Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
A NEW ORLEANS GIRLS MARRIAGE.
The Precise Status of q Morxan.tic
Bride.

Bride.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Left-hs nded or mcrganatfc marriages be-
tween American girls and illustrious fol =
eigners are exceedingly rare the daughters
OF Uncle Sam being, as q rule, far too high
spirited to consent TO a matrimonial union
which does not place them upon a social
equality with their husbands
Inc nrst instance was that of Miss Mary
Esther Lee of New York who, on marry
Ing morgsnatically Prince Frederick Of
MISUNDERSTANDING Augusten-
burg, was created by his friend, the EN-
peror or Austria, princess of Noer in her
own right. This title she bore until sey-
eral years after the death of Prince Fred
erick. she married the German general
count Waldersee. since when she has been
known by his name. The second case is
that OF Miss Elise Hensler of Boston who
on contracting morganatic marriage with
the late King Ferdinand OF Portugal
grandfather Of the present king was
erea.ea Countess OF Edla. The third case
must ecessarily be that of the New Or
leans heiress. Bertha Lewis who was led
10 the altar in London on August "a of
lsst year by Prince Charles Isenburp-
% on ,ein unless he himself has at the time
y. ms marriage surrendered all his rights,
prerogatiVes and status as a prince of his
D orse, Just In the same manner as Count
n appenheim was compelled to do when he
-..Aco " HeeleT OF Phllddelphia
Ihis union Of Prince Isenburz has n,,u
h.t atlracted relatively little attention.
out seems destined to come to the fore IN
III sUmhe t with the somewhat sensational
Drought against the prince by the hrokar
VINO paced him In communication with hIs
Amerlcan bride. This is the first OCCASION
on which an action Of this kind h.s 60
been brought in regard to anv nS thasn
SO called International marriages-that is
~ say union between fmpecunious mobiles
OF Of the old world and wealthy daughters of
the new world. But IT by no means fo,
lows that this is the first case of q faiInro
on the part of bride and bridegroom tn
pay the stipulated commission to the me-
soa.or OF what Is in nine cases out Of
every ten purely commercial Transaction
Morganatic marriages are but Utf;s nm.
uerstooo in this country, where thew an
pear to be regarded in the light of some
sanattc 'm wi9e "a The The position of NOR
union receives the sanction and the bless.
ing OF the church, and the only wav in
winch 1t differs from an ordinary mar
tha Is That the troth is plighted with
me left hand instead of the right and
onat the rights Of the inferior of the two
eohtracting parties are limited. Indeed
S n nd Moaa morganic." derived from the
implies a as mv vehb mm Srs 10 limit
fortune oSoahu ute or
HE. He is not permitted to charge the en-.
laueu iamlly estates with life interest IN
her behalf She is deprived of the s, IN
panage ordinarily reserved for the wives
1 Oh ner husbands family. The children Of
sa,a mo- g, sanauc union are subject to the
sane disadvantages as the mother and
s s..9 tne father die without specially pro.
wong for them out Of his savings or Y,ri-
Va ha'e ana unentailed estate. they would
oe ieit peEnfless. Moreover. tba nort
OF superior rank in a morganatic pnion
Is perfectly at liberty during the lfetima
I iepa she s 0.ner; and without obtaining either
second matrimonial alliance with q nerson
VI ms or her own station of life.
numerous instances Of this can he cited
IN illustration. Thus Prince Christian Of
ScEleswig- Holstein, the son-in-Iow "
queen Victoria. and the guardian OF the
present Empress of Germany until her
marriage. was known to possess a NOR
sanauc wire and a numerous family of
children residing near Frankfort-on.the-
Nam at the time Of his marriage with
Princess Helena Of Great Britain