
difficulty was overcome by getting the Napoleon and Marie Louise in Vienna The Prince s quest of his proxj ' bride
null and he was representee: oy nis peroon. nu m. "' - - ---
left In tna moutn oy io
. Pfitin to dAclnre the marrlAa
.j , t.-. -c- i a ti.rihi.r nd the Archduk ter taste
yu.v., .IOl uv" . - w.ddlnas whose un-
Charles assistea m mo f ' 7 7 . . ,h.
happy issue oi wmcn u wi."
psges of history.
and the Duchess of Brittany were wed
ded at Langeas-Touraine with splendid Emperor Francis.
festivities and the new Queen was con- A few days later the bride, accom-
FIRST PLOT AGAINST LINCOLN FAILS
whatever may happen in the hazards
cf war they belong to each other.
In civil life marriage by proxy has
fallen Into desuetude, but it is occa
sionally resorted to in unusual cir
cumstances. Only a month ago there
was a peculiarly interesting wedding
of this kind with crossed lines reach
ing more than half way around the
world.
An American girl wanted to marry
a Hollander. She was in Denver.
Colo., he was In Samarang. Java,
where he was doing some engineering
work. He could not come to America
to marry her and she did not want to
fro to Java until she was married.
They therefore arranged for two wed
dings to be celebrated simultaneously
In the widely separated places. Harvey
V. Deuel, of Brooklyn acted as proxy
for the absent bridegroom and there
were, best men and bridesmaids and
the decorations proper to a real wed
ding at the Denver ceremony. Out in
Java a girl whom the bride had never
seen took her place. Soon after the
ceremony which made Eugenia Camp
bell Mrs. John Fieter Scholten the
bride started for San Francisco and
from there took passage for Java.
taking her honeymoon alone. A spe
cial dispensation had been obtained
man of a trustful nature and could not
sassinatlon should take nlace at the credit the alarming news
Continued From Page 2.
special train for Washington, passing
through Baltimore at :30 in the morn
ing. Mr. Pinkerton. himself an ardent
anti-slavery advocate and an agent of
the underground railroad In the ante
bellum days, arranged that the route
be watched closely during the trip of
the special. There were no suspicious
n.ivrt.trot totion nnnn the arrival Mr. Pinkerton. Assassination was as
of Mr. Lincoln's special train. It was yet a thing unknown in this country
arranged that secessionists should go and publio officials had not been al
to the station in large numbers and fill tacked by murderers,
the streets surrounding the station. It Mr. Lincoln said he had an engage
was .known that George P. Kane. Chief ment to raise the flag on Independence
. . TT-ll TDUi) aolrthisi nn tha folio WlnK
an officer In the confederate army, unw. t ,
would detail but a small number of be persuaded to change bis Plana. It
police to keep order about the station was impressed upon him a second time
and that these officers would be in that his life was In grave peril. Finally
thv w)th the Blotters. he said that after he fulfilled nis .
. j .i ,. delphia engagement. If
was pmnueu wm- "- thoueht ne wouid be in poaltlv.
nao emereu mo ucvui "-" ' .
should attempt to pass through the
arrived at Washington
the morning of February 21.
The eight self-elected assassins in
Baltimore were cheated of their prey
and the plot had failed. It was, how-
the other two ever, the parent of the evil design that
dan- culminated In the foul act of J. w lines
ger If he carried out his original routs Booth a littls mors than lour years
narrow passage leading to the street, a
disturbance would be started near by
and the police should rush away to
to the Capital, he would place himself later.
in their hands.
On the morning of February 22 Mr.
and the police snoma rusn Lincoln .raUed the flag over Independ
quell it, leaving the President-elect H wcnt
without any sort of protection, but sur
rounded by an excited, turbulent crowd,
all of pronounced Southern sympathies.
Then it was that the plotters had ar
ranged to strike their fatal blow. The
assassins would be in the crowd about
Mr. Lincoln and would shoot or stab
him without hindrance. A swift
steamer was to be stationed near at
ence Hall wth his own hands. He
to Harrisburg the same day and was
received by the Governor and the Leg
islature. Early in the evening ho left
by special train for Philadelphia and
It was so arranged that he was not
seen in Philadelphia, but boarded a
Tha exasperation of the Baltimore
plotters, however, broke out a few days
later when the Sixth Massachusetts
Regiment passed through that city and
a mob attacked the troops, killing four
men and wounding many more. The
act left little doubt that had Mr. Lin
coln not been Induced to abandon his
original plans In going to Washington
for his first Inaugural, he would have
fallen a victim to the conspirators.
...... . . . A I .v. rV. 11 ,-nH nf 5t. Mar-
haxard who loves or make, over hi. being Earl Marisna . . J William i Chesapeake Bay, ready to take
common fame or even mony tney emoaraea tor wu. V"."" ' " "I .17,7 . rJ7....i- .Uh and convey him at
where, it
upon the judgment of dearest rrlenos. a i . I ' " remained for proxy. Many difficulties delaying the onM to some Southern port, w
SOME SCENIC EFFECTS IN BIBLE
lion aaii UCCH vJLrti " , , I Uonv Hlfflr-tilf im ii
i a KorwHT wiiere lii v i ciimiacu - j . . ..
from Queen Wilhelmina so that she "When spousais or matrimony are . - -. - bride's marriage, and after it had been ac- was believed, the murderer woum re-
, subject to Immigration be contracted by a proctor it is neces- - & com llBned ner VTOgresa to England ceive a great ovation and be acciaimeo
would not oe suDject to immigration oe contractea oy - F " - , , M f d ln a compiished her progress to Kngiana celve a
laws of Holland which prevail in Ja. ary that in the proxy (or letter of at- ship asost foand by wag slow and attended by t0ward a hero.
Its province. lorney, oe speu.a , . - - circumstances, although all the dem-
A few years ago there was
torney) be specified expressly a certain very perilous position w
. , . i th ambassador a sblD.
well person witn wnom me SPou. onstrations due to royalty were show- -t, h1o th. conspirators held
termlned to have at least one real ro- ered upon her. meetinff on the nifirht of Februaryzx.
. . . ii. ormrt nnihlnr but moral lndlf nation and con
Alrora the body ln the Bible are trite fear. The Throne of Justice stand.
,,vi metaDhorlcal. whether in heaven a. on earth, and tha awful
their authors refer to life after death severity of the conception is aurment-
Tt.lian cnemlst who was encased rimony is to be contractu, as, x
To determine who should strike the or to tbe experiences of dreams and ed by its very familiarity. We are
visions.
i. .T,ir.td under the slmill- that sat on It from whose face
tude of an abiding city from wu.c.. '"
th
tbi
-..-w . i..k,. m such a one my proctor to contract mu.t- - a ih . .v... .h ' of
I".: --. J : :V 'Z"Z rlmony.or.poMl.forn,.,orlnm, mane, in hi. life, issued a prociama- a,a 'J?"-.'r7ZZ TWenly. .PB": .1. I" " .7:.n ar. excluded. Even literalism ha. not taken
i, Va". .mwoy wouMnot g7ant him -me. with A. B, 01.S wttT'hl- Si. and""" poVrT Sne" w"aS"the SouW do t Tr.nTin The pastoral en.ry of life out of that picture, for ail IU literal
leave of absence for the length of time "The form of contracting matrimony ' ora Ve and the ship- unflinching supporter of the Lancas- was understood that ballots would pal,.tlne fair pastures watered by the Impossibility. and
v: . ,n i,, .j hv a nroxv is like this: 'I do contract clergman, oy wnom ne ana me u" s i ianad in a hat and , ,. Laves of whose trees "The winepress of the fierceness and
require iui - wrecked Princess were marriea. inan cause, u oe - , - " ..-i- - .-.th n.i,ht csnA" .till atanda for
.... i ii.j .h.mo. onfl onnflicta. Al- .u.i- nmsnnd be rea. tne otnero wmio. r. ..., fh heallna or ins n""- --
They were prevented from sailing for mu " ""l l"tZA'M " T, Tiraw tie red ballot was " " fl,H. wa ... those who" a real emotion also, and so do.s th.
out of areat tribulation.." and my.t.rlou. "mercy .eat.
Leaders of th. undertaking, evidently who ow walk dry-eyed be.ld. the After all. what do w. mean by a re-
fateful poverty, and she In her last fearlng one of the party might weaken, Psalmiaf, -waters of comfort." Hglous amotion but a aivine "mm-m-
hrwherrea- year, lived inscurUy in France, a t ,ht red baUots Thrawlng Plainly writer bad thought c. -
. -i u Mm nff hnrK in mi bnrmz. ucubiuiigi w. . a " . .u.-
the girl to whom he was en- matrimony wltn tnee in tne name ui
such a man. whose proctor 1 am. ana
marry
It was therefore arranged that they the woman replies. 1 do take him to be
ahould be married by proxy In the my husband by thee, being his proxy
home of the bride in Modena. Italy. The proctor.'
"And it is necessary that the party
who did constitute the proctor do per-
v.. .v.. .h.. thoueh she fought for her husband's Th, one who drew
tinned so threatening that they dared party she had little sympathy for hi. to D. the assassin.
not leave for the north, but betook weak nature, ner on.y o.o
themselves to Denmark, the home of In a 1
the
. , i i 1- .v.. cn.t.. n.nsinner on Lua mufi muwu.j. w&b uwu ... " lu.l tv . vuu.u - - . ... . . . . . , . . . . . ,
severe and continue in the same mind- erai monuu. DroxT marriage that turned was agreed that the one who drew the . ni aBUrance, his emoUon are be better naenea tnan to in. ny.n.
until the contract is finished, for if he Anne was permitted to be crowned as J"? Tolofedly singla red ballot should Bot "'4 . use. word. a. h. might roll" swooping upon u. i nxp.ct.d y
- -: 77". . i .1.- hi. dr..H , .n.ihiTir force, from abov. witn in. unweicom. ricoru
we hoped w had forgott.n.
ha. been revealed National judgment, al.o play a large
the
standing
the revocation. tournaments ana duchess in her rights, decided Allan Pinkerton, ln possession of all todaJr than the man whose patriotism
The
I..
throne
riaga uy vaj. . Li , . .. oi ha laid before Mr. Judd. i. inirinD- imairerv and are .. h...
1 , , . , . . i. - representauve ox u iwjiu uia- ot xcuiww ' - - inrougn r. . - - - aueen ana oiiim " u " '
onsent is not presumed to endure if. played a large part, and while some of as tne rep Chicago, a confidential friend of Mr. atu con.0ied. .ho was cast like a great millstone"
he affirms the contrary." tne young jxmg a u.ieI " i .rh . i..ni- tha details of the plot Th, bulwark, of .alvatlon remain. ..,, the ea." Thu. "In on. hour o
repent or revoke h.s proctor, wmcn ne idlnburah beca use of ts MaximUian I. King of the Bomana. disclose to the others his dread elc- , color, becaus. something
may do lawfully, though he had cov- entry tojdlnb had BUCceeded her father at the tl. The method, to be employed and him to presa them.
enanu f " " .7..." 7. ,h- oostnonement however, by having age of 13. and Maximilian, wno nao the nature lne T "T'.rZ. '.11" r .1 m th.oloalc.l .cen.ry. The nlctur.
an-ra S-: iwaais
bridegroom, rucanio Selmi, took out
a special license and sent It by mail
to Modena and the bride's brother,
Marco Stanzani. took his place at the
ceremony, which wa. regularly per
formed. Then, escorted by her brother,
the bride arrived in New York, where
she wa. met by . her husband and
another ceremony was performed by a
priest. These were persons of social
position which made It necessary for
them to take a little different course
from that of the ordinary peasant
lovers, who can join each other when
they can and are married when the
one who Is left behind is able to so
to the other. "ere8tlny "e'pi. ot th, rev for 1 Spanish mrrlage. others .do- However. afWr. were is such coa
Ti.. mnrrv freauentlv bv An lnterestm D . . . , j : n Maximilian could not ero to
-i ' , .v.. .n..n .nH lt onn... rated a rencn alliance, oucaingnam, " . T . . , .v... i i . w.. n. .n
proxy, photographs figuring largely in .h ,. th. Ifina's favorite, threw his in- his bride or even aeiena ner againsi jar. '7 "J "J '."r"r Vn. doe. not all ln .hip., and .ailors. and as many
VL fl Z" T,.! dauber of Duke of Milan. The Huence on this side and a marriage Freneh, who -je '"emPting to h". w . depict olSu Much of it .xpres.es trade by sea. stood afar off.
on i.uii.-u.v ......5 -k ... ... . j..,.k... waa arranaed Between tne Btuari """f '
anesa in this country decides to re- u "
"But the party constituted is pre
sumed to remain in the same mind un
til he revokes unless the .woman do
not express her consent thereunto un
til a long time after: there the man's
. u . i . . m .... tit now rna . i i . i-m. .inr nui nui iuu . " . - - ... ..
son of this royal couple, Charles to go r -. "- . . tne eat tra,ed. -.Vh "v. J.ru.alem make lit- become th. habitation of d.vlls. and
who succeeded his father on the did by proxy a " to meet thi Presidential " n unon us. but simple peo- th. hold of every foul spirit, .nd a cag.
of England, also made a mar- natea . " 7;:,"":" 77 Shii.H.inhia and on the niaht h. aasuranc. of every unclean ana n.teiui o ra.
.nnnhinp t n neriuriiutuua ui iiim u u l v TVR.ru v a. i. nuo.vy...- - it i b iLiii doo vuw --a cl. ka a. a ii in h af riaari 1 111 BL
An interesting example of the revo- for a Spanish marriage, others advo- j ; " W""' , ' ,," n could not eo to TheTwo men then told their story to ' aate8 of pearl have been de- great riches 1. com. to naught And
oucaingnam. '-- .",. 7 T , , and asked that he leave Provedby literalism. every shipmaster, ana ..i tne
between the Stuart seize