The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02
ANBfraoUs HARRGaGEs.

The tendency Of Aneriesnsto make
Marriages "a affair Of ambition rather
than Of lore, 10 one Of the notable
siqns Of the times Il Shows that ve
are eutgrowipg thsse old fsshionesa
pssisns Of coojugsl relations which
belonged b the dsys Of small r5csn
ard large families. The ipcrssse Of
wealth has naturally raised the standard
Of expectancy in matrimonial masters.
The familiar saying that the yeune
people want 20 begin where the old
people left of. illustrates the effect
which example has upon our ambitious
youth. Ia truth, they are inclined 90
20 mech beyond thsir parents In their
IDEAS Of what 10 necessary for begin.
ming housekeeping. Tbs check 70
Unnecessary sxpeoditure. which IL apt
70 restrsin psrsoas Who know the difh-
Guilty Of sccumuistiag fortuDs. 10 not
fell. BY those who hsvs only the trouble
OF spending IL. Young men who
make unconscionabie drafts upon the
bank sccount Of indui9sot fsthes q
naturally isok upoe matrimouY - In
volvisg great pscuniary burdens.
They ere not disposed 70 dsssrt the
psternai hons without securing sde-
auste provisions for the future. As il
l. % dom that one Of our gildsd youth
can depend upon his matrimonial
allowance being As sstisfacsory - that
of his bachelor days he has TO look be-
yond the pstsrnsi poskstbook which 10
his base ofsupplies- Hence the discas-
sioa which q % often heard as the
clubs % 70 the financial status Of
young und even Of old women. II is
mot the fsoe, nor the figure. that capt.
Yates the admiTer 81 . girl whose for
tune is we'll invested. There is q
magis power in lucrs - we'll ~ In love
10 blisd its victim TO all defects.
II u not IN svaricious thirst for
money which prompts such desire 10
secure IL by marriage. but an smbiticu
10 make good appearances in society.
The injividusI 10 nowadays 50 DONNA.
ted by social requirements and customs
% TO be Obliged 10 consult them even 10
affairs With which the heart might be
supposed TO have more 10 do than the
pocket. No doubt the conditions 81
our civilization make the lot OF the
bachelor with competence too COM
Portable for anything but On ambitious
marriage TO induce him TO change it.
The oomfosts and luxaries OF Me can
be secured at such Q comparatively
small expense st his club that hs is
unwilling 70 give them up for the
privilege Of securing . wiie TO mutt
ply his expenses. Uolsss the bachelor
OF moderate msans be willing to relin-
quish his customary csss and enjoy
ment, no 10 not likely 10 get married
without calculating the chances from .
pecuniary point OF view. III she would
have anything left TO 1.-Two on. hesself. l
would marry her, magnsnimously ex-
claimed fastidious club man when
asked why he did not sspouse one OF
bis LAZY friends. who was so unfortu-
nate - TO possess only hundred
thousand dollars. II IL the ambition If
improving. or ct least OF keeping up
their position 10 society, that makes
our luxnrious Bsnsdicts.look 10 She Cor.
tunes rather than 10 the characters OF
manageable women. Such smbltion
10 not very elevated. nor il IL exempt
from the trials which ere Incident TO .
position OF pecuniary dependence.
There 10 IN inevitable humiliation In
being tied to anybody's purse string.
and the feet that the string 10 held by .
wife 10 apt TO mako the tension pecu
liasly trying. Is.
When women undertake ambitious
marriages. they are no less likely than
men TO make money their objective
point. The show OF fsahion attrscts
them more readily than lie substance.
Their conqnests ere gaiosd by the cid
Of bsasty ee wsalths bss Of The two,
the latter 10 most effective. In this OK.
psnsivs sgs. psrsssl attractions IN
womss secure sdeissrs rather than
husbands. Good looks being proven.
bisliy hseting. man of the world pre-.
fers Ia wife thoss charms which have
. recognized market valus. Il u nee.
essasy that the possessors OF such
charms should turn them 10 good
account In thsis mAtfimonisi vsntdrcs
The imprsssionsble nature OF women
makes them % easy prize for the for.
tune hnntss Of good address IL be
siso hes the pssstiss Of superior social
position, his chance for bagging On
heiscss 10 excellent. The magic OF a
mans and q Asistocsasio Connection
hes opened many exclusive social
rsssrvss In this country for forsigu
sportsmen In search Of choice matrimo
niAl game. Il 10 natural that soms oil
thsss gentry should b unworthy Of che
fsvoss extendsd 70 them By our rattle,
misunderstanding society. To 50,
nothing Of The Confidential adventur-
ere, with nothing bat barren titles e
recommend thsm. Englishmen Of rank
who Wait this country for their wives,
are apt - do % because their mstsimo-
MEL chances at home have been c!oudsd
by their unsavory regulations or ruined
fortunes Tho ambition whirh leads 4
rioh AuericAn girl to take up With ON
Of theae scions Of nobility, il pretty
sure to bsar fruit In domestic unha ppi-
mesa Il Is slways hazardous CIR a
young woman TO pas her married life
amid scenes and associations foreign q
thoss among which shs hus been
brought mp. II sae is uol tymnniasd
over Or osssrted BY her husband, sh>
il likely 10 6nd her position anything
but comfortable or Independent. He
household gods too otten prove to have
fronts al bras aud fess Of clay. Il may
DO natural fos American girls to seek q
better THAR social conditions BY msr.
rage. bst bsiors taking tho leap into
high life. they shoald learn whether
there are spikes on its gilded fence.