Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-10
Officer of the Scots Guards, on
Leave from the Front, Leaving
the Archbishop Of Canter-
bury's Office with His Special
Marriage License.
London, January /.

London, January /.
TSHE great war has had an extraordi-
nary effect In stimulating marriage
and romance in England and other
European countries.
So marked is this tendency that it may
be doubted whether the war will have the
effect. so much feared by philosophers, of
permanently reducing the population.
Never have there been SO many mar.
rfages in the upper classes OF English So
ciety as during the war period. The
Church Of England officials who issue
special licenses for marriages to be per
formed away from church OF under unusual
circumstances, have had ten times the
ordinary number Of applications.
This is striking proof Of the popularity
Of marriage among the upper classes, for
they usually wish their weddings cele.
brated by a Church of England clergyman.
The ordinary and economical way Of do
ing this is TO have "the banns announced"
for three Sundays in advance of the cere.
mony This Is slow work, and does not
suit the bridegroom, who has got "forty.
eight hours leave of absence TO get mar
ried." or who has Just been ordered to the
front
To avoid these formaIities you must get
a special license. One kind, which simply
enables you TO be married In church
without previous notice. costs $40, while
another kind. which enables you to get
married where you like, costs about $3.50
OF course, there are cheaper ways Of
getting married for ordinary persons, and
a public official called registrar" will do
It for so cents
The Archbishop of Canterbury has
issued an urgent appeal TO all patriotic
young men and women TO get married with
out delay. "in order that our beloved coun.
try may not lack men to defend Il in the
future" In order TO help the movement
the Archbishop ordered large reduction
in the fees for licenses
This appeal has been responded TO nobly
By both sexes There is no doubt that
many young women who refused their con.
sent or coyly lodged the question before
the war, have now cheerfuIly said Eyes"
Many officers were Just about to be
married when they were ordered to the
front Those OF them who have not been
killed have usually boen able to obtain
leave Of absence long enough to run home
to England and get married. 'Forty-eight
hours leave of absence to get married"
has become q common expression in the
British army.
The front. where the army Is serving, is
so near England that II is usually possible
to get home and back within twenty-four
hours. When the leave Is extended to
forty-eight hours, Il leaves time for short
honeymoon.
One conspicuous instance OF such mar.
rage was that OF the Baroness Beaumont,
who is a'peeress in her own right. and the
Hon. Bernard Fitz Alan Howard, elder son
and heir of Lord Howard OF Glossop, who
belongs TO the historic family OF which the
Duke OF Norfolk IL the head The bride.
groom was ordered to the front with his
regiment, known as Lovat's Scouts, but
obtained the customary forty-eight hours
leave Of absence. got a special license and
was married at the Baroness Beaumont's
home, Carlton Towers. Yorkshire.
The Hon. Mary Gardner. the handsome
daughter OF Lord and Lady Burghclere
and the Hon. ceoffrey Hope-Morley, eldest
son Of Lord HolIenden. governor Of the
Bank of England. were married under stint.
lar circumstances
Another wedding n the same kind was
that Of Lord Edward Grosvenor, an officer
Of the flying corps and uncle of the Duke
Of Westminster. and Lady Dorothy Browne.
daughter Of the Earl of Kenmare. Miss
Cwendolyn Van Raalte. a great heiress,
and sister Of Lady Howard de Walden, was
forced By the war to postpone her mar.
riage indefinitely with Lieutenant Noel
Francis. but he Unexpectedly obtained
leave Of absence and the happy event took
place.
Lord Frederick conyngham. son of the
Marquis conyngham. obtained leave from
his regiment, 1.-The famous Inniskilling
Fusileers, TO come home and marry Miss
Molly Tobin. charming Australian heiress
living in London
Lord Herbsrt Heryey. son OF the Marquis
OF Bristol WAS marrlad N Tadv To.u