Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-09-18
MATRIMONIAL.
a Flourishin9 Colorado CONNER
cial Enterprise.
Husbands and wives Furnished by n Dem
Ver Institution-How COngenIai Part
ners Are Secured by an Accom-
pllshcd Model Woman.
TDenyer tCoi) Times.l

much -talked-of and jJked- about institu-
! lions, a matrimonial agency, is, and has
/ blsn for a year aud half, conducted
Y with success in this city. Such, neverthe-
/ less, is the case. Ths institution is con-
ducted by Al English lady, q widow, who
is wol-klown in Denver. She is the own
or OF considerable property in this city
aud Of valuable cattle ranch in this
/ state. She, therefore, does not conduct
tho agency for the purpose of making q
living out Of 1t, and, entailing as it does
but very slight ex DenBs. Is n very con-
venient method OF supplyins it's mann ger
| with pin-money, OF which the yield is con-
siderable.
A Times reporter met the lady to-day,
and asked her as TO her method of con-
! duct Ag ths agency.
"Well," replied tho lady, ''in the first
place, all our Lusinoss is confidential. For
this reason 1 would prefer that my name
be not mentioned. On no other terms
would consent tn give yoa any informa-
I on on the subj ct"
Having received assurances that her re-
/ quest would be granted, the matrimonial
/ agent continued:
"When an application is made TO me by
man or woman DESTROYS OF linking him.
self or herself to partner for life, l in
close them a copy of tbs circular" and
she exhibited a blank circular, of whi,h
tho following Is a copy:
/ "DESvER, Col, =, lS3--Parties W ishing
\ TO obtain matrimonial correspondents
/ through Us must comply with the following
| coalitions, and answer truthfully the fol =
| loving questions;
| ]. What Is your age? years? National
! ity?
/ ?. Have you ever been married? And are
/ you now frcey
>. Have you any children? How many?
| What o their ages?
! 4. Are you In good health?
.. Give your general appearance.
q. Are you Catholic or Protestant?
Z. In what business are you engaged?
4 About how much are you worth in real
estate. moaeys, or Otherwiso2
,. Inclose "A reference form some good man
IN your neighborhool u that you are an hon
orable person; tho name Or some one to
whom we can refer.
~. state about what kind Of n correspond
ent you would like; age, nationality, relig-
ton, blonde or brunette, Ru educated lady or
working girl. etc, etc.
~. InclO.e - aud we will senl you a cor
respondent as nearly as possible what you
ask for, AID u the ilrst one does not suit, We
'NtaA NhtANA ~ A'AAN NHaaa AilkA F0A are blll5Iel.
We agree 90 act In good faith, aud require
you Il 20 the same.
ION receiving tho circular, properly
filled out" the lady continued, "we at
9uc' write t. the pers IN or persons to
whom the applicant has roserreI US, as to
character, standing in the community
whore he resides. etc. The parties given
rs references are required to bo wsll-
Known citizens OF the community whore
.ho applicant resides l. the replf $ 10 cur
questions arS sa isfactory, aud the ap,li-
SAINT proves TO bc all right, then we 20 to
work TO pick ous from tue lis. OF appli-
ANTS Of tho other scx one who comes the
1oagest To answering the desired partner
rs set forth in the circular. Photographs
are thcu eNchan gel, aud, IL agroeaLle to
sac1, correspondence follows, then a
meeting, thod love, and finally marriage.
But, OF course, with this part o. tbs pro-
Sranmo l have nothing 10 do. My con-
acc ion with tho busin IS ends when the
photographs are exchanged. 1 cln bring
.ho matrimonially incl.ned toge her, bat
hey have to do their own courting, Just Us
people who como tosethe: in the ordinary
way"
How do you arrange your charges for
match -makingI'
"When tho application Is first made
tepCsit OF - accompanies H. We ,quiro
nothing further until thu blissful end is
'oachel, aud the nuptial knot lied Thea,
m the exubarancs OF their joy tho happy
oues usually remember, in a more or less
substantial manner, the autlor of all their
happiness"
"DJ you have n good many appIica-
tions for husbands and wivesy"
''Yes, "a groat nu uber. But a great
mass Of them arJ from persons without
references or character, aud to these |
never pay any attention"
From which scx do you have the
greatest number OF applications?p
"Wcll, don't know that l could hard
y say, as l keep no record; but 1
think the greater number como from
women. Bus, as l sa before, the great
mass OF them never get beyond making
an application. When It comes t. the fill
ing out the circular aud giving references
they fatl, aud W, smiss their cases"
"How long have you been conducting
an agency in Dsnver?"
about year and n half Something
ike two years ago l was In London and
happened 10 run ross an institution of
this nature, which is conducted on n yerv
extensive scale and is very successful 1t
8 one OF tho largest In existencA I be-
same acquainte with some Of the mana
gers, saw how It worked, and at once
thought it would bs a good scheme to es
tablish one in Denver
IL got the circular have Just shown
You from them, together with all the in
formation as to how they conducted the
business. On my return homo I estab-
.ished this agency AMI have since con-
ducted it. While the business Is not an
extensive one, owing chiefly TO the very
strict rules which govern US, yet have
made quite a number of matches, not one
II which, so far as / have been able to
earn, has turned out otherwise than hap
3lly."
Can you recall some Of the matches
you have made and tell me the circum-
stancssp"
"Yes, 1 recall one or 'tw1 The most
romantic one, think, was n match that
made very soon after I established the
Ngoncy-ons OF my first attempts as a
pIblic matchmaksr. A well-known mer-
chant in one OF the mountain towns wrote
10 me fer wif0 1 sent him a circular
and ho returned it properly filed out
stating among other things, that he was
worth $4,000 His references were OF ths
best, aud l began looking around for
wife for him. He was a man about thirty,
and wanted n wife about his own age or a
'ew vOars Younger. Among the appli-
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