American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-09
How Marriages Are Sometimes Ar
ranged In France.


came oy ueSrees 10 'ne con. lusIon 'na'
tne iaoy III question ue'ons ei W ny P's..s
numerous category Oh ihterIleuiafIes en-
pioyeu pN ratriiilo,'ial asei'S III am
TO reallZe their com oinaliohs, anu l I'M
mediateiy resolved 10 clear up my uoup.s'
10 that ena caiieI upon one y, .le oest,
known ma,rimonial aseIils III Tarls' anu
aseT ra m..n and The agent showed him
It -, 5;snnsad ~, saf,s,,, NJ c,,r;os;t,-
Stq ~ III 1850 " 80 I'll IT, Ia, :.
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To- g., -, a. -, y, ~, a. l.,
. I'm " IN -, .ne ,.ost a''i's vi '''e III
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Ia. tna,'C ,,'.; ,,a, 80, p,nn
ha,;,s In 49,, ~ enpem ma u, al Gents
n,a,, o i a, rar.,, 'n 1r,,n in certain
.no;a,,, go 90; - lie nosition
;nsnr.5 h-,fars ,h;nL inc of marrvinr and
-, d., - Jona he i No iopger of the
sa.' - -. ,I,a ;r,n,,isoS of the
$50 :, ~, n'en ',!., ~. 81 ,ha haad Of ten
,nan a. , ,hint of marryinr tbere are
nine wbo NM the Questions in the follow.
;no ordar Ia sbe rich nre,t,- healthy of
cS,J ear,;,,-s to- e. ut MOI, n,,r
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fer of seIcIcye and tin,IIv of domestic
neace The other Questions come after
fHanco No., d., no, - 70 anrI, 70 NO a;
rectIy ar IN ,re, ,bemseIveS recommended
to mo b., a c.,nn,o,, fr;and
- f.r 90 ,he men aro corc.rre5
Il, ings are done verv s;mnIv receive
NV client. When receive him il is nv
h,s;rasa g. ,ni -, 49, - -
he able tn saw mn tn What noint he il Gle.
gant 5;.t;,o,e gallant md vol hrad mr.
elso 10 yrh,s decrsa no ;s auL ,,,ard ;nrn
cent hsshfnI nv ;s,norant of III. hah;,s Of
soc;e,y In ary marr;ara ,ho-a .ra ,y,o
49, a., of H. ;,-tarasa,,; ~,
Of The inrereste nntv. and have aIwaws
succeeded h,t,er with men who have NO
great ADVANTAGE I, off.r but who made
personal ,ff;,Tts in the csuse than with
men who couId do notbinp nv themselves
s.But it is not so with younp ladies who
want husbands voung LADY would
never forgive her furure b,,sh,nd for bay
inc married her tbrougb nv, .nono,,
tWba, sir che wonId - 20 T. 10y,
have married me then onIv fcr nv NV
monevi THROUGH an agent How boy
rid And The connIo ,cor,d D.. go
unhannv Hence vanish a. 60 as ~,
first formalities are Accommodated The
asnirant signs . lite, ap,,a.r,,.,,t ,o
nav me g ner cent on the dowrv imme
diately after his MARRIAGE with q nerson
named in the treaty. and ti,en am seen
no more Nv Mace 10 then talon h,, in
termediaries. such as the one of whom
YOU speak. such as many Others Won meet
everywhere. such as men whom Won
elbow in all salons and who are over.
wba,mad will, ,anJar g., ~ , "ie IL.
,nass fo. , VII oenuel IaIe because they
10 NARY Vi souns nheh
when have drawn in all tho neces-
sary information which 7 fa;tbfnII1 com-
nfunicate to the intermadiary ,vb0 mav
use il he tells me the names ~ tha yo,,ny
ladies or widows of hi acnn.;ntan o ~ ,.,,S
might suit INV client W. maIe onr
choice and in INV turn eng,aa 70 na,
ceive- The LATTER thin COOS 70 ~ IT..
pays a visit to the family Of ,b. no,,ns
lady we have in view. He there learns
for instance, that next evening She will be
at ball He then by hook or nv crook
procures an invitation to the ball for the
aspirant. At the ball. while the interme-
diary is talking with the younp lady To
be married or with her mother. the aspi-
rant comes up and bows to the interme-
diary, who is charmed at the meeting
and introduces him to the ladies' The
aspirant dances with the vonng lady
whose name he does not know. nor that
of her family, which ONLY makes him the
more natural. While he is dancing or
during the evening the lady or gentleman
who acts as Intermediary must find means
of giving the parents of the vouno IaGv
his or her opinion about the youn9 man
who. on his side. if he likes he nroiect
should naturally try to facilitate the task
of the agency.
"The Intermediary a few DAYS later be-
comes the Interpreter of the feelings
raised in the young man by the first meet
ing, other interviews are arranged and if
a marriage follows, neither the Young lady
herself nor her family ever know that it
was all done by a matrimonial agency.
and when the mother and the bride an
nounce the marriage the former never
never fails to observe, Yes, dear madam,
people are quite right when they saw that
marriages are made in heaven,
aft WAS the grea,est of cbono.s ,,,,,;o,,
brought ms aconainted u-;,t 49,. V;,"a,,n.
We were at a hall % a. M.;,
Mrs Threestars was taIk;na 81 -
when the Visconnt bou,ad ~ .n 10,
was passing Assbe h.d ~. - ~.
for over co ionT, sha ..n.aI i I'M,
with him and verv na,,,riII,, ;n.,I.,oe,
him to no The V;sonr,,y M, oauoe se.
daugbter to d.noa H. - ~, iy
three or fonr ,i1,,os ,,,,n uaiiceu WIN her
she was You cnnld easiI,, 80 m sh. ,is VII
him and as he did nn, I,o n"o Po" 81 :.
was Won NAV fn;nk desr roada,, ,ho, ' he
had no notion that sho ID lit 10 ~
dowrv So when Wrs Tt.raan.aro -
me he tbonobt nv Jan,,h,as atar ~
hut thai he dared not sue Co. 10 ha.5
NOT he,ng rich b;nse1f ord han,.,
tba, AdeleNmv dan,,h,or ,b.L. ~ NV,
aoraaahIo haya II -, tnoushl MN
ass1ra ~, 81 VI inieestars 10 re-
I. anu IVY oays amer ne was the
tpPg'es. VI men. les yes, replies
tne uear hiauani' you are quite right 4;
fnr,nias. are, are MADE IN heaven And
60 O0f the half Of ILL oTui. pays me
Y.sNOA-, eiiS nan vi HiCh give " MIS-.