The anti-monopolist., 1874-10-08
MRS. JENKINS.
The Romance of the Ballet Girl
Who Married an Admiralss Son.

[From the Indianapolis Sentinel, Sept. q. I
Last night frankie Christie began an
engagement at the Metropolitan The
atre as premier dansuese. She will
be remembered as the one who was
married to Pressly Jenkins, the son of
Admiral jenkins, in July last, and
about whom the Washington reporters
and correspondents wrote so many ac-
counts. Last evening Sentinel repor-
ter called on her and learned the latest
chapters Of the romance. "Frankie'
is perfect blonde, about twenty-six or
twenty-seven years Of age, and has a
fine figure. She uses elegant language,
and copverses in a manner which proves
her assertion that she was we'll edu.
Gated. Her relations live in New York
city, but she has not been to see them
since she entered the profession of a
dancer. They met first at the
Theatre Comique in Washington. last
March, and were married on July 7th,
in the same city as she showed BY the
weddng-ring which she wore. The rest
Of her story is given in her own Ian
gaage as nearly as can be remembered:
'Pressly's father heard Of our marriage
few hours after the ceremony and
came to US. Pressly, in answer to his
father's demand that he should leave
me, said that he would not do SO.
then told him from what | could see of
the outlook that he had better, but he
replied that l was his wife, and that his
place Was with me. We lived together
for two wesks. daring which time his
father had thseatenca to cut him off
and the papers were full Of the story.
Some even had my picture In them
Pressly went to his father then. we
having . mutual understandings He
told his father that ii he would let him
have what he inherited from his mother
that he would then go into some quiet
country place and not let the matter b,
| made so public. Pressly was nearly
set frantic by these newspaper reports
and the publicity the marriage created.
I wish you knew him. He is sedate
and dignifed. He has learned the
world through his father absence mos
of the time, and his mother having
been dead some time. However, his
father would not consent to let him
have his inheritance before he came o1
age, which will be one year and three
months from now. As l said, we hac
an understanding, and we separated
His father sent him to Carlisle, Pa.
and four weeks ago procured . divorce
on the grounds Of desertion. He ther
sent him to the college at Bethlehem il
Pennsylvania, where he is now. hav.
not seen him for nearly two month:
now, he having been at Carlisle and in
Washington until came here. There
was nothing like delusion between
us. and the papers in W ashington spok'
highly of my conduct in the affair.
understand Pressly's nature thorough
ly, as he does mine, and We could liv,
together for years and never be startled
| by anything coming up in our lives o.
characters to create any bad feeling
He was brought up in society, in 81
the glare of Washington, and is tiyed
of it, and I know he loves me, knowing
me as / am. and l do him
1 will wait patiently until lie be
| comes Of age, and IS he writes Is me I
divorce will not stand betweea as.
have faith in his love, As said 1 know
him 50 well. and I know that it is NJ