The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-02
Marriages Made In u Newspaper.
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hIG lhI lOlu soJLbb hAnh hAS Aoh1SA oAS
wrong in endeavOFiDg, By any means
within the bounds oi decencY and dis
cretIoD, TO attain TO married lie. Yet
"'Tis itmen should be coy when women
WOO" 1t was commonly held to be most
fitting that parentsor near relative should
take the initiative when match was 10
be made between Indifferent parties, SO
far as the woman was concerned, while
the other sex, II was presumed, could
Hook out for themselves. But It appears
that there are many men incompetent TO
do this, and innumerable young women
and widows who have neither father,
mother, nor relative able and willing to
assist them. What, then, Is 10 be their
fate? How avert the misfortune which
threatens themS The answer Is easy !:
Advertise In the Matrimonial RetoS. The
editor of that journal 10 the matchmaker
of the nineteenth century, and his paper
appears 10 be established on principles OF
the most business like description. In
every number the reader may review
some $50 candidates for marriage, and Tor
one shilling an advertiser may describe
his or her attractions, provided that the
same be done In no more than forty words.
Questions OF difficulty or delicacy, reter-
ring to courtship, are answered gratuit-
ouSly in these columns, privately tor
twelve stamps, personally for 5s.; q tee Of
IS, Is also required one month after any
marriage brought about by this machine.
~. We are assured that the business Is
bona tide, that confidence and secrecy are
strictly observed, and, five are to believe
the editor, hundreds Of marriages have
resulted from his labors,
The modHs operandl is this: The real
name, address, and photograph OF each
candidate are deposited with the editor,
the advertisement appears, and those who
like correspond in the Matrimonial NetoJ,
at first by numbers, like conVic8: No.
5000 replies to Nos. 6,60 and COLO,
avowing that the particulars suit, and that
he desires an exchange Of photographs.
This Is done through the editor, who
then, II both parties wish It, places them
in direct private correspondence with
each other, on condition OF receiving q Ice
(amount not stated). Assuming that all
this has occurred, 1t Is probable that the
frat step taken Is to ascertain that the per.
sonal appearance is equal To the photo.
graph, and the second TO cause their re-
spective lawyers to inquire as TO the Tor.
tune OF the lady and the sample private
means" OF the gentleman. For 1t is
most noteworthy fact, and one which ex.
torts our admiration, that not only fortune
hunting In these advertisements Is con-
spicuous by It's absence, but that instances
OF extreme dIsinterestedness abound, 90
that men OF "private fortune" or "smple
means" expressly state that money on
the lady's side Is Of no moment" Out oi
nearly 200, not above twenty make
it y necessary qualification. One,
indeed, whose list OF attractions, Is
not Of solid order, asks for that
Of which he apparently had none. "The
younger son Of good county family, aged
29, fair, 8 feet 10 inches, has entree to best
society; travelled a great deal, domestic,
fond Of country life, is good shot, rides
we'll, wishes TO marry, but requires q wife
with means." A clergyman, possessed
of good means, who desires to form the
acquaintance Of young, pretty, well edu.
Gated lady" 10 his eternal honor adds that
money, though an advantage, s-not an
essential" whilo Achilles, who Is an ar'
thor and man oil refinement and position,
with means independent Of his proies'
sion," only demands good sense and lady
like graces with lady under forty. "A
noble, aspiring soul, soitened BY tender,
loving nature, will find In Achilles q re.
sponsive echo, and kind, warm, and gen.
erous heart" The ladies In general'state
that they are tall or short, dark or fairias
the casa may be, and that they are loving,
allecionAte, warm hearted, thoroughly
domesticated; sometimes they modestly
add, "ani are considered good looking"
or "yery nice looking" "handsome," &C.
One "leels sure that she would make de.
voted wife," another declares that she Is
STEADY" third mentions highly de-
sirable item, that she Is "clean;" q fourth
that she Is "rather stout, but mild, with.
out incumbrance, Of florid complexion,
has nice home and business Of her own,
but feeling lonely would like suitable
partner; . fifth is "of comfortable
means and Juno like sppsaranceip q
sixth would prefer q clergyman,
and If possible, widoWer. Many have
fascinating manners," or are well con.
nected and educated. OF widows who
are supposed TO understand what man re;
quIreI, q large majority declare that they
are JoIly" while only two young ladies
plead guilty to that quality. A consider.
able number candidly state that they
have nothing beyond o faithful loving
heart and willing dlBposihon to offer; but
fortunes Of from Gl60 10 GOO and $3.50
per aunutn, or from GS, 900 10 G5, 500 down,
with good expectations arc quite common
in these columns. One has golden hair
and small yearly income,n another,
liho' poor and not without fGnlts, Is NOT
to be bought with money" There Is .
case which Is appalling, If true: IAN
heiress ol noble family, aged "a, very
handsome, with G720 . year from large
landed estates, "a o splendid piantBt, harp
iSt, speaks French and Italian, and rides
and drives" Is yet driven to the Matri.
n,onidl NetoS. Il Is right to mention that
she will only correspond with gentle.
man Of good birth" OF the gentlemen
not one has the courage 70 state that he
is short in stature. They mostly describe
themselves as good tempered, tall,
considered fine looking" "think that
they can make a WIFE," or, sometimes,
"any reasonable woman happy" Of good
position, &c. Many affirm that they
are in possession Of landed estates,
or Of appointments bringing $1,000,
CT 800, Sd, 900 per annum, which, u true
ia ! matter easily verified. IAN heir TO q
considerable entAIled estate" having no
doubt observed the satisfactory results In
business when "RV. 3. examination y
allowed" mentions that heis "ol sound
health and unimpalred constitutions" bal
liable qualities Indeed IN either m6n or
woman; which we should like to seefnore
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