The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-21


sires. All the world knows that people un-
fortunate enough to be rich and highly
placed in the Old World must call in the
family solicitor before Hymen's torch can
be lit, no matter how repugnant parchment
is to sentiment The lifelong vow breathed
in the dreamy twilight must be made o
thing of conditions. Chime for ever" is all
very wei! for souls soaring on gossamer
wings in the after glow of the autumn even
ing. but, alas for the wings Of romance
the parchment must tell the chow much"
for the long years of bread and butter to
come. So the gossips balanced the account
as fellowship Miss Rothschild coronet,
to Lord Rosebery Miss Hannah's millions. Z"
This gained currency for few days and
made necessary its authoritative denial.
The story was in fact falsehood out of
whole cloth. The entire fortune of the
lady was settled upon herself at the express
wish Of Earl Rosebery. This settled the
settlement. for statement by the authority
Of man of such punctilious honor was not
to be questioned.
THE CHURCH SAFE.
Thus relieved. the gossips turned to the
wedding and made ventures on the richness
of the brides trousseau, the costliness Of the
presents, when the Rothschild army Of
money monarchs would troop with their
offerings to the lovely child of their blood
about to become an English countess One
worthy, however. discovered a further fact
of interest, and duly chronicled it deli
cately as follows:-"It has been arranged
that the children born to Lord Roseberv
from his marriage with Miss Hannah Roth
schild shall be brought up az Professionals. :"
And here am telling you all this while
the maiden bushes are rosy on the cheeks
Of the h0ide. -
THE WEDDING MORN
The day. sacred to the lordly union,
dawned with cloudy aspect upon this
smoky metropolis Of ours, but the tempera-
ture was genial and the adr pleasant. It is
the time Of the primrose In the country
pale gold beauty of the tields-and O fitting
season for Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl
Rosebery, to take wife, for the old Scotch
family whence he sprang were plain Prim-
roses before the College of Heralds put that
flower into the dexter paw Of ''demi lion
gules" as crest for the Baron Primrose and
Dalmeny of two hundrea years ago. Picca-
dilly was crowded with brilliant equipages
at ON early hour by the friends Of the Bose
berry and Rothschild families 10 witness
the Interesting ceremonies Of the union Of
the distinguished pair.
RRDRRw AND GENTLE UNIONS.
1t was not wonderful that the string Of
carriages seemed like that seen on leyee
day at st. James. for this was the most i'm
Hon. Eliot Yorke, Equerry to the Duke
of Edinburgh, married Miss Annie de
Rothschild, the daughter Of Baron Anthony
Rothschild, five years ago. On the present
occasion there were two ceremonies, first
the civil union and then solemnization
according to the Protestant Episcopal ritual.
Society had long been on tiptoa Congratu-
latory articles in London papers had whetted
the popular appetite, and the hustle and
rattle of wheels were only indications Of
how London's rather slow social pulse had
been stirred.
THE CIVIL MARRIAGE.
The civil marriage ceremony took place
in the Office of the Superintendent Regis
trar Of tho district Of st. Georges, Ham
over square, at quarter to ten. Nine
tenths Of the aristocratic weddings OF Lon
don find their way TO this Office. but only as
matters Of record. Hence it is not surpris-
ing that the ordinary Office was found not
spacious enough for the throng of notabili-
ties who were to present themselves, and
that the adjoining room had been decorated
for the purpose. The walls OF this
usually dull magisteril apartment were
literally hidden in rare flowers. Rhode
dendrons, azaleas, fan-palms, tree ferns and
trumpet lilies were around everywhere,
until the setting of the picture was gay
with color and sweet with odors. The high
contracting parties were to hand on time
and the ceremony lasted only few min