West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08
MATRIMONIAL FISHING.
The Place for the Young Man who Desires
to Acquire wcalth by Marrying Rich"

Tn Acquire Nc1lth hY Marrying Rich"
New York is the place to go for the
aspiring Young man who desires to ac-
quire wealth 10y the easy and eNpcdi-
tious method known as marrying
rich The daughters of the wealthy
men of the metropolis are rs romantic
IN their natures rs the young girls are
elsewhere, and the bold. manly Young
fellows from the country. il they are
smart can beat the Young dudes of the
city in bearing of the matrimonial
prizes every time Girls are girls the
world over, and they can't help liking
"A manly man.
The young woman who mares "A
dude is either forced into il or else she
Is poor and IN nkS the fellow has got
money
One of the re-; sons of the success of
the ambitious matrimonial a~pirant i'm
New York is the ease with which he
can make the acquaintance of young
lady, and manage TO meet her w thout
the knowledge of her parents. Miss
EloiSc Lord the daughter of the h al
of the great dry-Cood, firm of Lord n
Taylor, went over to w llum,burg one
day last week and was quietly married
to Young man, her fam Is know ne
nothing of the transaction unit they
saw the notice OF the wedding i'm the
next mornings paper Stranger still.
the family knew nothing about the
young man until the lady acknowledged
that she was his wife. and then told
them who an what be w.S IL seems
that she had met Linn at various places
whore She visited and an attachment
sprang up between them lie was
poor, and realizing th, usurmountablc
opposition TO him If hc asked for the
hand of his ailiauCed from her father.
he conceived that it would bc better TO
get married p iNatcly and thou fncr the
parental storm. II is to q hoped ne is
worthy OF the prize he hlS won, and
that the young lady will have no cause
TO regret her pc uliar acton.
But IL is not altogether fair weather
sailing for tn adscuturcrs i'm Gotham $
matrimonial sea. Not all yomy ladies
who shine i'm fine clothes at the Astor
balls are hcrc~sc,. by any means.
There are female anglers. and plenty of
them, who are fishing for rich hus-
bands. A sad. but not nm unusual re-
suit Is that a young couple find after
they are married that both are victims
of misplaced confidence Perhaps
neither has cared for the other but only
married in the hope of securing the
wealth which il wa supposed the other
had. The thousands OF blightcd homes
and suits i'm the divorce courts testify to
the frequency Of such ill-assortcd
matches.
lady .pondcnt thu, pathetical-
~ paints the poor girl in society. Fam
lilies with big fortunes usually have inn
povcrished relations i'm plenty This is
true of some of the folks most conspic-
uous i'm the society which get, the most
attention in print And the parents of
the girl thus allied to wealth, but own
ing none of it, are anxious that they
should have every opportunity TO ac-
quirc it by marriage. Therefore the
stralning 20 put the Youngsters among
the scions of millionaircs, and 10 main
tain their share in sCcmly manner, j.
one Of the interesting chlrac cristics of
NcY York life. The drcssc- of fortunate
cousins, carefully disguised by radical
alterations and addition. are frequent
ly worn by these husband hunters,
whose equally clever use Of such at
fractions as nature and culture have
provided not iufrcqucn'ly carries them
Of more favored competitors
oh, but it's an awful responsibility
20 put on young girl, said an eX-
pcricnccd dowager. with whom talked
about an individual instance. There
she is at the further end Of the quad
rifle, looking as placid and ingenious
az child. Her partner is heir TO
wealth enough 10 satisfy the costs OF
the position which she wishes TO oc.
cupy a5 q wife. lie is lust the catch
she'd like to make. The task is i'm
posed upon her Of making him pro-
pose. She may not love him that
no matter The eyes OF her father and
mother are ON her She is kccnly
aware that every movement is scruu-
nized by those two interested and able
critics. In fact, she isn't the light-
hearted careless. bilhcsOmc girl she
seems, but cool calculating advcn-
turess. However IL she should cntrap
the follow she'd undoubtedly make nm
excellent wife. and he couldn't claim
To- have been vIciimiIcd There is n
peculiar reason for celebrity i'm her case.
by the way She belongs to n family
who age early. She is only eighteen.
At twenty-five She will look TO be-
thirty She knows this because she is
counterpart Of what her mother used
TO be. The shortening Of her avail
able time rs one Of the considerations
forced forced on her by the determined
parents. and they are making every
possible sacrifice o. advantage her
quest should she Def 20 intangible a
thing a her heart stand .n the way Of
her progress? OF course, not w.
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