Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-03
TIE MATRIMONIAL MARKET.
Its Distressing Dizziness All over the
Country.
Non Vorly TVor1I


Since the panic, the matrimonial market
has been extremely dull, and heads of
| families are in most respondent mood. 1t
! had been hoped last fall that the usual
] winters festivities or marriage fairs would
! have witnessed a revival in trade, and every
! legitimate effort was made by those having
on hand stocks held over from the previous
season to force off goods that we've rapidly
l growing out of fashion and depreciating
/ in value. Prices were literally marked
/ down; young ladies who before the
I panic were held (by themselves) at a Fifth
avenue house, q Newport villa and an opera
| box, mOdestly hung out signals Of distress
anarspenly ayOwed their predictions for
lOyeNh a cottage. But so depressed was
| the general feeling that even with these
concessions very little real business was
transacted; there was much skiTmishing
but few serious engagements. Il is well
known that at this moment il is a matter
Of anxious debate with the heads Of our
leading uptown houses as to what is the
best plan to adopt during the coming sum-
meT campaign 10 infUse more bTiskneSs and
firmness into the market. IL is, at least, an
open question whether the increased bud
get necessary to a vigorous taking Of the
AlE4A vi VI t11A tLIi nCLlAA nC ilLsLL-
fed in view Of the barren results az these
matrimonial centres during the past two
years. These summer exchanges certainly
attract the better class Of buyers, but cOmpe-
-titiOn is necessarily so much the keener.
Experience, toe, has shown that two weeks
at a quiet seaside or mountain resort will
practically promote more business mot to
speak Of the vastly reduced percentage Of
.
fashionable WateTing-plaCe; but without
men it is impossible for even the most
beautiful and accomplished of maidenS to
launch her little bark on the sea matrimO-
NAL, and desirable men, the genuine, high
priced articles, rarely are kept on hand at
the more modest resorts. When, however,
they are found there, they are had at as
eminent disadvantages as whales in shOai
water, and, helpless for stout and prolonged
resistance, fall an easy prey to their great
enemy. Veteran dOwager dealers, who for
the last forty years have been engaged in
this branch Of uade, freely confess that
during the whole course of their CONNER
cial experiences they have never known 50
prolonged q period Of extreme depression,
with not the faiuteSt glimmer Of better
times. The outlook IS indeed gloomy.
Washington, which during the winter sea /
son is a sort Of matrimonial NOygorOd or
Leipzig, Offering 10 the speculative investor
a greater choice Of goods than can be found
at any other center in this country, was so
OveTstOcked last year that there was a fall
of at least fifty per cent. in tirst-clase fancy
calicoes, and even at these ruiuOUs saCri- |
fees, though the offerings were large, but
little property changed hands.
THAT the potato bug is a poisonous in
sect there can scarce be a doubt. A niece
Of Mr.. SaEkett Hustled, living near Newark, |
G few days since threw some Of these bugs
into the stove. A moment afterward she
lifted the cover Of the stove and the vapOr
from the burning bugs struck up iuLO her
face. In about i've minutes she began 10
feel the effects Her throat panied her aud
she experienced a general feeling Of i'll
ness. She is now confined 10 her bed and
the physician says it will be some time
before she fully Receivers.