Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-12-04
ARISTOCRACY ON TIE STAGE.
From the 81. Louis Times

Last night, Hiss frankie Christie, tho
queen of the ballet and the bride of tho
son of Admiral Jenkins, of the Navy,
made her appearance at Deaglc's thcater
in this city. Our readers are doubtless
familiar with q portion of her eventful
history and with the romantic episode
which few months ago converted the
beautiful danseuse of a Washington thea
ter into the wife Of the scion of high
officer in the United States navy. How>
ever, its repetition may not be uninteres.>
ing. It happened in this way. Miss
Christie was dancing In varieties thcater
in Washington about four months ago.
Induced by what he hal heard of her
remarkable beauty. young jenkins. lad
scarcely eighteen years Of age, went one
night to see her dance. 1t was ''love at
first sight" From that night he became
3 regular attendant at that thea'cr, intro.
duccd himself 10 the manager; got the
run Of the house" and formed the &C
quaintance Of this fairy who had capti>
waited him. He WIS in earnest and his
They we.e married n ono Mea o. fhe most
fashionable churches IN Washington, bnt
without attendants. Young Jenkins had
said nothing of his love to his family, and
IN fact his father was a. sea when the
was celebrated 1t soon become
known, however, and created the greatest
furore that Washington society has known
for many day. The family Of the groom
pcided themselves upon their high social
position and considered themselves greatly
by shch an alliance When Ad
miral Jenkins returned and the marriage
Of his son with ballet dancer was COM
munica:ed to him he drove his son from
his hearth in rage and Immediately dis
him. This was the first intima>
ton to Miss Christie that her lord was
minor She then sent note to his father,
The baughty admiral. requesting an inter-
view. 1t was granted, and in that inter
vicw the noble nature of the woman
asserted itself. commanding even the re
,pect of the elder jenkins. She told him
hat she had married his son bet ansc their
love had been mutual; that che was not
aware at the time that he was not of age;
hat she bad no desire to break the peace
If the family, and had too much pride to
n;rude herself into an alliance that was
not agreeable. and had no thought such
would he the result or she would not have
given her consent to the UNION; that ellie
lid not wish him to cast off his son on |
ler account, and ratfe: than that should |
DC the issue, she would willingly give |
hin up She further proposed tlist the
Admiral should restore his son TO favor
With himself and his family until lie |
'hould come to his majority; that IN tho !
she would ask of him no sup |
,or.: that she would drop his name and |
esu,ne her profession. If, at tho end of
!. zee ye.rs his son should still be Of The
anne nina md claim her as his wife, she
rculd oft the stage and live with him.
he manifested he:. independence ard
bowed that she was no. ."ontriyng to get
ossession of any of the VI Admirsl's
7ealh by stating that she v no then
are nothing for his determination to us.
merit bis son, az in the meantime Sic
rould have earned enough to support her
nd her husband. She told. him that,
1ough ballet girl, she was pure wo
ian, and would remain true to her hus
and, and made the further fair proposal,
lat he might do all in his power to aliens
e his son from her, except to SANDER her
ame. If her husband should, At the ex>
lration of the three years. have repentei
his early passion. she would, Willingly I
,nsent 10 be divorced from him.
The old Admiral was not prepared to
ccivc such q fair and honorable proposal
ON one whom he had considered beneath
|s notice, and possibly her beauty and
'tless way won the old mans 60 I'd will;
no knows but what lie may have been
lst as impossible. as his boy? At all
rents she gained her point Mr.. jenkins
,nccded that she had acted honOrably,
I'd agreed that.jf at the end of three
Ears, when his son should come to MAJ
rity, be chose to claim her as his wife,
ID she hHd tic reputation of being pure
oman, he would recognize the marriage
ID esteem her a. his daughter, II was
Irther agreed that during this term of
y probation no correspondence should
Iss between. her and her husband, and 0
at they should have no interc Nurse =
.latever, and that she should fit herself
study and general culture to mingle in
e society to which he belonged, aud 50
ey parted. He was soon afterwards sent
ray to complete bis education, and she
turned TO the stage. She has the good
III and respect of all who know her,
ars the reputation everywhere Of beiUgi
noble and virtuOus woman. AMI in her
nversxtion you can learn that sic is
,man of education, modesly and sensi>
ity.. She appeared as 4 danseuse ct