The Red Cloud chief., 1885-04-24

Eloisc Lord. the daughter Of tho h nd
III the great dry-coods firm Of Lord Il
Taylor, e over to w Williamsburg one
day last week and MAS quietly married
10 n young man. her family know ne
nothing OF the transaction until they
saw the notice OF the wedding in the
mex; mornings paper. Stranger still.
the family knew nothing abon, the
young man until the lady acknowledged
thai she was his wife. and ,her told
them who and what he was. IL seems
:hai she had met him at various places
where ia. visited and an attachment
sprang nh between them . he WAS
poor. and realizing the insurmounfable
opposition to him IL he asked for tie
band of his afianced fron, Der father.
se conceived that it would be better -
get married privately and then fac, the
parental storm. i. is 10 | Z hoped he il
worthy Of the prize he has won. and
that the Young lady will have no cause
10 regret her peculiar acton.
But it Is not altogether fair weather
sailing for tn. sd.ea,urcrs in Go;hsms
matrimonial sea. Not all Young ladies
who shine in fine clothes at the .Astar
balls are heircSscs. b, an, means.
There are female anglers. and plenty Of
them. who are fishing for rich hus
bands. 4 sad. but not Tn unusual re
suit Is that = young c,upl. lind aitc,
they are married tina, both are victim
OF misplaced Confidence. Perhap,
neither has cared for the other ou, oals
married in the hope of securing ,hs
wealth which il wa. supposed the o;hs
had. The thousands of blighted hom-
and suits in the divorce courts testify 20
the frequency OF such ill-assor:cl
matches.
A lady correspondent thus pa;hetical-
~ paints the POOR girl in society. Fam.
lies with biz fortunes usually have inn
power shed relations in plenty. This /,
true Of some Of the folks most consp;c-
uous in the soc e.y which gct, the mos,
attention i'm print. And the parents II
the girl thus allied to wealth. but own
ing none Of it, are ~anxiou, that they
should have every opportunity To ac-
quire it by marriage. Therefor. the
s,raining tn put the Youngsters among
the sc!ons of miliionaires. and tn main
tain their share in a >cemly manner. il
n OF the interesting Oh trac c~ris,irs q!
New York life. The dresses of fortunate
cousins. carefully disguised by radical
altera. OnS and additions. are ~frcguca.-
ly Worn by these husband huuteas.
who a. equally clever u-e Of such 81
fractions as na;ur and culture have (
provided not infrcquenily carries tn IA
'o the goal Ot golden msirimony ahead
OF o favored competitors.
"Oh. bat its n awful rcspon 'ibil.ty
TO put on u young girl said an en-
pcrienced dowagcr. with whom talked
about an individual instance. .Tl.cr
she is at the further end Of the quad.
rifle. looking rs placid and inyeniod.
rs i child. Her partner is heir to
wealth enough To satisfy the cost, OF
the position which she wishes t. &C
cupv a a VIE. He is just tho catct
she like to make. The task is i'm
posed upon her Of making him pro.
She may not love him that's
matter. The eyes y; her fatlc- and
M Dther are on her. Sh. j. kecn.y
that every movement is scri'I-
nizci by those two Interested and all
In fact. she isn't the light
careless. b.ithcsome girl she
seems. but u cool. calculating adven-
turesS. However. If she should entrap
the fellow she'd undoubtedly maic IN
excellent wife. and he couldn't clam
TO nave been victimized. There is u
peculiar rca ;Oa for CELEBRITY in her case.
by the way. She belongs tn a family
who age early. She is only eighteen
A. twenty-five she will look to b..
thirty. She knows this. because she is
counterpart II what her mother used
"a be. The shortening Of her avail.
able time is one Of the considerations
forced On her by the determined
and they are making every
sacrifice u advantage her
quest Should she let % intangible 4
hing a her heart stand in the WAY of
ler prOgress' OF course, not
Lticd e.. ~ Herald.