St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
A MARRIAGE MART.
WashingtO a jolly Counting place,
and, Therefore, Popular With the



A correspondent of the indianapolis
Journal writes to that paper as follows:
washington is going to be chock full
of manageable ladies this winter" said a
pretty little Southern widow to your cor
respondent last evening. DO you
know" she continued, showing a keen in
terest in the subject. THAT this is the
greatest match making city in the uni
verse? No? Well, it's true. More ladies
come here to get married than to half a
dozen other cities of the same population.
1t is because of the pleasant society, the
beauty of the surroundings and the gal
lantry of the city. All the ladies want to
live here: and don't blame them. / have
been coming here for three winters-but
not for the purpose / mention"
do you think this desirable place to
hunt husbands?"
Il can not say So" and fit of disap-
pointment cleaned in her blessed big black
eyes, and the flush mounted her velvety
cheeks. But tits good place for men to
seek wives, l know you must have seen
that much. The ladies are handsome and
accomplished, as rule, and hundreds of
them have wealth and social standing. AS
said, they are smitten with the glare of the
capital and the abandon of the people If
there is anything lady likes it is ease and
elegance, plenty of time and an abundance
of gayety. These, with a gallant and
bright huSb-gentleman, make it so nice
l have attended receptions, dinners, and
all manner of entertainments. social, in
Paris and London was educated at the
capital of France-but there is nothing so
lastingly pleasant as you have in Washing
ton. Think of Americans, with all that
is desirable in Europe. right at your fingers
ends! As place of residence Paris has
obliterated its attractions, or bleared them,
by nationality"
''Are there more marriages here than in
other cities, proportionate to the popula-
tion?"
Il cannot say that there are, but you
must remember the matches made here are
eliminated elsewhere. The ladies come
here, meet residents or visitors, court, make
engagements, then go home and get mar
ried. Oh, it's jolly counting in Washington
so different from other places. There is
romance in everything. A woman that
couldn't plot an elOpement here. under the
glitter of the White house. the roar and
hustle of the cabinet. and to the music of
the dining room and ball. isn't worth hav-
Ing. Dut, ScIlOuSIAs L H6NcI HedTu Vi So
many ladies who wanted to get married as
are here now. | know them, and see them
everywhere go-widows. orphans daugh-
tiers of magnates, statesmen and poten-
tates. If l were a young man I'd be big
amist, sure. Lots of men come here to
look for wives, but there is not one of
them to ten ladies who are looking for hus-
bands. The hotels, aristOcratic boarding
houses. the flats and the private residences
are full of them. Scores are in every square
My! water, water everywhere. and none
to drink? And the discOuraging feature is,
these ladies are becoming more plentiful
every year. Great families of them come
in bunch, put up at the fashionable places
or rent houses. and stay the season out An
acceptable man could marry twice a week.
From the inflow of familiar faces, it looks
like the market would be better supplied
this short season than ever before"