The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-16

oA'tso DoA Iiio bHoulu luuk0 PEuuO
match? You know she has only nm
income of 10000 francs"
"No, providing Berthe marry a
man who knows how to present
himself in society and he have q
good temper"
"Thcn I have husband for her
he is thirty-two (this means forty
seven); he enjoys excellent health
(ho weighs $50 pounds); he has
good name, never snorcs, &c"
"Ho will do" replies the mother.
The day this gentleman is intro
duccd, Berthe is told not to bite
hor nails whom her gloves are off;
she is not to talk nonsense either.
The two tuturs simply meet and
look at each other. From this day
the n.arieuse lives in fairy whirl
OF visiting, shopping, advising and
accepting attentions until the
wedding day rises, when she shares
almost as many honors as the bride
herself, while the brides mother
keeps in the background
NOT TO BE DISPENSED WITH.
The nsorieuse is equally indis-
pensable for a marriage 0'ia,clina-
ton but in these cases the love.
sick couple are the first to seek her
and implore her services. She is
entreated to softon the hearts of
parents who are opposed to the
folly of "such match" One of the
two is going to jump off the Arc dc
Triomphe or Bastile Column or over
the Pont des Arts. The father on
the ono side and the mother on the
other will not relent A nearieuse
never has q hard heart; she reasons
with the young people, but cannot
resist their entreatiea, and goes
from, one quarter to another, NOV
ing all the powers she can, until
tGpaire de c@,tr ends before Nj. le
Maire. The marieuse in case of
marriage de raison is usually the
lady who presides at the tribune of
q private cafe or the keeper of a
select boarding house. Parties who
marry par roison are spipsters and
bachelors, persons who, when tired
OF their solitary solves, turn to cir
cnlatlng libraries, roading rooms,
ta6les de hote and cards in tho even-
ing. The mistresses of such estab-
lishments become their co,1Gdo,,tes,
receive their small gifts that COM
mence with bouquet for the desk
on which account books arc kept,
and return favors with the husband
or wife for which the flowers plead.
A nearie,lse sees no harm in any of
the different plans followed. She finds
m appropriate something to say to
all her proteges and always gives
sound advice. A few samples will
exemplify: "Remember that there
is but one invariable rule in married
life-a man and wife must dine every
day." "You will not always be in
love; matrimony comes after such
ecstacy like smoke when the flame
is out"
WHY PEOPLE MARRY.
The indifference of young men in
regard to matrimony can only be
compared to the eagerness of maid
ems to become wives. The chief
lnducement is la soiree Iu contrat
"a party given on tho eve of the
wedding, when. the marriage act
is read before tho assembled relatives
and when all the stipulations con-.
the "1ot" are made known.
The trousseau is then exhibited.
Some marry under the regime de la
or common purse, but
many consider it improvident. and
others marry under the regime 0otal,
md the wife's dot is only alienated
in cases prescribed by law. Then
there is the cordeiIle de marriage,
the diamond necklace,
he earrings, the laces and Indian
not to speak of other gifts.
Shawls may be out of fashion, but
hey are always included in the
'orbeiUe de la naariee.
SOMETHING TO DE MARRIED FOR.
The proper cashmere has to be
bought at the Union des Indies, be-
,auso that is one place whore an
,estresses and grandmothers went
or theirs, and because the Union
les Indies, ut the corner of the Rue
Drouot, has the specialize of brides
genuine camel's hair shawls, just as
,he Fidele Berger has the specialize
If arages for christenings. A shawl
# this kind, with tho stamp on il. ia