Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-22

tress and is DiSOWued by His Father.
Washington Correspondence Of the Cincinnati
Gazette.
Last Tuesday the son OF a rear ad-
miral, Just retired, was joined in the
bonds of matrimony TO anotorious dam
seuse occupying a position in the can
can at the Theater Comiqus. The boy
is hardly nineteen, delicate looking,
slight physique, with dark eyes and
hair, olive skin, and the faintest shadow
of a mans m0ustache darkening his
lip. His dress has always been a study
of perfection, and if his actions were as
much above reproach as bis gloves and
ties, there is no knowing TO what heights
he might have reached He was sent
to West Point several years ago, but
failing to pass a creditable examination,
was dismissed from the academy. His
father had him placed temporarily in
the Navy Department, and intended
sending him to Lehigh University in
the fall, but he has already graduated
AT the Theatre Comique-a third or
fourth rate affair, frequented by men
privileged to retain their hats on their
heads and elevate their feet above them,
drink lager, and smoke cigars during
entertainments profusely interspersed
with cancan ballets-the prominent fe-
minnie for statuesque and similar dis
plays was one frankie Christie, whose
charms of person, blondine dyed tresses,
etc, made her conspicuous. She num-
bered some thirty-fve years, although
her applications of art made her look
as if she was Just turning the twenties.
For several years she has adopted the
primitive costumes analogous to those
worn In Eden, and played to admiring
audiences in various cities. She has
also been divorced, l cannot vouch for
the number of times. and altogether is
quite a distinguished character. After
the ceremony was performed which
united her to a stripping husband, and
which was attended by the various
members of the ballet corps, the bride
Invested herself of her troublesome
costume, and assuming the one
most to her taste, played as usual her
character of ''frailty,' while her liege
lord sat among the audience ranged on
the front seats. Ever since she has re-
sumed her accustomed role, and he has
numbered one of the spectators. The
admiral was East, and before the affair
took place. al anxious friend of the
rash youth on matrimCny bent tele-
graphed: Come at once; your son IS
IN serious danger" The admiral re-
piled: IN come as soon as possible;
send for DR.. Maxwell, !" evidently
thinking his sons life was in danger
But when the truth was revealed. the
old gentleman said quietly: "Wel!, his
wife can support him, for I shall most
certainly have nothing to do with either
of them" The admiral has always
been as strict disciplinarian at home
as if commanding flagship, and per-
haps this act is one Of reaction on the
part Of his son.
The boys have always rather inclined
to the broad paths Of life, perhaps
through moral obliquity, or the lack of
the mothers care, of which death rob-
bed them when very young. A young
fellow belonging to the same set, and
to come out as a society man
next winter, was engaged to another
member Of the corps du ballet, but
has broken it off since affairs have as
stunned SO serious an aspect with his
friend
Washington (JuIy 49, special to the Cincinnati
Commercial.
Miss frankie Christie. the ballet girl
who recently married a son Of Admiral
Jenkins, it appears by a statement
printed IN a Sunday paper to-day, has
notified the young man that she viii
not live with him again until he is
twenty-one-two years from this time;
that meanwhile she Will inte~pose no
obstacles to a divorce, If he wishes one,
but that If at the end of that time he
wishes to accept her as his wife she viii
consent to be recognized such. This
action she feels necessary, because the
Admiral in his anger has east the boy
off, utterly disowning him. The girl
protests that she viii not be the means
of bringing about permanently SO I'M
natural a separation, which would pro-
badly result in the total ruin Of the ad-
youngster.