Show marriage by proxy A curious custom among the rulers of the 01 old d world is ia nar war riago 0 by proxy ver for instance francis 1 II 11 I the ex king of naples was wedded by praxy in 1859 to maria a duchess of bavaria of course the marriage by proxy goes no further farther than the ceremony exactly why it should be doug dono at all is not clear by past or present history unless to save the prince the trouble of going after his wife and give her a decent excuse for coming coining to him in tle the case of Fran Franci cuTie 3 he had never seen maria and their first interview is said to have been attended with considerable disappointment in fact if tho man had not been already married r d by proxy he would probably liwe baye never lover ma married aried the lady at all draws magazine SIa Kazine azine |