Turning Bach at the Altar.

Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 93, 20 April 1894, Page 4

Turning Bach at the Altar.

Apropot of the recent ohange of mind of a : bride when on the point of being married at St. Peter's Church, Willis-street, a contemporary quotas from the Pall Mall Gazette a singular experience which lately befel Don Fabrizio Massino, Duke of Antiooli. Only a year ago Don Fabrizio fell in love with tho pretty daughter of a Roman citizen, and ran away with hor. Hiß intentions appear to have been honourable, for ho lost no time in presenting his inamorata to v priest, who undertook to conciliate his parents. Princess Massino raised no opposition to hor son's wishes, but only stipulated that " the young person" should *■- through a period of probation in a cons° V Meantime the affair got talked about, ▼•'}»', • -nations a3 to the girl's motives and UMK. - broadcast. She was freoly wore apMf'* - ing strapped the son of charged willi hf» % m iH eB o f Italy into a one of the nobloSf WQ mont h 8 since the mesalliance Scarcely^ »., n con Be nt of young people, with tllfl »>- ~ n ted themtheir respective families, pre*.. . .. selves at tho Capitol to go tbro-*. ° ooromony of a civil marriage, me n.. _ on being asked tho usual Q ne j>™>n "Wilt thou have this woman to be tny wedded wife?" replied "Yes!" in * very decided fashion ; but when the same formula was addressed to tho bride, her answer was an oqoally vigorous " No !" She waa determined to vindicate her honesty oven at toe cost of hor heart, and nothing could indue* her to alter hor resolve. The Prince ha» been speedily consoled, for he is now about to marry Princess Eugenic Bonaparte, daughter of Princo Charles Bonaparte (who served under Bnzaine at Metz), and niece ot the Empress Eugenic.