The San Francisco call., 1895-07-17
WINS A BRIDE BY MAIL,
Romantic Courtship and Mar
riage of Professor Emile
GinnSz.
Pleased With a Woman's Likeness,
He Presses His Suit by Means
of Correspondence.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 16.-When the
French steamer La Normandie from
Havre was made fast to the pier Sun
day afternoon Professor Emile Ginnsz of
Columbus went aboard and began a search
for the woman to whom he was engaged
to be married. He had never seen her,
but he had her picture in his pocket and
that saved him from the embarrassment
of taking aside the stewards and whisper
ing to them: "Say, my friend, will you
kindly tell me which one of these young
ladies is my sweetheart?" His eyes pres
emily rested upon modest little brunette
with black eyes. She had sighted him
first, and was looking at him bashfully and
with many bushes. He sprang forward.
She uttered the conventional Emile" and
he exclaimed Marie" After they identi-
fed themselves to each others satisfaction
they started for st. Patrick's Cathedral to
be married.
The bride was Miss Marie Schultheiss of
Alsace, Germany. The professor was born
in Alsace, but left there before Marie could
talk. When Alsace was occupied by the
Prussians he went to Paris and did his best
in the trenches to keep them out of the
French capital. He studied music al con-
servatory, and when he was proficient he
came to this country and settled in
indianapolis as a teacher. His sister still
stayed in the little Alsatian town, where
she became principal in what in this coun-
try would be the normal school. Her
brightest. prettiest and most proficient
pupil vas Marie Schultheiss, daughter of
the editor of the local paper.
The sister wrote to Emile in glowing
terms OF her young charge, telling him that
if he ever wanted wife he must come and
a oir nh ofM Ma-
further TO stimulate the interest of the
music teacher, and he sent his picture to
his sister to show to the girl. Mr. Ginnsz
after while began to write to Marie. He
told her that he already loved her from
seeing her likeness and from hearing of her
many charms and virtues. She consented
to be his wife, provided he would come
they did not both change their minds on
meeting.
When things reached this point the mu-
sician had become organist of the cathe-
dral at Columbus, and he found that he
could not get leave of absence for we'd
ding expedition. He wrote to Marie and
begged her to come to him. He would
meet her on the steamship pier and they
would take a cab to the cathedral in New
her landing and so it happened that the
professor to-day awaited the coming of a
bride he had never met.
He had made all arrangements for the
ceremony. He arrived in New York on
Friday, and went to the st. Denis Hotel.
Most of the time after his arrival was spent
at the Office of the French steamship line.
He kept the clerks busy on Saturday tell
ing him that La Normandie had not been
sighted off Fire Island. Bright and early
yesterday morning he was on the pier
waiting her arrival. After they had met
the bride suggested that her costume was
not bridal one, and they had better wait
until she could get from her trunk white
dress such as brides wear in Alsace. So he
escorted her to the Hotel Griffon, 21 West
Ninth street, where she registered. She
went TO her room and prepared to array
herself, while he smoked cigars in the cafe.
They were married at o'clock p. M.