The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-04-29
Mnr.atue Wal. anyENguRERs.
Schemes of Various People to Obtain Rich
Partners for Life.

The mania for writing impertinent let
ters has just had a curious outbreak" says
New York correspondent of the Inter.
Ocean. :" On the day after the newspapers
printed the names of forty girls who had
served in the booths at very fashionable
fair, each received long, ardent and slo-
quent offer of marriage. The question thus
numerously popped by post was expressed
to the length of three or four closely-writ-
ten pages Of note paper, but the language
was by no means an exact repetition, but
varied to suit the circumstances of the re-
cipient, SO far as they seemed to be known
to the comprehensive wooer. Most of the
girls regarded the letters as the practical
joke of somebody in their own social circle,
but it is likelier that the writer was q crank
who fancied that by bold effort he might
marry fortune.
The fellow miscalculated, however, If
he assumed that all the girls that figured in
the Fifth avenue charity ebullition of wealth
we're heiresses. Poor maidens are about as
plenty as rich ones in the Astor balls. To
lies with big fortunes usually have impov-
srished relations in plenty. This is true of
'ome OF tue folks most conspicuous in the
society which gets the most attention in
print. And the parents of the girl thus
allied to wealth, but owning none of it, are
anxious that they should have every oppor-
tunity to acquire it by marriage. Therefore,
the straining to put the youngsters among
the scions of millionaires, and to maintain
their share in seemly manner, Is one of
the interesting characteristics of New York
life. The dresses of fortunate cousins, care
fully disguised by radical alterations and
additions, are frequently worn by these hus
band-hunters, whose equally clever use of
such attractions as nature and culture have
provided not infrequently carries them to
the goal of golden matrimony ahead of
more favored competitors.
Oh, but it's an awful responsibility TO
put on young girl, said an experienced
dowager, with whom / talked about on in
dividual instance. There she is at the fur
Their end of the quadrille, looking as placid
and ingenious as child Her partner is
heir to wealth enough to satisfy the costs of
the position which she wishes to occupy rs
wife. He is just the catch she'd like to
make. The task is imposed upon her of
making him propose. She may not love
him--thats no matter. The eyes of her
father and mother are ON her. She is keenly
aware that every movement is scrutinized
by those two interested and able critics. In
fact, she isn't the light-hearted, careless
blithesome girl she seems, but q cool, calcu-
lating adventures. However, if she should
entrap the fellow she'd undoubtedly make
an excellent wife, and he couldn't claim to
have been victimized, There is peculiar
reason for celebrity in her case, by the way.
She belongs to a family who age early. She
is only 10. At Is she will look to be 80.
She knows this, because she is o counter
part Of what her mother used to be. The
shortening of her available time is one OF
the considerations forced ON her by the de-
l-inined parents, and they are making
Every possible sacrifice to advantage her
quest Should she let SO intangible thing
a. her heart stand in the way of her pro-
gress 2 OF course not"