Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-18
NINA A REAL WIFE.
Referring to the August Spies
Proxy Widow.
MARRIAGE OF MISS NINA VAN ZAND1

The Young Chicago Woman Who Added /
to the Sensational Features of the An
archist Tri ais weds a Native of Sunny
Italy-The Ceremony Performed by a
Justice of the Peace, and the Happy /,
Couple to Leave for the Groom's Native
Land Next Week.
CHICAGO, July 17-Bright lights flared
from the win dows of the Van Zandt resi-
dence. 221 Schiller street, until a late hour
last night. Saunds of mirth and festivity
came from within. The parlors were
filed with gay company and the house
rang with laughter. There was feasting,
music and dancing. The cause of this I'M
usual rejoicing was the marriage of Miss
Nina Van Zandt to Signor Salvatore Ste
fano Malato. The ceremony was per-
formed at 9 O'Clock by Justice David j.
Lyon in the presence of about forty
guests The ceremony was purely a civil
one, but it is possible that the young
couple may have their union solemnized
in church on some later date. They
were in too great a hurry to get away to
sunny Italy to wait for a church wedding
and elaborate preparations just now.
Utilized a Theatrical Costume.
The ushers were Lieutenant Almagia
and Signor Mammala. The witnesses for
Signor Malato were Count V. Manassero
di Costigliole, resident Italian consul, anC
Arthur Stefaui. The witnesses for Miss
Van Zandt were Henry Fauntleroy, a we'll
known Chicat,oan, and John c. Love, of
LII AL, hr,.l AL I-a1 oh
in her wedding gown, which was OF
white satin, with veil of tulle. Her Or
naments were pearls This dress was
originally created for Nina's appearance
in Francesca da Rimini" at the Salvini
club, but was never worn, for the reason
that Van Zandt pere objected strenuous
ly to his daughter making her debut in
west side beer hall.
Met and Loved at a Club.
1t was at this Salvini club that Signor
Malato and Miss Van Zandt met a few
months ago and became lovers. The
black haired, slender and foreign-looking
groom wore conventional Prince Albert
suit. After the ceremony, which was
| brief but in Justice Lyons most impress
sive manner, the newly welded couple re-
| ceived the con ratulations and good wishes
| of everybody present. Then refreshments
| were served, and there was sort of in
| formal reception. which lasted until late
| hour. Signor Nalato was anxious to take
| his handsome and intellectual young wife
and board fast train for New York at
| once. in order that he might the sooner
| be able to present her to his mother and
| friends at his ancestral estates in Palermo,
| Sicily.
Will Leave for Italy Next Week.
d.. IT,, lie i
to this hasty departure. Nina is his only
| daughter and is greatly worshipped both
| by himself and her mother The young
couple were prevailedl on to remain in
| Chicago until Sunday at least; then they
expect to start for New York in time to
| call on a few friends and sail on the
| steamship La Bourgogne July 25. Their
! first plan was 20 sail on the La Cham
| payne, but this had to be given up.
Signor Malato came to Chicago only last
| January. He is an Italian journalist, as
| yet unable to speak more than a few
! broken words Of English.
Nina Is a Vassar Girl.
| But he is happy in possessing an Ameri-
| can wife who can talk love to him by the
| hour in his OWL soft and liquid Italian
Malato is an only son. His mother, it is
said, owns orange groves near Palermo
As for his brides accomplishments. she
! speaks Italian. French a little German
and is thorough Latin scholar She has
| studied literature, particularly that of the
realistic French school, with great dill
| gence. She has also fine musical attain
ments. In short, she is a Vassar girl.
And Has a Wealthy Aunt.
Better than al. perhaps she has a rich
| aunt in the east who is said TO have for
! given her part in the anarchist tragedy,
and to have reinstated the newly mare
! bride in her will Mrs. Van Zandt, who is in
| extremely poor health, said last night that
| she was very sorry to lose her daughter.
and that she would have been happier if
| Nina had chosen one of her own national
| ity for her husband. 1t is understood
that Malato and his bride will remain in
Italy until fall, and then. perhaps, return
to Chicago to live; but. as Mr.. Van Zandt
says, these plans may all be changed.
| Brief Hist DRY of the Bride.
Nina Van Zan1t came into very public
| notice during the trial of the anarchists in
this city, by falling in love with August
Spies, the young anarchist editor. She
tried to get permission to visi. him in
prison, but the authorities would al
| low none but relatives to see Spies. Then
| she proposed to marry him, and obtained
a license: but again the unsym pathetic
minions of the law stepped in and would
not per NIT the marriage to be performed.
The Celebrated Proxy Marriage.
After taking legal advice Nina went he
fore justice with a friend of Spies and
married him as proxy for the prisoner.
But she was never permitted to see her
proxy husband. After the execution she
edited life of Spies. During the pas,
few days she has charged that Spies
counsel induced her to marry him that a
halo of romance might be cast around the
young anarchist and induce the jury to
acquit him. Captain Black, the counsel
however, not only denies this, but says
that be tried to dissuade her, but that she
was very much il love and would not be
| Eissuaded