Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-11-30
The Matrimonial Epidemic.

There seems to be an epidemic of matri
| mony this fall The weddings are crowd
| ing upon each other, and every Jack SEEM
/ TO have found Jill last summer and mad,
love to her in earnest. Even the freaks. ia
women, giants and dwarfs have caught IL
We are having wedding after wedding, and
the pastors look radiant and comfortable
and the dry goods men benignant ant
happy.
IL seems that there must be an epidemic
Of some kind raging at all times. If il Is
not u succession OF fires, il is shipwrecks
murders, suicides, flies, mosquitoes, railroad
accidents, or something, for, by seemingly
unerring law OF nature, there must be 4
series Of something progressing. Just now
II is weddings This is the most agreeable
and pleasant epidemic we have had for a
long time Every old maid or lady of un.
certain age Is beginning to frisk and skip,
for her mouth waters as she fances she sees
a chance for herself The frequency and
display OF these events are turning the
heads Of old and young, and bridal presents
are being selected, and fine cards printed,
and wedding trouseaus displayed, and hack
men are rolling in wealth, and the florists
are fretting with the strain upon their re-.
sources, and caterers are happy, and real
estate is going up, and furniture is in de-
mand, and the preachers are actually grow
ing giddy from so much stuffing, and the
baby carriage factories are buying whole
lumber yards 10 anticipation Of the demand.
We thought last summer was peculiar
season, and that something phenomenal
would result from il. 1t was one of those
wet, rainy summers that we have occasion.
ally. Such weather is more conducive to
love-making than the dry, hot seasons. In
the mountains or at the seaside dry, clear,
hot weather is conducive TO filtration. The
girls and boys wander about, show their fine
dressing, become lively and lighted hearted
ana careless, ramble daily in the mountains
or battle regularly in the sea, and are too
languid and warm the rest of the time TO
grow very sympathetic or spoony. But
when the weather is variable, wet and
ureary, they have TO stay in the hotel par
Tors and, the ceo weather and their mutual
sympathies draw them closer together and
conduce 10 more serious love.making. So
In the city. Those who remain at home
have TO sit in the parlors on rainy evenings
AZ d with nothing TO divert their attentions
and with only themselves 10 think and talk
about, they fall TO making love so heartily
that before they know it they are solemnly
plighted for life. When the season is warm /
and clear they have ~ sit out front where
there can be little love talk on account of I
the children, where there is plenty Of com.
pany and diversion; or they walk and are
Trapped into ice cream saloons or straw
berry festivals, and they grow cool toward
each other and drift hopelessly, miserably
apart lie does not feel like talking love
Alter paying for several plates of cream, and
Me Is not as ardent aud susceptible when
he Is chilled with cold victuals.
Last summer was just the season for
overs they had TO stay indoors whether
pey wanted TO or not. and the girls had 70
e contented with the beau they had, in.
ted Of beigg tempted into cutting eyes at
hose they did got haye Hence the crop of
'eddings this fall sn9 ihe air of content.
,ent, love and Joy .eyerywseyp visible
'dltO Nans