Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-11-11
4 NEW YORK SOCIAL sATIoN
which Has a Special Interest for Brat
tlebOrO People.

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PROFESSOR oHARLIER REFUSES TO CONSENT TO
THE MARRIAGE OF HIS DAUGHTER MARIE TO
uAuaHwoUT HowE-PARr OF THE FAMILY
LEAVE THE PATERNAL ROOF PROFESSOR
cHABLIER's EXPLANATION THE WEDDING
FIXED FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY.
from the New York Tribune, 7th inst.1
Miss Marie Charlier will be married to Haughwout
Howe at Trinity Chapel on November 10, by the Rev.
pr. Morgan Dix-and thereby hangs a tale Of domes-
tic unhappiness and proof Of old adages touching
the course Of true love and it's contempt for locksmths
The young lady Is the youngest daughter Of Prof. Ellie
Charer owner Of Charlier Institute on Fifty-ninth
street opposite Central Park large school for boys
she is 90 years old The young man is two years her
senior a grandson Of r. V. Haughwout once a promi-
nent broadway merchant, and son Of Mrs. DR. d. b.
81 John Roosa he Is the private secretary of Post
master Pearson, and was recently appointed United
states dispatch agent for the department Of state He
has been in the post-oace eight years. having been
clerk under Postmaster James, He is very popular
among his HcqU1intanees and raised to his pres
eut responsible position when Mr.. Pearson assumed
Inc office Of postmaster. Postmas General James
sou Francis an assistant in the United States District
Attorneys Office, will be Mr. Howe's "best NAM at the
wedding. c. A. Arthur, jr., the presidents son, will be
one the ushers and the invited guests though not
very numerous, are known as members Of ''society
The principal reason however, for the fact that the
wedding is occupying large share in the conversation
Of the acquaintances Of the two families that will
proceed without the sanction, and in spite Of the most
strenuous opposition, Of the brides father Nothing
less than interruption Of the ceremony has been
urodlcted by those VINO MINK themselves cOnyprnnDt
with the facts. The persstenoy of the young people
and the equal persstency of Professor Charer have
already caused great deal Of unhappiness and cost
two other members of the household their homes.
Miss JEANNE and Vandyck Charlier have been living
with their friends fortwo weeks, because OF their syn-
aiby with sisters love aud their willingness 10 nro
mote her happiness despite the wishes Of their father
The facts in the have been whispered about for
several weeks 1t is said that the young people have
been betrothed nearly seven months; that at first
Professor Charlier looked with favor upon Mr. Howe
aud received him gladly at his house that there
noieeng Of opposition to him up to the time Of the
engagements when Professor Charler, to whom Mr..
Howe had gone frankly for his consent to the re-
htionship in which he wished to appear, withheld that
consent on the ground that his wife opposed TO
the marriage. Now Mrs. Charlter favors Mr.. Howe
and the Professor Is alone in his opposition. II ia said
that he has made Investigations into the character and
habits Of Mr.. Howe, by inquiries Of Postmaster Pear
son, DR.. Roosa and Mr.. Howe's mother, and has adj
mted that his character is unassailabe and that the
fact that Howe is not wealthy had weight in the
matter His objection, until recently, was entirely
based that of his wife, but since she has been won
over be has raised the plea of the young ady imma-
turity and the obedience due to him father. The
young people, assisted by sister of Miss Charlier,
tried in vain TO overcome opposition. part Of the
spent by the family at their country seat
in Bratteboro, Vt. on October 16 while Professor
Charlier attending the celebration at Yorktown
vlndyck Charlier, youth Of Is years, who then
student at Columbia college, went up to Brattleboro
and brought his sister home and they began prepare.
tons for the wedding which Professor Charlier had
been told by his daughter would take place Nov 10th
Professor Charler heard Of the occurrence when he
came home from Yorktown on October 22d Early In
evening Of that day he sent his to bed and the
next morning called him into the library. He had
800 bill lying on his knee. He asked him II be intend
ed 10 give his sister away in marriage, and was
swered in the affirmative. Thereupon the stern par
emf demanded the keys of the house ordered him tc
pack up his clothes, aud, giving him the $40 bill tC
keep him from starving, ordered him to leave the
house. The youth went; he withdrew from college
and to-day will begin work in downtown store. Pro
lessor Charier is reported next to have sent for hi
two daughters, and to have told them to leave the
house within twenty-four hours. Since then they
have been living with their friends.
The Charlier family attend st. Thomas church
the rector of which, Rev. DR.. Morgan, was asked by
the young people to marry them on the day set. DR.
Morgan declined. subsequently Rev. DR.. Morgan
Dix who inquired into the facts Of the case decide,
that justice was with the young man, and agreed t.
marry them on November l6. 1t is said that he ha
had an interview with Prof. Charlier and that
suit Dr.. Dix will be prepared to meet forbidding o
the uanns November 16 by reading state ent which
he has prepared on all the facts in the case.
Tribune reporter, having obtained these fact
from various sources, Saturday called on Mr.. I'VE
who declined peremptorily to be interviewed on tn
subject To the question whether it was true tina
Prof Charlier had turned three of his children out
because they approved Of the marriage Of Mari
to Mr.. Howe, he replied, "Yes, sir; he has"
Postmaster Pearson and DR.. Dix likewise decline
to converse upon the subject. The postmaster, how
ever spoke in great admiration of Mr.. Howe's char
acter declaring that he could not say too much goo
Of him. He had known him for years, and Away
found him. an honorable, high minded young mai
without bad habits, and one who, he believed, woul
succeed in life That he had the utmost confidence
his honorable character he had proved by appOintin
Mr.. Howe to the position he now fills
Francis James said: 81 know hr. Howe intimatel
and thoroughly acquainted with all the facts in tn
unfortunate affair. believe him to be in the RICH
and to be acting in an entirely honorable mannti
otherwise would not have consented TO take the pa
which I expect to take at the wedding"
Tribune reporter also called Saturday afternoo
on Professor Charer for his version of the domest
inieicity. The professor was surprised that the a
fair had become known, and at first declined to NAL
any statement concerning 1t. Being urged, howeVe
he was finally persuaded to make an utteranee for pu
lcation, though he still declined to say more abo
the departure from home OF his son Vandyck and
daughter JEANNE, than that IL was sequel OF the di
hculty concerning his daughter Maries marriag
Professor Charlier said:
81 object to the marriage of my daughter with M
Howe. requested my daughter to wait one year b
fore being married. promising that If then her fec
ings were the same, though might not like the ma
rage, would remain neutral, withdraw my objection
give my daughter a wedding outfit, aud so forth. Re
DR.. VIM. f. Morgan Of st. Thomas's church was
Piled to by the young people to celebrate the marriae
He addressed a note to me, and, after hearing bot
sides, declined to proceed with the ceremony, on
ground that my request was not an unreasonable OIL
and that my daughter ought to respect 1t. Mr.. How
then applied Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, who did not IA
the same view of the case, and, on the ground tn
there is legal obstacle to the marriage, promised
celebrate the ceremony on November 16 next;
objections based entirely the immature charl
ter of my daughter and on questions of like and d
like connected with Mr.. Howe"
With regard to the above we may say, tha
although the friends of the Charlier family
this place had become aware of the opPoi
ton of Prof Charier to Miss Marie's propo
ed marriage, they were surprised and PAIN
to see the affair made q matter Of public n
toriety by the publication of the above artit
in the Tribune last Monday. Prof. Charli
takes extreme ground in the matter, but dout
less not without what seems to him suficie
reason. We are reliably informed that Ia
summer, while in Denver, the professor wro
his daughter long, kindly, and, in the tn
sense, fatherly letter, setting forth in dett
his reasons for opposing her maria &c to N
Howe at present. To the outside obsery
his request or demand that the young la'
should delay her marriage for a year won
seem to be a most reasonable one-Mss
rie's age being only 10, instead of 20, as ST.
ed above. His further demand, which
companied this, that the young people shor
not see each other during the year, may, no
ever, be open to criticism, although it
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