The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-10-14
LAW AND LADY.
Some Wise Reflections as to the Van
derbilt- marlborough Wedding.

From The Financial Record.
This country is receiving at this mo-
ment a great object lesson on the subject
| of the majesty of the law. The lesson
is not conveyed to us through the action
of the courts or through any of the para
pheIn of the court officers. our at
tention is not called to il through the
movements of the militia, oil the
United States army, or by presidential or
other proclamatiors. Two young people
neither one of whom possibly is OF age
are the teachers i'm the present instance,
but they are teaching a lesson as TO the
majesty of the law with fully as much
effectiveness as any army or any proclaim
alton could.
The two young people referred to are
Miss Vanderbilt and the young duke OF
Marlborough. Their publicly announced
engagement is the medium through which
the lesson is conveyed, and when ell the
details of the engagement are compie,ed
we will be able mere fully to see what
can be accomplished by law in the face
of the hercest opposition.
Now, IL is not American law whici
is at the bottom of the Vanderblt-Mar
borough marriage. 1t is an English Ii
which is carrying our American girls
Europe, and with them an imme;
amount of American cash. The law vii
is doing this is that law which q
wealth 10 the sons of a family and prs
tically dsinherits the daughters. UnCH
the operations of this law handsome En
fish damseis lose all their loycIness apM
English lords cast wistful looks cluc
across the Atlantic, where such a In,
does not exist and where. because OF ".
non-existence, our women Of a sudden i Il
came attractive to the English mol h;
ity. Wit
We think diplomatic negotiations shol ri
be entered into at once looking 10 the he
peal of those foreign laws which give I'm
whole estate to male members of a FAINT ha
and disinherit the females. Unless sonook
thing of this kind is done the country u.s5
IN danger of losing millions upon millic1 +
OF capital, not TO say anything about T.
loss of some of our falrest women ma
IS very evident that nothing but the reptcou
OF the law VIII stop the drain We la do
tried ridiculc, ana we nave tried persLrtn
sion, but The drain goes steadily on. VI
uld not mind II so long as the loss W
confined to the wealth acquired by ri u
crrS and dry goods merchants, but
disease has now taken new form. 1.-THE
wealth of our mine owners and railwfba
maSnates Is going from IS now, whi an.
puts more serious phase upon the mt :
ter.
But we can derive one comfort from tor
situation. We can learn a lesson as nd
the indirect effects of law and learn strt
watch these Indirect efforts more clOse,t,l
than even the direct effects produced. Va
do not suppose the trainers Of the En- a
lish law which acts so unjnstly towae' y
-agi6h women expected that the lSg O
would be the means OF bringing gre, ST
wealth into the English nation. Aha
set such has been It's Indirect effects
is difficult to tell the amount of moniey
that has gone TO Europe as the resuln
OF marriages to American girls, but ,hr
evidently is a great drain, ana an increalnd
ing drain, ami, unfortunately. there is iroa
compromising advantage. Perhaps Il
most fortunate thing about il is taat -
cannot helm ourselves unless we can lat
unce our English cousins 10 deal moier
fairly with their own women, and thltrl;
increase their attractivCness in the ey ,..l
of prospective bridCgrooms.