Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-01
CASTLE GARDEN MARRIAGES.
IN. Y. Tribune. I


Castle Garden is becoming widely
known as a matrimonial bureau, and
the number of applicants for wives Is
multiplying daily. Letters from the FAR
West, down East and south of Mason
and Diuon's line, polr in daily to Secre-
tary Jackson and VIM. Connolly, super
intendeHt Of the Labor Bureau, from
lonely bachelors and lonely maidens In
search of helpmates, which add much to
the already laborious duties. Most OF
these missives are serious.
George w. Dabler, farmer at Fort
LeaveRworth, Kansas, writes:
81 have heard that there were great
many young women among these immi-
grants who come to this country with
the hope of lettering their condition.
getting husbands and becoming their
happy wives and Queens of loving
homes. And | am sorry to say it. as
am unable to find single woman IN all
this community that suits me for wife.
In the first place, she must
be full blooded German, not over twenty
years old. about five feet high, weigh
from 100 to 100 pounds; prefer black
hair and eyes; round, plump form,
round face and rosy cheeks, perfectly
healthy and robust, kind, mOtherly dis
position, we'll versed IN domestic affairs
relating to the farm. industrious and
economical. Prefer that she should be
we'll educated, as am not, and Il good
performer on the organ. as love music
If you know of one that will fill the bill
entirely, please inform me of this and
send me her name, and | will write TO
her at once; If not, send me the names
of two or three, aud | will correspond
with them"
Another bachelor in search of a wife
writes:
Men want wives, women want bus
bands. believe in your power to be the
means of doing great amount of good
in that way, and II should be beneath
any one except the frivolous to trifle
with these matters. More than this,
the interests of our country demand
that those seeking matrimonial ALI.
ances in good faith should be- helped
to the extent of your ability and con
venienee."
A letter awaited Daniel +. Shugrue,
who failed in his supreme efforts TO
marry Ella Larrabee, the Brooklyn bur
Rlar, but he evidently became discour.
aged and went home TO his Connecticut
farm. Ii was written in delicate fem
mime hand and said:
IF MIR. Shugrue desires wife, young.
amiable and pretty, and will meet me
on Friday morning at ii O'Clock, in the
ladies' waiting room of the Sixth avenue
elevated station at Twenty-third street,
up town side, We may be mutually pleas
ed, and satisfactory arrangements made.
Trusting this will meet with your ap-
proval," etc.
Another lone maiden who writes pities
the agrioulturist who could not find
a suitable wife because he could not IN
derstand her, and says:
can speak English and German
both, being middle-aged, would like to
try If | would suit him. II he is single
yet, the gentleman can let me know
where | can meet him to have an inter-
view"
Another inquiries after Mr.. Martin,
and SAYS:
g am an American girl. Why does
he come for immigrants when there are
80 many American girls waiting for Of
fers? IL he will keep il out of the pa
pers and correspond confldentially,
will agree"
Another sends proposal to Mr. Mar
tin and says: " am a widow, with one
child and good farm"