The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-19
CUPID AT THE CAPITAL.
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the thousand and one affairs of the heart
which they witness every year. Perhaps one
of the happiest of the long list of marriages
between American girls and foreigners is that
of the eldest daughter of Gen. Edward
Beale, now the wife of Mr.. Bakhmetieff, of
Russia, Secretary of Legation at Athens
Twelve or thirteen years ago, as an attache
OF the Russian Legation in this city, the young
foreigner met and at once fell desperately in
love with Miss Beale Neither Gen. Beale
nor his wife seemed disposed to look with
favor at the suitor, doubtless preferring their
daughter to marry some one of her own ma
uonality. The young people, however, ap-
pear to have taken matters into their own
hands, and, escaping the parental vigilance,
carried on their love-making under cover Of
friendly darkness in Lafayette Square. One
night the watchman went his rounds as usual,
and, thinking the square to be empty, care
fully locked the gates and departed to his
Rome. Unconscious Of this fact, the lovers
reused from their absorbing conversation and
prepared to leave the square. Their conster-
nation at finding themselves imprisoned was
in nowise improved by the subsequent dis
covery that not soul seemed to be stirring
on the streets who could come to their rescue
There was no help for it, the only way out of
the difficulty was to CLIMB the massive iron
spike fence, which, extending twelve feet
from the ground to the spear-tipped heads, in
tervened between them and liberty. Slowly,
carefully, Mr.. Bakhmetieff climbed the fence.
and, feeling his feet once more on terra frma.
gallantly turned his back while speaking
words of encouragement to his sweetheart.
With great difficulty the young lady climbed
tn har
feet sought to secure resting place in the
DESCENT the gruff voice of a policeman
shouted menace in their ears. Rapidly giving
directions in French to Miss Beale to proceed
with all speed possible and run for home
while he engaged the intruder in conflict, Mr..
Bakhmetieff successfully tusseled with the
fellow, UNTIL happy in the knowledge that
his instructions had been carried out, he gave
himself into the custody of the officer, know
ing that as member Of foreign legation he
would be liberated Immediately upon arrival
at headquarters The story of the escapade
leaked out, and the young lady's parents
sought to change the current of her thoughts
by conhning further pedestrian exercises to
the limits OF her own room. That proverbial
love which laughs at bolts and bars appears
In this instance to have prevailed, for picnic
at which all her set was present having been
given few days thereafter, the young lady,
with the aid of a servant and ladder, made
good her escape, spending the day in her be-
loVed's company, the gayest of the gay.
HOW ARCHIBALD FORBES GOT BRIDE.
Ihe engagement of Miss Lulie Meigs, daugh-
ter OF Gen. Meigs, U. S. A, to Mr. Archibald
FORBES, the well-known war correspondent,
VINO nrst came into public notice during the
war OF the Rebellion when he sent his first
dispatches from the front. 1t was not, how
ever, until after he had achieved an almost
Worldwide notoriety for his daring and fine
journalistic work during the Franco Prussian
war that MIR. Forbes returned to this country,
met, and became engaged to his present wife.
The engagement was long one, having been
broken off on several occasions owing to his
ill-health. Finally, after many vicissitudes.
Mr.. Forbes recovered three years since from
severe illness, and, com!ug to Washington,
was quietly married to Miss Meigs in St. |
Johns Church, the ushers on that occasion |
wearing for wedding favors sprigs of white |
heather.
HON. JOSEPH cHAMBERLAIN AND MISS ENDICoTT |
The next memorable marriage between an
American girl and an Englishman to take
place In st. Johns Church was that of Miss
Mary Endcott, daughter of the ex-Secretary
OF War, and Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, who
first made her acquaintance somewhat less
than year before the occasion of coming to
this country as one of the three commissioners
sent over by England to adjust the interna-
tional fisheries question. After remaining in
this country for several months Mr. Chamber
lain returned to England, but no one, not even
his most intimate friends, knew that he had
made formal proposal of marriage to the
Secretary's stately young daughter, who In
ueIerence to her parents wishes had gone
against the dictates of her own heart and re-
fused him. 1t was not long, however, before
The parents became convinced that to longer
their consent would forever blast
their daughters happiness. She on her part
nid not hesitate to declare that life without
The member from Birmingham was utterly de-
void OF all that went to make existence bear
able. SO matters were arranged by letter, and
when Joseph Chamberlain returned to this
country every detail had been arranged forthe
marriage, which followed a week later. This
is a notable instance of the oh
ective point of all strolls being elsewhere than
IN Lafayette Square, as the fiance's fayorite
walk was out Sixteenth street, beyond the
Boundary, to the unpicturesque standpipe
,rowning the eminence at that point, which
appears to have held for them the charm of
almost complete isolation. Immediately after
ha bril-