Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-01
MARRIAGE MADE EASY.
FACTS ABOUT THE WAYS OF THE
FRENCH AGENCIES

R.t,red Army Mon who are Frequont
Cu.tomcrs-Essiiy Taken In and sorry
Ever An.r-A Series of Questions for
the Applicant.
Jb,ve mentioned that the classification OF
matrimonial agencies adopted by the police Is
nprely arbitrary With few exceptions the
the first and second class agencies are e'luaiiy
unscr1ipulous sometimes are branches OF tno
same establishment; always resort 10 tho
same tricks, and often employ the same per
sonnet the only difference between them DE-
ing that the customers of the latter, who gen.
orally are o;ficeholders out Of place, retired +
soldiers and provincials, being hss well .
yers..d In Partisan wiles, are more easily .
pulled than the native of the metropolis The ,
! half nav officer Is especially victim; he loses
! his head at the first throw Of the line, swal- (
| lows the bait at once, and is landed immedi-
| ',talv How. YOU will readily see. The ap
plicant tegins 10y depositing the fee, when Is
| from 100 to 500 francs, according To ms own
| fortune and his pretentions. Ladies llay
! nothing In advance. Then contract Il
| signed To pay per cent. on the fortune "i ths
| laly or gentleman who Is the objective, ana,
| these forn,alities having been complied wlth'
| a sort of catechisn is given to him or her, an
| the case nav he, which is to lie filled up
| A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
Then comes tine series of questions which
| Won must answer IL you mean business; your
name and surname, address, titles, decora-
,ions exact age, place of birth. the state of
your health, your height, appearance, the
color Of your hair, eyes and complexion, your
disnositiop, your tastes, the degree OF your In
struc,ion, your accomplishments, If you have
anv, your religion and politics, she nature OF
your present employment and It's precise aif-
nual Weld II You have private fortune
what is its fgurei Is it in stock, bonds, mort
pages or real estate, and il the latter, where IS
Il situated and what is its revenue! The amount
of vour debts, what are they and with whom
, b,ye they been contractedi Are your parents
: living, and if so, what is their age, where do
tbey reside, and do they know of the step that
q Won are takingi II deceased, at what age, when
and where, What are were the figures OF
!, their fortunei What was the origin OF your
. family and has il ever been distinguished by
o any great deed, or has it been involved IN
| any great scantlali Have you any good
I | family connections and who are your fainlIy
e associatssl Have you any brothers or sisters,
n and II 40 what is their social standlngi " hat
h are the best references that you can givef
/, There are special questions for widowers'
e widows and divorced persons How many
N chil,ired have youi What Is their age ahu
~ situation with respect to yourselfi Name oil
v the deceased or divorced spouse and what was
r his or her professionl IL divorced, on wha'
Il plea and In what circumstances was the
Ne divorce granted to you or against yout Tier
a YOU must give your own personal preferences
), concerning the person to be selected lrth
i appearance, size, complexion and color, age
Il | tastes and cduca ion. What dowry DO yot
b dernandi Do you wish it In cash, in govern
vi nent scrip, or in real estate! What expesta
,r tons do YOU dcmandi What town or depart
ii n,ent do YOU wish 10 reside int Then eoih
nC the conditions of the broker. AS the nego
X tiat;on Of a marriage involves always Ger
b. | tain amount of expense, the husband present
Of 70 ms after marriage sum equal to pc
i cent, of the wife's dowry to cover our outlay
as and, above all, in order to show his gratitud
us for our Intervention" The concluding para
eranb of this formulary is Us follows:
ave have no dowry less than 5000 franc
nj | and the majority Of our connection Is pro
,e. vincial. We have correspondents everywhei'
of and ALWAYS select in the best circles"
hc NUMBER OF LTTTERS
c, This document, which is said to have bee
or Drawn by n person at one time connecte
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rfenod and relatively impecunious mats, WI
%e % see in 1t certain sembiance el iranRhess, an
In =, pay over their retainer with little hesitation
hn from which moment the agency begins
u work, deploying all its resources TO get
- much money as possible out OF its cheht %
NJ fore the knot Is tied, which Is thus manage
a ns A number OF letters are successlvely Write
iSn to the candidate; No. tells That perso
likely to suit his conditions mas been dlsco'
ne cred; No. announces the departure OF tht
= person for the country, whittier her father
DIE her uncle took her quite unexpectedly; M
M gives an account OF inst interview, an
'S with 1t such an enumeration OF the person
n physical and moral attributes that ronr futui
ga happiness cannot he doubtful In NO. yo
read that Mime. or Mile. x has had a Ion
,1i ~ conversation with me about you-hdeeS
he YOU were its unique theme. She looked low
iler lnah ever Us "e" ~,
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