Evening journal., 1899-01-11
FAvoRs AMERICAN GIRLS.
british queen Approves of Their
Marriage with Scionn OF
English Mobility.

During a recent social gathering at
Windsor castle, when the guests were
of a class that permitted Of fQueen Vic
toria talking frankly, the British SOW
ere lad this TO say on the subject
Of ,..e intermarriage of British nnl
American subjects:
at "a practically impossible TO oNpr
any valid objection to union betW'
an American girl and one Of my sub
iects, provided. of course, that the
woman and her antecedents are IN
record with the requirements which
alone dignity and consecrate wedloek
in anv walk OF life. Those American
girls who have welded my subjects
| have shown remarkable adaptability
and tact in adjusting themselves to the
social and other requirements OF their
new positions. But Il must be remem-
bered that they are not hampered 10y
the traditions OF centuries. and the life
Of the average American girl of the
best class is rcplete with such rapid
changes that the habit of adaptability
is practically inborn. am speaking,
tlease notice, of the marriage of wom-
en-, not OF men. The reason for this
IS Obvious The wife naturally takes
up her abode with the people of her
/ husband. aud Is usually of an age when
her character and her IDEAS are easily
nodded in conformity with her sur
roundings. IL was not many years ago
when / regarded this encroachment Of
the democracy with more or less APP
prehension. for it was for long time
ltue more than an experiment. and IL
seemed fun not only of possible COM
plication hut OF dangers Now ID Is all
most idle TO speak of these alliances
as experiments.
MANY British subjects appear TO
think that the possession OF wealth hy
the Cirl is matter of necessity. This
Is only half truth. As rule only
wealthy girls have married into tho
nobility, but il must be remembered
That under existing conditions IL is
only wealthy girls who are brought
into social contact with British SUBJ
iects. Affection should enter first and
foremost into every marriage. There
Is one apparent exception TO this gem
eral rule. but only She exception is app
: narent- mean, of course, diplomatic
marriages. where. for the purpose of
cemeniing international or political
alliances, marriages are arranged aud
carried out, In such eases, however
love OF country, stronger and more eN'
acting than selfish personal love, takes
the place Of individual preference, and
ennobles the marriage, just as a man i.
elevated by the act of leaving his wifi,
and children TO fight for his country
when It Is in peril. All marriages i'm
ply the idea of sacrifice for the com
mon good, and In alliances of families
controlling the dcstinies of millions o
people this common good is the wei
fare Of tho nation, just as the welfar
of the community Is the common goo'
in marriages of less Importance"
Her majesty is by no means as broai
in her views of the marriage Of Ameri
: can men to titled women as she 1
i regarding the union OF American girl
and her male subjects who have coro
nets. The cases" she said, in reply L
a suggestion, "are totally dissimilar
'' in the first place the men differ nor
' widely in their education in the tw
countries, and when man contem
plates matrimony he is usually of nj
p age when his views and habits have be
CON set. Men, too. are less sensitiv
' TO their surroundings. and are no
tcmperamcutally so much inclined &
Z modify their views 10 suit the alterei
IL conditions in which they find them
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