Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23
THE EX-NAHARAJAH MARRIED.
The Last of the Punjaub Kings and
His English Bride.

A Paris special 10 the New York World. Nav
q. says; The ex-1Iaharaiah Dhuleep Singh and
his English bride left to-day to spend their
honeymoon in Russia. The wedding ceremony
was strictly private, and only attended by one
or two Paris friends Of the bride and BRIDE
groom. The courtship was a short one. Barely
six months have elapsed since the couple first
met in the drawing-room of house here The
marriage took place in the Office OF the mayor
OF the eighth reimbursement lcity district. In
the register the bridegroom was described as
the Maharaiah DhuIeep Singh. the sovereign of
the Sikh nation, formerly Of the Faubourg
Saint German. Profession. raiah and the
wldOwer Of the MahaTQnee Banda Muller who
died in London. The bride is a Young and
gOOd-lOOking lady She wore a iayender-colored
travelling costume and orange blossoms. and
figured IN the register as the daughter Of the
late Mr. Il. ID. Wetheriil and OF Sarah. his wife.
both OF Hampshire, England. When the nuptial
Knot was duly tied, the mayor saluted in the
person Of the eX-maharajah the last OF the
kings OF PUniaub. and spoke of him as having
been despoiltd of his territories. and of his
finding hospitality in France
DHULEEP SINGH OWNED THE KoHrNOoR.
The famous kohinoor diamond, or Mountain
of Light" which. according to a recent dis
patch, Queen Victoria has been asked to restore
n,
one OF the great jewels Of the world During
hundreds OF years it has been looked uDon with
suPersutlOus reverence by the HindoOs. who
believe ti.at its possession carries with il the
sovereignty of India. On the other hand. il
has been regarded an omen of ruin and disas-
Ter. ana MS history shows that every SOVEREIGN
owning u up to Victoria lost either his life or
hls empire. IL belonged to the Mognl dynasty
OF rulers. but there Is a tradition that. before
II shOne IN the Peacock throne il was owned
countless ages before, by the mytho-
logical PandOOs. At all events sover-
elgn has been stealing il from soycr-
elgn Tor nearly a thousand wears The
court circles of London would, Of course.
be shocked at the application of this term 10
the method by which her majesty ACQUIRED the
gem, but II Is the very plain language of Prince
DhuleeP S.ng to the empress OF India ..ItwiIl
be useless for me" he writes. Ito demand the
restoration of my kingdom. swindled from me
~ yOGr Christian government. but which
hope shortly, by the aid of Providence. to
retake from my robbers. But nv diamond
the hOhlnOor. understand. Is entirely AT yonr
own disposal Therefore. believing your
majesty 10 be the most religious body that
your subjects pray for every sunday. do no;
hesitate 10 ask that this gem be restored to me
or else that fair price be paid for II to me ont
Of your privy purse" Queon Victoria has moi
Yet replied to this polite request for restitution
but even should Dhuleep be successful i'm get
tng his kingdom back there is not much prob
ability that he will ever see his diamond again
unless he receives an invitation to Windsor
Castle. The magnihcent,,gem Is. il is needless
10 say, part Of the spoils of India IL was
brought TO England about 1850 in the Medea,
sIoOp-Of-war