, 1873-09-28

cllnneos for hoavon nro .oqually rs good aa thosc
whose lotn .1 arc Gns II poasanter Ways. 80 long
the unfortunate victims Of ilngcraft which
requires standing armica, aud draws tho
youth OF The country awny from tho ordinary
pursuits Of llfo and happiness.
MATRIMONIAL AGENCIES.
Tho matrimonial age1iolps Of Paria do tl,riv-
tng b',stnona. They are locatotl in nil BoctonB Of
tho city, and nro OF dif1orons olaHses, accordng
to tho standing Of tho families Of tho parties
looking for = wife with = good ,lowory, tlo
money consideration boing tito main Incentive,
and paronta who havo marriagoablo daughters,
being tho principal customers. Tho agonts
t s'p eon srtps of s spatS p"efy " sy
orally manage also to got good retaining fco
from both pnrtlos. Tho larger establishments
aro In correspondence with ,similar agen:.
have become a necessity to parents who
arc looking out for olglblo wivcH for their sous,
and responsible husbands for thoir daughters.
Tile Buccossful tradosman, who las accumulated
l,ighor oirclo than that in which ho associates,
honco tho necessity Of an agent to tnake tho
necessary advances: Then elaborate papers
must bo prepared aud signed before the marriage
down at tho stipulated timo tho engagement Ia
off. TO manage all these prelllninarlos requires
practical knowledge and experience, which TOW
parties in ,prlyato life would posseHs. Tho agen-
cy Of Madame ct. just only does openly what
hundreds Of othors have for ngos been doing So
crotly, ind she has at once risen to tho head of
the profession. She is ono OF those business
goniusea who belieyo in advertising, and slo
is, Of course, pushing aside all tho old foges
who have transacted their business as II
secrecy was necessary to all tholr movements.
MADAME st. Just saJA tho French law OF marriage
rondora matrimonial agency necessity, aud In
rocent trial tho courts hnyo sustained tho posi-
ton Hhe has takon. No. one undor 25 yoara
ont The conBont Of their parontB, and II tho par
ents nro dead, without the consent of thoir grand
parcnts, II any arc living. II mono Of them are
TACT by bringing certificates Of their death and
burial. THUS It will be eoon TINT paronts mako
| al tho arrangements for marriage, md as thoy
do not know who arc tho eligible parties IN tho
matrimonial market, thoy must apply to those
the Pedigree and peouniary standing or pros-
poets Of al the young mon aud girls WHO arc Bmi
1arly eligible II John Smith should hayo settod on
! Ills daughter dowry Of 20,000 francs, ho has
similarly endowed, and he wants tho guarantee
Of responsible agent that tlore is no falHo pre-
tence being practiced upon him. How would he
BE- ale TO- ascertain tat s Ten Brown wo G
represented himself to bo, and wheshor his
fathor WAS responsible tor the 10000 francs
which he had promised to giyo his aon on the
morning Of Lis marriage? Or how would he
know that there wore twonty or thirty young
mon Of good family and good money standing
who are anxious to aecuro q wife with the q, 900
franc charm possessed BY Miss Smith, it there
WIS not m agont to apply to who kept record
OF all such young nspirants for mntrimony2 Or
how would tho paronts or these young 1nen know
TINT there was such an eligible party na Miss
Smith III existence II thoy had not applied to
Mhdnm st. Just for tho information.
Young mon over Is. aud women over al, years
Of age eau marry without the consent Of their
narents. but stiff theY hayo u1any difficulties to
encounter before thoy Gun become unitod. In
deed, tho obstructions to marriage aro 40 great
ID. 600 l1legitimato births in Paris per ann,,n,.
RI marry. aecording to French law, publication
Of Tie marriago must DO twice malo by the
Mayor of tho Commune in which each Of tho
nartios reside. with M intermiss,on Of eight
inys hetweon each publication, 4 preliminary
aivii soryice ia thon celebrated bY tho Mayor Of
the Commune in which ono OF tho parties has
lived for six months. Tho parties must
produce tho certificate Of their birth
Or BAPTISM. or, it not to bo had, a
dec1oraf;nn nf soven 1orsona mnde hoforn
tic Judgo de- pai1 Of the date and place Of birth
Of the party, and tic conBeut Of their paronts
uronorly a1tloutioated !; and il their parontB
! Arc Goal. certiicntep OF tloir burial and the
consnnt,o n thn rran1nnothor and rrnndfather. II
living. II agencies aro necessary for paronts to
tisnoso Of their childron. how much more neces-
sar nra thav to nnnbie q man Of oyar 25 to find
nut ,shore tl,o eirla aro WITH good doworios. lie
ran wall asfard m to ciyo tho aaont ner cent Of
| thu flnwnrv. and save time and mako monoy bv
| a. nninc Aud how would Il la nosgibio tn waile
thromr5 s,,c3, intr;eato ,arnl nrrnnrcmenta with,
omt cacI, narty having loeal adyiser at thoir el
how tn wstct tGo 1ihor sontraotinr party and
soa TINT no tricEorv or rascality ia being prnc-
| ticod.
*Afrns Taao ,,otr;monio1 aconta. of conrze hav;nr
noth;nn tn 10 viii, as3v marriarn contrarta IL
Which fha heort haa a1y int or 6art II, dooii]inr
| thn dast;n1 ~ tLa nnr};aa aomctimcu c,,iiJrann
ara ,,l;rhfod hv thoir nnron}a for oarh other al
tondor I'm uns MA ara hronrht 11n viii tho tacit
uniferstsndinr Tint thoy aro to be- married at the