Daily globe., 1883-05-26
A "PERSONAL" PARADE.
Thirty Ladies in Search of Husband
Drawn Up for InspectiOn-A Warning
to All Who Answer Personals.


Drawn Up for Inspection-A Warning
to All Who Answer Personals.
A personal advertisement appeared
in Chicago paper worded somewhat
as follows:
DERSONAL-WANTED, THE ACQUAINT-
L ance of a refined progressing young lady,
by a gentleman of tirst-class standing, with
means. Object matrimony. Address y.
Forty-one answers were received by
Mr.. Y. of all kinds and styles-some
daintily written and expressed, others
misSpelled and folded with grimy fin
gers, but all containing the assertion
that it was the first time the writer had
ever replied to a personal, and few
words Of description, such as: Il am
slender and blonde" plump, with
black hair and dark eyes," ETC., one
concluding with the remark, Il am
strickly Verchuous if you are trifling
don't anser." Many gave their full
names and address, while others con-
cealed their identity behind P. 0. OF
fictitious address.
Mr.. X. replied to one, and requested
the writer to meet him on the steps of
McVicker's Theater the next afternoon,
carrying a magazine in her left hand as
a means of Identification. Punctually
to the minute she appeared and stationed
herself upon the steps gazing anxiously
around for the appearance of the gal
liant unknown. He, in the meanwhile,
was observing her from a distance, but
was far from being impressed by her
charms. Calling friend, they passed
and repassed her, coolly criticising and
quizzing her appearance, but not allow
ing her to suspect that one of them
was the gentleman she expected.
After an hours solitary Watching and
waiting she abandoned her post, and,
mingling with the crowd, disappeared.
Mr.. X. viewed several of his corrcs-
pondents in this way at distance, but
as all fell far short of the standard OF
beauty and refinement he desired, he
concealed his identity from all, and con.
cluded to wind up the affair with a
grand dress-parade of his forty fai1
friends, and invited half a dozen gentle.
men to witness it. He then wrote po.
lite note to each of the addresses he had
received, apologizing handsomely fo1
his nonappearance, with the plea of un.
expected business, to those with whom he
had already made an appointment. He
begged each one to meet him at O'Clock
Friday afternoon on the north side OF
Randolph street, between Dearborn and
State, and taxed his ingenuity to sug.
gest q separate and distinguishing mark
by which each one could proclaim he1
identity. One he requested to carry
blue veil in her hand, another to wear
green ribbon at her throat, another to
carry parcel wrapped in newspaper,
etc.
The stretch of sidewalk appointed for
the meeting was in plain view of Mr..
KS office across the street, and at the
time appointed the friends invited were
on hand promptly to see the parade. AS
the clock struck 3 the ladies began to
appear, and excitement reigned in the
Oilice.
First came stylishly-dressed little
widow, sauntering carelessly along,
carrying under her arm huge news
paper parcel at which she glanced from
time to time with evident disgust. Then
appeared from the other direction a
tail, dignified young lady, who wore at
her throat a green bow, large enough
to decorate an entire ST. Patricks day
procession. The blue veil also duly
made its appearance, carried by an
elderly, dowdily-dressed woman, who
was so determined to make the ac-
quaintance of her correspondent that
she fingered on the block till dark, way
ing her blue banner at times as if to
summon the recreant knight to her
SIDE. But all in vain; the shades of
night fell at last like a pail upon the
clty, and upon her hopes, and as Mr..
y. passed her on his way home to din
ner she was just turning to abandon the
SPOT.
Thirty ladies Of all ages and STYLES
appeared in response to the appoint
ment, and the fun in the office waxed
fast and furious. The notes were
spread upon the window-siu, with the
appointed signals penciled on each,
and the gentlemen enjoy ed the piquant
situation to the utmost, shouting with
laughter at the appealing, inquiring
glances by each lady at the gentlemen
hurrying past, with such complete and
comlcal Inconsistencies of her TWENTY
nine companions in misfortune. One
young lady had been requested to twirI
her glove in her right hand, and she
was evidently resolved that there should
be no mistake as to her identity. so she
marched back and forth for three
quarters of an hour, twirling that
glove with energy sufficient to have
raised 200 pounds fifty feet, if properly
applied, or to have fed half a dozen
electric lamps.
The parade and the maneuvering were
pronounced grand success by the
50 ctators, and continued with no hrsak
in the ranks for about thirty minutes.
Then the widow pitched her newspaper
bundle into the street, and walked
briskly Of, the rest following her ex-
ample in the course of the next half
hour. When all but the damsel with
the blue veil had departed, the gentle
men threw all the notes into the fire.
and they separated, after passing vote
OF thanks to Mr.. X. for his delightful
entertainment.
The Bermuda Credit System.