Telegram-herald., 1888-07-08

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eird whispers 20 Las. Mr. GllI s.s luncnlnz 4
.ifh tie Gsynns sisters, when he snoiset
Of ths marriage by Gsclsrstion came 1p-
Ar 6iiI Who "a al authority n dFAnatic
d1srafsfs then referred 70 the sonswnzt
fsnoas spisDds upon which Ar. loan W.
ksii<f's play Of 'sfsngssd Lives u foanasd. |
snd N bis o.n snthasiAssie way spfs5s up |
sni proceeded 70 ulus1sts tie idea Nov. |
tor sxampis.' ne exclaimed. "sh ve have
70 90. Aiss Edith. % Do married |
- 70 ioin hands and declare m1fu-
ally that Ne are man and vile. and
ws are a. much married. 80 l understand
the laE. as though Ne lad been 70 church.
Thus. ia the spirit OF pare lest. the youth
iul snd thoughtlsss couple proceeded 70
carry cut the idea. and the sister present
joined IA a i0cund bsnedlctlon- AT the
cosy lunch that followed they pledged each
other toasts a. man and wife. in iced tea and
sparkling Clysmie. and the charming
younger sister joined msrrily IN the sport.
After lunch the sister, still permeated with
the idsa stepped forward with ring. and
gain the declaration vas solemnly made.
Next day the iocund bridegroom, innocent
Of the portent OF the prank, WAS informed
by bis lawyer that be had been indulgins
4
year later either Of ths parties
should attest that one or the
other had the intent TO be really
married Al the time, the proceedings could,
under the law OF New York, be held an .
real marriage. La a subsequent dsscussiofl j,
the couple. in view Of this tact made 'dp
their minds to make the bsst OF mstusrs,
and ~ accept the results OF the accid ent.
The guardian was consulted. but u sade
t..A~ ~.ft 81 -. nd II srfl
wrote letter abnegaling any claim. Still
the lady brooded upon her slngula posi-
| ton. as she considered il. and. hnsl ly Or.
Houghton was prepared for yis' which
vas 10 have been made on Tuesd ay after
noon last But some one blunf tered and
| the worthy old Doctor bad got ov.s of town
before the couple could arriysL In this
dilemma they impulsively decided to end
their suspense as TO the mock me ssrriags and
have q serious one with declared intent. and
a real wedding ring. and To acknowledge
this civil contract before ce.mpetent wit
ness.
The Marquise Lama will leave July l5
for the Grand Hotel. 5iackinac Island.
Mich. where she spent . portion of last
Summer. She and Governor and Mrs.
Alger were the shining social lights of the
resort. which, by the " ay, in splendor and
natural beauty, surr asses MANY of our
Eastern vatering-pls ces. Madame Lama
made the journey home last Summer in
the Algers' private far, stopping in Detroit
for . brief visit ais their homs.-Nes0 York
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Nongs is being beautifully decorated insid
The club grows more and more popular
every year.
DzIzieI. OF Tsew YORK Truth. Is an English
man and speaks by the card when ne says:
Legally Mrs. Louis Hammersly is no
more the duchess of Marlborough than l
am. The lknglish law is explicit and man
dstory. 4. man against whom decree OF
divorce , as been entered may not marry
| again. until after the death of the woman
| who OBJ aims the divorce. The Aarchioness
Of Blsu dford secured divorce from the
Marquis of Blsndford. now Duke of Mari
borough. and she is still living. The Duke
| of Narlborough's marriage TO Mrs. HAM
msrsly. in spite of al that has been said, is
Illegal and will never be recognized in
England either by the courts or the public" !"
/ Continuing on the same subject "Dal"
| writes: by his marriage to Mrs. Ham
merslsy in New York the Duke of Msrl-
borough has committed no offense in Eng
land, merely on the question of jurisdiction.
but you may take /. from nae, in spite of all
| the New York HeyaIds. and in spite of all
| the lawyers in the State of New York, that
Mrs. Hammer,lsy will never be legally
recognized as the Duchess of Marlborough
| in Englsnd. viii never be received In court
as such, and will never be sdmittsd into
socisty a. such. have gathered. by the
way. some very interesting material con-
csrning the courtship Of Marlborough Ia
| this case. and II was certainly not for want
| the match vas not broken of. The mem
bers of the Marlborough family were as Bit
| tsrly opposed 10 It ss were the members Of
The Hsmsrslsy family, and both sides.
strange to say, from the same reason of
nlegslity. Lord Randolph Churchill sent
some very fiery cable messages 10 America,
and be was backed up not only by bis
| wife. bat by the family solicitor and many
| Of the Dukes influential aud intimate
friends. On Thursday afternoon / know
that he received a cable message Of several
hundred verds from Churchill which
plunged him into temporary gloom, and
which Was strong enough, shoald Judge,
20 shake him, for the line
being. ct lesss, from bis purpose. I know
be answered the message. but it vas only
in three woris. and what they were I do
not know. The sending Of them. however.
certainly relieved bis mind for from that
time on he srpsrsntlY abandoned himself
u al the enjoyment Of the moment. In
the meanwhile Ms Hsmmersley vas being
importaned. begged, supplicstsd in fact, to
| think twice before she made the leap. II
bad no effect, and in spite of the warning of
frisnss the vsddisz took place"
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When Mary Anderson FIRST played Tuliet
/ in Baltimore was IN Der sssd DAYS. .
and her pronunciation Of th. English
tongue vas crude. At rehearsal she cane
10 he csIsbrsted line about the lark su1
n. nightingale she voiced IL thus eTt i
TIE nixhtnx>le and not the lark. that night
" saxs in yon ronexrsnnittY tree
"ssoi h..-sns~ CRED ths stage usr-