Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-11-13
MISCELL A N Y.
THE CHANCES OF MARRIAGE.

We have before US some curious statistics in relation to
Marriage These have been gathered from various
According to the Register General Of England" ladys
chance Of getting married is, at its maximum between the
aces of twenty and twenty fve Before twenty, lady
bss but one fifth and from 25 to 30 third OF that max
imum chance After thirty. her chance gradually dwIn
dies away: and hence may infer that there are 80 lew
ladies who ever 90 beyond age. Men, it is urged
marry later than women and yet it appears, according to
she 6gares that the great majority Of marriages are con-
,rac,ed while both parties under %. This however,
will no, excite surprise with any who has paid the
slightest attention the progress and development OF the
feelings, the affections and the impulses. The young are
generally sangune and enhusasc and inasmuch as the
aexes" are apt to associate intimately and more con-
fdenay between the OF ~ and 70 than at any other
ne,iod of -inasmuch as that is emphaticay the marr
sqeabe season, and that generally determine upon
some regular and fixed occupation BY that tlne the chan
ces Of marriage within the period alluded to- are otcourse
more numerous.
Bu let even the susceptible pass 25-let them eS
peence one or two dsappontmens of the heartfelt them
grow ambitious of wealth Of power, and matTlmony I'M
medaey becomes secondary condition. The heart grows
.oldths dspositon cautious-and thus new tastes new
habits and new associations are mbbed and the society of
the pener sex is comparatively neglected. 1t appears
however that retain the power OF contracting mau
mony to later age than women for out of 4S5 single
auain revert to the satiscs-who mar
red in ENGLAND in lS4S there only spnster above
60 wears of age whereas there twelve bachelors
widower il would seem, selects more "steady age
than bachelors while, the contrary, widow prefers
that her second husband shall be younger than herself 1t
thus appears that Of widows above fifty who contract Sc
cond marriage than three Ourhs united to men
under 6fly "Samivel Samivel be careful Of the vid
ders! But it also appears that as the chances of mar
age decrease the ages of the partners are found to in
crease On rough calculation the number OF marriages
in which widows appear the principals is about per
cent Of the whole annual number and those in which the
brdegrooms are widowes about per cent of the whole
Il might be supposed therefore, that more wdowes coz
traced alliances with spnsers than bachelors with Wild
ows but independently of this appears that more wild
ows found widowers for partners than found bachelors,
fact which illustrates the old apohegm, that "ls sym
pathy makes friends" Many other curious facts are Civ
en- to which we may refer hereafter, The subject we are
aware is always interesting In France "he business of
marmony" is in many cases. sysiemaiized and on very
,Rerce6ary and caculave principles Thus there are
Marriage Brokers' Just the same we have 'Sock
Brokers'"
This modern feature of civilization if it may be call
al has mn, vet been introduced into this country We have
Oeu been surprised that work has never been published
in relation to the strange and fantastic matches that nave
from time time taken place, in high hie as well as IN
lOw-and to the curious and romantic circumstances III
which the parties were brought together Such "chaP
ter of real life" would with interest," moreover, the
materials for its compilation abundant 1t sometimes
happens that confirmed bachelor apparently, will pass BY
y tempting chances, will turn cold and paSsoness look
upon the brghest beauties of the day" and yet will be
caught at last by Paln and TO the general world, un-
attractive woman, in whom he will discover divinity -
4, is well that it is So It is well that people see with diff
fr.nt eyes, Beauty in the mind, in the sympahies, in
she associations and we are often reminded of the lines Of
She old poet
'sWhat care how fair she be
- PAila. Inquirer.