, 1877-08-04
Young WOlIEN NINALOTTERY.
A MISSOURI PAPERS ASTONISHING PRENI-
ENIS 10 SI-ESCRIRERS

4 MISSOURI PAPER 5 ASTONISHING PREMi-
UIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.
The great special premium distribution
for unmarried gentlemen subscribers to
the Times came of Yesterday at the Opera
House, as announced, and was genuine
and unequiyocal success. Between 2 and
3 o'clock the audience at the Opera House
was largely increased by the presence OF
many ladies and gentlemen, attracted
thither by the matrimonial drawing set
for o clock Every face wore look Of
pleased expectancy, and when shortly af-
tar 5 o'clock, the general premium distri-
button was announced as concluded, all
faces wore smile and expectation stood
cR tip-toe.
Mr. Frank II. Allen, stepping to the
front of the stage, said that IN behalf of
the Times he would state that the draw
ing, though startlingly novel, was gen
u:ne one. One hundred and sixteen
young ladies, from far and near, had Re
quested the Times to place their names
on It's list Of matrimonial premiums, and
with tn If requests had sent letters de-
scriptiye OF themselves, Their ages, locks,
accomplishments, &c, and consent of
their parents that they shoald do so. In
addition TO this number there We're many
Young ladies' who had asked place oil the
spccial premium list, but had not as vet
sent their photographs. From the mass
Of letters rec .ived ~ had been selec,ed
and their writer's would be termed list
No. 2; those Who had sent photographs
forming list No l. The list No. would
comprise lI6 young ladies' and :he hist No.
2 would comprise ia young ladies. Near
ly 1000 gentlemen subscribers to the
Times had applied for tickets in the
sres:al drawing, each one of whom had
over his own signature stated he was an
unmarried man, and desired to participate
in the distribution. Mr.. Allen stated
that the Times was authorized to transmit
the photograph and accompanying letter
of every lady premium to the gentlemen
who won their numbers, with the excep-
ton Of some few young ladies who desir-
ed to hear from the Times in regard to
the gentlemen before their Photographs
could be sent to the fortunate bachelor
or widower 1t was expected that good
many friendships would result from this
interchange of correspondence between
the fair premiums and Times bachelors
and widowers, and more than one mar
rage. In case marriage resulted the Times
stood ready to fulfill each and every pledge
il had made in regard thereto After The
subscribers tickets were mixed thorough
Iy and. the premium tickets, the distribu-
ton commenced. The name and residence
of each gentleman who won a prize was
announced The chairman, from the
photographs before him, selected the pic
ture Of the lady who was won, and, with
out giving her name, gave brief descrip-
ton of the lady as she appeared IN her
photograph, also reading some portions
of her letter descriptive Of herself, but III
no case revealing the name of the lady.
The novel drawing was throughout
pleasant and decorous affair. The Times
VIII now notify by mail each Of its fair
special premiums OF the gentlemen whose
name fortune has linked with her own,
and will also, when authorized by the Ia
dies, forward their photographs and let
ters to the lucky bachelors and widowers.