A RUSSIAN ROMANCE.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9326, 29 January 1896, Page 5

A RUSSIAN ROMANCE.

An illustrative case of " The Woman who Wouldn't" is reported from Karkoff. A pretty peasant maiden in one of too suburbs pt that Russian city was recently coerced by her relatives into consenting to jnarry a email proprietor of the neighbourhood for whom sho entertained a special dislike. The wedding party appeared a few days ago before tho altar of one of the city churches. The service went on until the officiating priest pus the usual question, 'Wilt thou take this man." &c, *he girl to this replied with an emphatic negative, and all the per•naaione of her friends failed to change her resolution. The wedding party returned to the house of the bride's parent a, Who again vainly endeavoured to ehake the prl a obduracy. The unfortunate and unJmling girl was then soundly beaten, not only "J , her parents, but ulso by tho friends of the bridegroom. Bho waa carried back weepieg to church by the wedding party, and

the marriage service was recommenced. Acain ca«ne the crucial question to the bride, and once more the unhappy girl, with? tears and blushes, resonantly exclaimed "No; a thousand timsa, No"; and appealed to the protection of the priest, which was readily granted. MEDICAL WOMEN IN ASYLUM 3. The London County Council (says the Medical Press of a recent date) are advertising for a " lady assistant medical officer '» for one of their asylums. The innovation of having medical officers of the opposite sex in asylums is one to which no exception can be taken. The only difficulty in the matter that appears to us i* that of finding a medical woman who would be sufficiently competent for the post. Wo are not aware that the study of mental diseases hoe, so far, particularly claimed the attention of any women practitioners, and the reason, no doubt, is that no appointments at asylums have been open to them. Now, however, that the London County Council hare set the example iv this regard it may be expected that, other asylum authorities will follow suit, and that women practitioners will be stimulated into qualifying themselves for the appointments of asylum medical officers.