Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-19
RELIGIOUS CONVERSION AND
MARRIAGE.

ONE OF the most conspicuous
crazes among wealthy American
young women OF late has been the
Insane desire for matrimonial al
lance with English Lords and
French or Italian Counts. In cases
where the wish has been gratifiei,
all that the delujed creatures mar
ried was an empty title, there beirg
scarcely the semblance OF an apology
for a man bshind it. Any aristocrat
who would ally himselft) a woman
displaying so little Judgment must
either be a noodle or a knave. or
mixture OF both; consequently the
pair is necessarily devoid OF enough
sense for one ordinary peHson. The
results Of such alliance disappoint-
ment ami misery-are inevitable.
The msrrying by wealthy young
women Of aristOera;ic dudes on ac-
count OF their ti:u!ar ap2endsges
has been rivalled by an opposite
extreme OF insanity in the sane line
the wedding by misguided young
ladies Of The obtuse-mindci un
derlings who drive theft fathers
coaches. After the first blush Of
novelty comes the stern reality,
consisting Of the fact thata sprigh'-
ly piece Of feminine fooli.hncss h~s
Joined her fortunes, or rather mis-
fortunes. with chunk Of human
stupidity, with no prospect Of a
romantic ending in which a form
eriy exasperated father relents and.
with tears streaming down his ven
erable, chaikmarke.i face, exclaiuls,
''hiess you, my child.en;' while
the curtain go-s Jown a. all parties
join han Is aud The audience Ielice
10 their hOnr7 wei satisfied with
the perfDrml1cs.
The two species Of excs1.riciIy, H.
lIsuaiive insi.rc-s Of which have
been So often furnished by ia. pu'
lie Journals, wa p.oblbly nov lave
70 take n rear sit1auoa ia the
nies on the stage Of American I
social P-euliariti =. Now. IL
is the male man that Lrin.s
himself before the popular gaze 1
in matters matrimonial. The I
social Seotile crank Is nov gaining
DOioriety by becoming a dsvytee OF
he Mosaic lag ia Orie. T. mary a
Iewcss. OF course, when such an
nciden. OccIrs-there have been /
.everal Of them latelv-it is always
case Of ''sincege religious convie-
ion." This claim : aresllv
trensGhensd by the fact that
he converted Gentle is about
o marry a Hebrew lady. The f-l-
7w j. Doubtless convinced that lac
wants the hand If the ialy. hence
le is willing to perpetrsge piece Of
.onsammate Hypocrisy ,satlaIn tl,is
bjsct.
The latest instance OF a fellow be-
ng thus Suddenly ssizei with a CON-
ic'ion Of the correctness Of the {
ewish religion is that Of 4 Chicago
lwyer named Hunt. He Ia, been
United to the Hebrew conyrega-
on, with due ceremony, aud given
ne name Of Isaac Osienheimer.
4 good many instances OF religions q
for mitrimonial purposes :
ave come under our observation.
len have occasionally been bao-
zed into the Church Of Jesus I
hrist Of Lattcr-day Saints alter c
aving formed the acquaintance Of q
Mormon" girls, in orier to ;
ed them, because the young ladies' a
,ciined to ac,ep. their advances o
herEise.
As a rule such alliances turn out
.dly, the reasons being obvious.
lie public journals have furnished
licences Of ili-treatment auI &c. T
rtion. One late Instance occurs II
US as We write. A fellow married =
-oung woman in Southern Utah. IN
d deserted her and her young Ia
i'd. lie came to this city and Al
'o;e letters for the parpose Of con- Is
wing the idea that he hal COM W
tied suicide, while the misereant In
i no such Intention, this course
.ng taken solely for the purpose OF w
'ering his tracks. tn
\ person who outwariIy accepts ~
n religion, while there is an uH- J.
stakable Interior motive for his A.
ION, Il not, as rule, to be trus,e4i. ~
nsequently a man who becomes ais
Jew to enable him to marry a The