The Portland daily press., 1871-04-10

The ROYAL WEDDING has been elabo-
rately written up by George W. SmaIley for
the Tribune. 1t seems that some of the old
customs and superstitions of the ignorant are
preserved by the better class of the English
people, though it is probable that they are u.s.
ed mainly in Difference to the humor which
usually accompanies them. The bride and
bridegroom, says Mr.. Smalley, were to drive
over to Claremont. "The Marquis and his
wife came down in travelling costume, the
Princess wearing If you care to know that
fact, white chip bonnet and white silk dress.
As they stepped into the carriage and drove
off shower of white satin slippers were
thrown after them-even royalty not disdain-
ing to bend to the old superstition of good
nck. A new broom was thrown also by
some one who has faith in that custom which
is said to be of Highland origin. As they
drove down the Long Walk the crowd of
spectators seemed greater than ever, and the
enthusiasm was certainly greater than in the
morning. The Life Guards again escorted
All along the road to Claremont there were
popular demonstrations, addresses, green
arches, presents of bouquets OF white camelias
and orange blossoms; and at Esher the Door
young people had to listen to the reading of
an address engrossed on velum, and present.
ed by rector with two church wardens at his
side. At Claremont there were more bou-
quets, and band playing the national an
them, badly, fear. It must have been very
tiresome, but 1t came to an end when Clare
mont House was reached, and the doors wero
shut on the world" We may mention in
this connection the gratifying fact that the
Marquis takes very kindly to his mother-in.
law.
THE TRUE WoMAN.-The Woman's Anti
Suffrage Committee, of Washington have Just
begun the publication, in Baltimore, of a
monthly journal with the above title, the in
itial number of which has been handed to us
by friend. 1t is under the editorship of
Mrs. Charlotte E. Mckay, whose name is not
unfamiliar to the great mass of our readers,and
in the opening declaration" she writes:
A few women of ability, aided by men Of
the same caibre, but by no means represent
ing the majority, or echoing the general
voice OF women in the land, have avaied
themselves of this uprising, and seek to turn
these newly awakening forces into channels of
political ambition.
We would not for the world seek to repress
these forces, or to turn them back into their
old grooves, but we do seek to give them
direction more suited to the physical capac-
ity of woman, and more in accordance with
those lines OF duty which the Christian relig-
ion, common sense, and her own womanly in
stincts, have marked out for her.
The banner we unfurl is the time-worn, bat
tle-marred banner of the Cross.
We ask the women of the country who
have adopted this as their emblem, to aid us
in our efforts to promote, for all classes of wo-
men, higher Christian culture, a nobler wo-
manhood, and deeper appreciation Of the
great work Humanity and our Lord demand
OF them as women.
| We seek for the industrial classes of women
kinder and more generous consideration
on the part of their employers, and will wage
an unrelenting warfare against all tyranny
and oppression in the way. of stinted remunsr-
alton for honest labor.