The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-26
Queer Weddings
In SONS Far Lands ThSy
ard Entlreiy strange.

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vas compelled % anticipate The date ar
iginally SCI for the wedding BY several
weeks = he wanted % see war as =
hensdict. VAS ~ 10 means 3 unique &C.
currence Strange wedding ceremonies
have been witnes SD BY thoasa1ds TIE
marriage II a shew-window originated
BY a r snterp-islng 60Nu-easS Yankee
q furniture desler On the instailneat
plan. OF COURSES sim heard from oncs
IN While, ghaugh the nrst Ingenious
'-Pu1'' Of This kind occu-rsd nearly a GER
Grafton ase Marriages by telegraph ard
telephone are alec among TIE things that
have BEEN. and marriage Up IN BAL
loon occasionally furnishes one - tns
attractions a. some country fair
Whether e. a53s q e~~-a
have the marriage certificate read.
''Marrled ar ar alrlts5e e-
above tire cry - X Is not
though - expectations az the eansTact-
Ing parties were certaiuly hleh. To bavs
The marriage ceremony performed n
sporting arena wss the outcome q a b.
cycle contest iu Sew Ysrk no; long age,
Certainly thIs marriage ceremony hss
marriages thAt happened before.
But America e. oriy a recen, a8fitioa
70 the countries where queer marriages
occurred. ana occasionally take placs So
day. The marriage hv proXy IN which
August Spies fndaleed Wlth the eccea-
trfc Mia Van ZspS shortly before -
was hanged Ia Cook county faiI is pros-
ably the 3nlv one ~ It's Rind thar svs-
occurred lu thts country. II EuraEsaR
countries tbs form O, marriage has hesa
IN vogue among the members o. royalty
FOR many centuries and ta rare Instances
e occurs az the present time
Where bride and groom I've as ton
great a distance from each othc- OF
where reasons - state prevail. the sfeorn
is represented hy a rroxv According -
usage % high circles This rraxy IS si;hsr
a near relative - tse bride brother or
cousin. or a minister sxtrsertinary -
the groom. r there ever vac marriara
IN whlch ,he bride Wa represented by
proxy history FAILS % record the fact.
The rieh; o. proxy seems 90 have been
uonopoilzed b. the Erooms
Az present sgch marriages by proxy
among the members % royalty are eE-
ceptIous bur the occnr not iasreousnssy
between parties cousisarahIv lower "a
The social scale Thls is notably .rae ia
states which have colonies. and fhe
United States may soon bc among thtse
states since the acquisition q fhe PhH-
lpplnes may cause many ar Americas
bachelor IN the other hemisphere - be-
come a benedict ~ proxy. aua thGs eed
the girl be Ieft behind hin.
TIE Germar missionary ln east africa.
;he Enxush oarlA n Australia ths
French soldier In Tonk3n marry ~
proxy. The brlde f. IN Europe and ne
eroom is unahla q leave she cslonv
Thcu TIRE Bride narries hv proxy and
starts sz MIS- without her husband.
upon th- Wedding Journey. which come
times rtr.lres months - time
sA n-s-r5sze ~ proxy e. usually
performed Pr p~actIe al reasons r. has
happened that such q BRIDE would ar
-Ive az the residence % fhe groom. aaiY
% fms that the latter had saccsrr aed 70
climate conditions or had fallen victim
20 the CANCERS 90 TIE service y Sc
had come a. Miss" she would ~ course.
be without seaport aaa without sny
claim she might have had a. a wffe -
she arrives a. "3frs" and a-8a hsrrslf 3
widow 1Jan arrival ERE Is sHufiea 70
al ere claims and privilege - a w1t8w
i1 lse shape - pension. trzvslinz sr-
aa-sses. free transportation nome. aas -
Hks
in lhe csss - DC D1t-h colonies. Java
tre ss-1a Islsa1s an1 ,Ae West gnfaa
Islands tEese marriages rs gr1zy 49,
sa8iect 20 ce-tals ruies a1a aaaEss ore
may rs--r vlth rbe glove ~ v1ts fhs
Hat Tire eoi7atai groom sease ss
male relative ~ intimate f~lenf in Hgf-
lard glove Pc haa Nora up7n tbe rgsf
Hars Th.s give Is also worn 81 80
ceremony ~ fae proxy. ard szrh q mar-
r.see b. perfectly .eesi under Dstra ias
TIE marriage s5tb ,ae aaf f. sa.eHsniEea
l1 Jaws arf sfaer ssa3s Ts-znts 2 80
bride ls a aaJFe vafaaa- IN r5ca a caes
the groom Heoas a BAL uhi1h ls wera
hy q raats rsfasfs- 20 ere bride fsrfrE ere
hez-hen ceremony io ahseres - tes
Fr5p-a The 1stlves cgra.feF saeh
cereHo-y tt-3t-z ba- SIS Dates iaw
a raearafze % 30 legal
s9lEsr -1 thr Hsf=laze 80 prsrT s. ar
etaer f.-- 20 -a~r.sge -er-menv Ehi~s
e fr vr.s heu=a Esreee sra tse ~sl-
orles Ire brides ar-fss is fse latter
from Eu-e-e aY fse sho fs5E - 20
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w- Af~eaa zaereesi7ao. fsFri-~s -
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