The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-31
IN q MATRIMONIAL BUREAU.
Looking for n Wife With Hundred Thou
sand Misunderstanding Taste for Eru-
netteH-The Willy Wiaars

Looking for Wife With n Hundred Thou
sand DOllars-Prevailing Taste for Eru
nettes-The willy Widows
New York Herald
II want to find a rich wife"
This was the introductory remark Of
Herald representative to an old gentleman
who Presides over anewSy-established Esatri
monial bureau in this city. The matrimonial
high fuDctionary was a German with q
brown wig, a little tuft Of gray hair plastereG
over his bald forehead, innocent baby blue
eyes, glowing red cheeks and white, thick
mustache, with imperial of equally Snowy
color. Happy as be looked it was not
Rasrimony-for he was, alas widower
'%Vhat kind?' he que-ied.
81 should like one with 100000" was the
beId reply
it. "A hundred Thousand dollars" said he,
speaking with a funnySGerman brogue, lis
teO much money. Wekaven't got mary of
that sort. You'd better come down in your
ideas little Bit"
"Whst is the very best you can dOY'
well, we have an old German widow
who says she is worth $4,000 but she is
aWfully cross and ugly. I'm afraid you
wouldn't like her"
'Eever mind about that; has she really
the fifty thousand?
geCtleman lowered his voice to a confidential
whisper, II don't believe she has over thirty
or forty. But l think she's too old for you /;
yoS u better take good looking young girl
with less money. We've got some lovely
once on hand"
This conversation took place in the rear
apartment of barely furnished, empty
looking first floor in n side street between
the Bowery and Broadway. The very chairs
which xvo-a af tho bordaSf 81 y, hortnr,c
peared TO cry out for something TO keep the
shop alive-some matrimonial fees
Can you show rue their photographer
was the natural question.
YES, but we always require q cash psy-
mentof S1Oin advance before we go into the
affair"
:,'And in case of marriage?T
WE'D expect a per centage on the amount
you get-say one and half to two per
cent"
docs this business pay?'
I'm Europe, splendidly. There are fifty
Bureaus of this character in Berlin. In Lon
don the principal firm in the business has
made eeC0000 out OF it,"
What is the condition of the matrimo-
NAL market just now?'
Very good indeed. We've cot a rich
Californian who wants to marry poor girl
without money. We have clergyman who
says he won't take one of his pariShioners in
The country, and has come to us to supply
ms need of wife. Oh, there are such
Eases"
THE WOMEN INDIFFERENT TO MONEY.
but these are exceptions?
'Of course; most men want money-lots
If money"
"And the women?'
''They are not so particular about that:
1ley are generally more anxious about get
ing married than about the money. Money
" no money they all want To get husbands"
docs the prevailing TASTE among men run
oTard brunettes or blond esp
"Brune;tes, 7 should say. Most az our
gentlemen consider blends insipid."
And the taSse. among women2'
80 b, they are S,ot so fane,fui about beauty |
s the men are All they want is a good |
husband, and Jest enough money to keep |
hem nicely"
"YCu require each applicant to furnish
'eople together? 9,ou can gige us yours, 1
upposeg'
81 have none; Fac not good subject" |
Tas the bashful repty.
"Neve- mind--ne YER mind, said the Old |
entlemen, in a Esassuring tone of kindly
IN fix that; no trouble about
hat We touch it Epa little, just little TO-
sake good first impression; and then, you'll
now, everything depends upon the descrip- \.
len we give"
Isn't tho want of good mustache al
asst fatal TO my aspirations far a rich
lstch?'
'STot at al, my dear sir" was the ener-
etc reply; Il assure yoEl many of olr ladies
Easa- just little one like youes; they
Aink it's neater And ftshink so too" the
Id gentleman added, VITA sly wiEk and
n emphasizing nod.
Where do you arrange Etneeting?"
Either here : efore or after office hours,
T outside, if the parties tS7a err"
Ant for the &, o how loEg,san 1 keep up
he seaEsh for my rich old UidowY'
For X month";; but, my tear sir. let me
I'll youG widows not exactly the thing Cor
on. E01 see, N;dOws are after money
nemSel%es, ana gather yOr haven't too
luch Of t1at."
Pm no: overburds ned in thai direction
"You see there it iS Widows ase too sharp. {
n you; they are altogether too srnning fori
su. "A naoe. good-netured, simLle youngt
81 IS what you want II
J." What na&onalities 40 you faI use {
af-rimonial bureau tiae most?r 4
81 mericaDs English End Germsa.- You q
lrdly ever fiod an lriskaSan going 81 one !
ey all seeEa TO arrange theiS own [
atcfses." The old man added resigx edIy, i
rs economy isuPposei aiey want "a save L
e fee' n
Have you mans working girls who e.s,me f
re?' .
''Well, 70 tell you the truth ge have ocly
ened the place a very short CINE ago, sad
e wet weather this week kept back a great 4
Any who otherwise would have come, Il C
week or two, if the weather gets better
IA have some of ali sorts. II you then n
nae TO see Hs again well give ySu bigs v
ection. But lately it's been so yet that o
IRE rather dry Better come and see us &,
iin.'' 4.
A Deserted Bride. d