The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-12-28
FAvoRs AMERICAN GIRLS.
Rritish Queen Approves OF Their
Marriage with scions OF
English Nobility.


During recent social gathering at
Windsor castle, when the guests were
Of class that permitted of Queen VIC
toria talking frankly, the British so'
ereign had this to say on the suoJect
Of the intermarriage of British ana
American subjects:
Sit is practically impossible 10 oner
any valid objection to union between
an American girl and one OF my SUD
iects, provided, of course, that tne
woman and her antecedeIts are III
record with the requirements wnicn
alone dignity and consecrate wediock
in any walk of iife. Those American
girls who have welded my supJects
have shown remarkable adaptapiilty
and tact in adjusting themselves 10 tne
social and other requirements OF their
new positions. But it must be remen-
bered that they are not hampereu "
the traditions of centuries, and the lie
of the average American girl OF the
best class is replete with such rapiu
changes that the habit of adaptabihty
is practically inborn. Lam speakhg'
ulease notice, of the marriage OF "ohi-
en-. not of men. The reason for TINS
is obvious. The wife naturally takes
mn her abode with the people OF her
husband. and is usually of an age when
her character and her ideas are easily
nodded in conformity with her shr-
roundings 1t was not many years ago
when regarded this encroachment OF
the democracy with more or less ap-
prehensicn, for it was for long time
little more than an experiment, ana IL
seemed full not only of possible COM
plication but of dangers. Now 1T is al
most idle TO speak of these alliances
as experiments.
"Many British subjects appear to
think that the possession of wealth by
the girl is matter of necessity. This
is only half truth. As rule only
wealthy girls have married into the
| nobility, but it must be remembered
that under existing conditions 1t is
only wealthy girls who are brought
into social contact with British sub
|
foremost into every marriage. There
is one apparent exception to this gen
eral rule, but only the exception is ap-
parent mean, of course, diplomatic
marriages, where, for the purpose OF
cementing international or political
alliances, marriages are arranged and
carried out. In such cases, however,
love of country, stronger and more eX-
acting than selfish personal love, takes
the place of individual preference, and
ennobles the marriage, just as man is
elevated by the act of leaving his wife
and children to fight for his country
when it is in peril. All marriages i'm
nly the idea of sacrifice for the com
ron good, and in alliances Of families
controlling the dostinies Of millions OF
people this common good is the vel
fare of the nation, just as the welfare
of the community islthe common good
in marriages of less Importance
Her majesty is by no means as broad
in her views of the marriage of Ameri
can men to titled women as she is
regarulhS the uhion VI american II AZ
and her male subjects who have coro
nets. The cases." she said, i'll reply tC
a suggestion, "are totally dissimilar
In the first place the men differ more
widely in their education in the two
countries, and when man contem
plates matrimony he is usually of al
age when his views and habits have be
come set. Men, too, are less sensitiv,
to their surroundings, and are no
tcmperamentally so much inclined t
modify their views to suit the altere,
conditions in which they find them
selves. Chicago Inter Ocean.