The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-04-13
LovE.MAKINa IN RUSSIA.

LUVE-nAh1nu IN noo0An
Messrs. Bangs, Brother & Co., New York;
have issued an American edition Of q lively
and interesting volume from The English
press, giving US Impressions qf the Society
and Manners of the Russians al Home. BY
a Lady" The volume Is attributable 10 one
Of the English govcrnesses, who are said 10
have been oanished from the Empire by the
Gar. The auihoress claims 10 have resid-
ed for more than Ten yesrs in Russia, and
only recen,ly 10 have Quilted The country.
The Russian mode OF courtsiiip aud love-
making especially among the lower classes,
dispatches the business ty summary pro-
cess, which might even furnish some in
struc,ive hints 10. that parason OF suilors, the
diplomatic WikcR Z Marriages, for the
serls, are not made In Heaven, but by the
proprietors OF the estates and The land-stew-
ards. As for the domestic servants, they can
no, marry at all without he consent Of their
master or mistress which is seldom given
-or by purchasing their freedom at price
fixed by their owners - for II girl wed a
serf belonging 10 another proprietor, she is
transferred as the property of her husbands
master. "Do Won think am a,ing 10 let
Zoubofl marry Ivan I" was the speech OF a
lady one day; "why I should never ge,
another maid 10 suit me so we'll: besides
which, appyenlced her, for which paid
good money 10 Solavieff, ono OF The best
dressmakeis in 81. Pe,ersbureh-and il [
were 10 let her marry. should lose her
services eniirelvD .
when siavinS. on one occasion. nj the
bopse Of a ladv Of hipb rank in Russia, I
was nresent al n scene that would scarcely
ba credited in Enpland. The establishment,
yas nm yerv orand scale: as MANY as
.;x,y men..e,von,s wers residing ai the
LAy and - ,ho i,nso ~ ,;mo The rnmer-
nouI', a'. ~ nS ,hISa h' .o,uan,. ~ % b,j o,ow,
GUS ooyo, so's Vi n''o %h. Ty' nahIa.s M w.
up in'o young men. LUG hov'e'an, on
looking owe. NO ,,.',see".u IL O,s, % ,S,, @ ,hou ~
many We.e noi nseueu ,,n last ,.han ' ,hoyy oy
we'e "ss"ns 'nSm u..,a .,no !" y. d,rn =, IN ~.
nG, D;iIan.,. w. ,nd W os,,;nH msrI;sd bs therefore
..ao1J ,h,s, MS h;s n,o.snce~ ,be,e
osoerea uelh .n'o h's P'e''"I T, h"a'' o
were aoou. 'wen'y a'.oSome'. o ~" ",
oy teiIing mem ,hal IL was qui'c un,e 'Na'
,ney 'nSu,u 'ninN VI o1oou 1 .'"eu ~
'he - ma. u was 'iel1 pug W 10 .;.n u',ou ,h",,
anu ios 'na u'pv1S nG mOu " gh;cb @ ha
.o,'.sns' 49,. ~ VIZ - ,hon, rorIJ have
e,peGea ete ~, J"I ,h,, =, ,ha ,mo ,,,., % mo dowO
,outu WIZ, Wie, a"u ti,a' "''y '"u'' ~ WV"
" a ,uei' v.,ao " W. S,so'i s . ,.,, r,o,nor,.
. iho younS & i"Jn I".u, .ou " 10. '.m ."i .or;"ms
VI sience VIZ" ,, uoIss. eyos "u ,,, 'o.o ,,,Oao
asPec. ii..e ,wn'Spe'nsh sOon Sp1'.oJ p,aoJJ
Uns 'nu, d ,.snoo,iuIl,, a % Su u,;mo,sJ % ,ba, ,Ss
.Mu sbn,,no.s ~" ~ ,ho ,;mo ,n,. snch T,ha, ,hav
Smu,esS ,ro'o S.,;J ,hsv @ % c"u,J NO, 6rd az many
,na,0;am"ah,a mo,o a % Sonen % IN the VILLAGE and 4
would ;ole ,hsm Hangar to look abou, them.
a. ,bsv mn,t make in1uir;es in tbs nrigh.
borbood.n Their master, therefore, grant.
ed Them n week longer, with which they
appeared satisfied, and withdrew. / had
ibe cnr;os;,v IN INQUIRE rs 10 whether they
had succeeded in finding the requisite
number of wives. and was assured that they
had ali ,o, married. and within the time
snec;6eJ
The foilowing whimsical narrative illus.
,ro,es the spiri, Of trade which prevails in
arranpinp The {" affairs Of The heart"
AT Moscow we became acquainted with
n lady whose husband was one OF tho rich.
est men in that civ, She had The misior.
tune 10 lose her daughter, an amiable
younc nerson. in her 2Oih rear, According
10 the cpsiom in Russia. her dowry had
been nrenared for her se,,lemen, in life
!, was IN magnificent scale. and
consisted of enormou, quantities of the
f;nes, linen. table cloths. he'd furniture.
silks ;ewels. nlaie. everything which n
rich bride !, expecled 10 possess. II il The
-, ~. a.. ts;I. ., t,;.h ,Lo .I,.r,;,,o
ous'oni io' ',I o''uo 1', " ,u'u'on u'' o'oJps
apa,ihen', 'ne u'aWlns anu ,he
kNchen, 10 nhu 'ie i''lel,, GO, ocsIes hei
rousseau ano even q dUzel, uew siI's oi
me hnes' qualiiy 10, her husband. Every
lhins Is maIkeu WIN .ne lauy naae. as IN
case o' M TePau.a;;ln1n u;n sne may leIia'in r., neI
cowty. Inc otlueg,oo'l l:',; nas 70 u. Up MS
own ap'r'lnenl anu 'he u'h'hg.looNh, III au'
dl'ion 20 wh:cn ne purchases Tue carriages
anu norses: MS SHOWS now very au'ah' ~,
laseons u is iot 'he sehleIhan 70 en'et me
s'a'e OF IIluI'lhohy, ,,.. especla 40 ~ nuss'a
ne sene1aIly uepeumHS uPon n's D''Te ,n W linu
'he FORTUNE US weh' !, was On "ae ai,hi'
..,. ....,,cJ .. G:...o orho. ,ro,.,o.,,
parents resolved 10 dispose ol NC, uousseau,
anu wi'n 'ne P1oceeus 10 uhu uowries LOT
six PorlionIess girls, whose prayers .hey
hoped mus 70 secure LOT 'he iepcse OF
iheis beloved Mares ,h ,; soul d was s,;y s;.ay,"g
W ''o oi nyuoo .,ss ~ 'd;J.,a III ~, ~ a o NJ
saw all !he candidates lot marriage IN MOS.
COW. ~ was ahnou"1Iu h;N't ecu. 'ha. AM you.ns
person OF nooie Sit'n' l.ha. ls,o. ,esPec.aole
s'a'ioh me oilsptlng hei,hes VI slaves nor
lraaespeoPle) VINO % Wlsns% eppa p,aesen. n.,csiv s,
sell %nn,d 90 o,g,T,e, Isun =, .nL neea scarcely
say .y;saS .iu.S So,s,v s T found NJ ,Sa, ,hs ~ I,dv,s
p,O.iI poDa ds',,;on S was ;nf;n;,elv ersaler CON-
oonsueauo @ ,ho hoon,r ~ tho s;y ,;Sis ,h,r ,ha;,
ce.ns .' =. @ ,ha;, corJuc, d, tho n;,,mas
woi'hssS WIZ, heaven a. conm mo-, in her eves eoun
sI. unSsi nsa'T" ,ha % von, of nsrsona, s,,r,c;on.
tefpaauCc tuo """' Va Pe's' "'eo"oho'