Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-02

INV iuoooh tOul sOlhe european ma
tons, especially the French. In tho
hnmblest circles in France, as among
the wealthiest, parents deem il their
duty to give their daughters dowry. or
as 1t is called, a dot II is perfectly true
that most unions in that country are
the result OF arrangement between
the families OF both parties. but
there is no reason TO believe that there is
larger proportion OF unhappy mar
riages than with us. Indeed, the French
claim that the perfection OF welded bliss
exists among them in a greater degree.
Marriage In France is not therefore
burden to the man, as it is in most in
stances IN America The entire response
bility Of keeping his wife does not fall
upon tie young Frenchman. She has
also something 10 contribute. II is an
alliance Tor mutual benefit from a mate
nal point OF view. The husband has his
income from his business, the wife hers
from her dowry, and a common fund is
formed, the alliance thus being on a
thoroughly equitable basis.
PESNmRss BRIDES.
Now there is nothing Of the sort in
this country. Numbers of young women
with fortunes are sought for by impecu-
NOUS men who have made up their
minds to marry money" but the
average American girl, tho daughter Of
a vell-to-do- father, is a penniless bride.
To the husband who has married her for
love only it means additional expense-
70 the wife the shifting OF the RESPONSE
bllity for her support from her father TO
that OF her husband. Now Young man
OF refinement. with an income Of saw
thousand dollars year, would not dream
OF asking girl OF social equality with
him 70 marry no matter how much he
might be in love with her. A union un-
der such conditions would be misery for
both. But suppose the girl, too, had a
dot OF thousand year, or even some
thing less, then the young couple could
60 into housekeeping and begin life I'M
der most favorable auspices, conscious
that each is help to the other instead Of
burden. 1t is about time that Ameri-
can fathers realized the responsibility Of
having daughters, and instead of frtter-
ing money away on themselves should
endeavOr to save money for them, either
10y endowment insurance or otherwise,
so that they may be assured that their
female offspring may become happy
wives instead of sour old maids, who, in
most instances, have to wait for their
parents death to get any income at oil.
The necessity for the adoption of some
such plan by American fathers and
mothers Of families grows daily more APP
parent. When this is done there will be
no more complaints of the scarcity Of
young men at summer resorts.
HAS EVERY MAN DOUBLE?
A short time ago l began to give at
tention to the matter, and l have about
concluded that every man has double.
The persons who look alike may have
such a long distance between them that
they never come In contact with each
other. If man was to search the country
over he would certainly find the fellow
who looked Like him. Most likely he could
accomplish this simply by taking up
residence in New York. ] have fire.
quently made mistakes, as l think every
one else living here who has general
acquaintance all over the country has
done, In Identifying persons. That Is the
reason New Workers have the habit of
waiting TO be spoken to first Hardly
month passes that do not see on Broad
way some one whom | think | have
known IN some other part of the coun-
! try.
When they had the Republican pa
rade here q short time since IN honor of
James q. Blaine's return Colonel Will
/ liam +. Shafer, the well-known New
/ York politician, was mistaken for the
Plumed Knight. As will be remem-
| bered, MIR. Blaine did not reach here
until the morning after the parade,
although he had been expected for two
days. As the parade passed the review
1 ing stand at Madison Square those III 1t
noticed Colonel Schafer occupying one
Of the most conspicuous positions on the
stand. The crowd thought it was the
man from Maine and cheer after cheer
went up, and Mr.. Blaines double had to
retire.
CONGRESSMAN AMOS J. CUMMINGS
and Senator John d. Jacobs, who came
near being nominated by the Democrats
for Governor a few years ago, look so
much alike that their friends can hardly
/ tell them apart. The night OF the
| Democratic caucus, Just previous TO the
assem- bling Of the present Congress, Con-
gresham William l.. Scott pointed Cum
nings ont TO the Sergeant alarms.
THAT is State-Senator Jacobs, of New
York. " said the Pennsylvania statesman,
"and he probably don't know that only
Democratic members of Congress can
be present. You had better give him
the hint" Mr.. Scott refused to believe
that Cummings was not Jacobs until
several of the New York congressman
assured him Of it.
JAY GoULD's DOUBLE.
jay Gould has double in the person
of Il. j. Frazier, prominent business
man OF Memphis. Nj. Frazier fire.
ouently comes TO New York. and he
always is taken for Mr.. Gould. When
he was here some time ago railroad
manager met him at one OF the hotels
and talked with him for half an hour be-
fore he discovered that it Was not the
millionaire. About a year ago Mr.. Gould
passed through Memphis IN his palace
car While it stopped at the depot IN
the Tennessee metropolis, citizen OF
the place noticed Mr.. Gould looking ont
of the car-window. Surprising 1t was
Mr. Frazier, the man walked over to the
car and asked MIR Gould how his folks
we're. Mr.. Gould, supposing that this
was but sample of southern hospitality,
replied pleasantly they were well. just
then some one addressed MIR Gould.
calling him by name, and the man stand,
ing by the car-window discovered nc hSu
been mistaken, and spologized.
TAKEN FOR GRANT.
Colonel Zeb. Ward, the famous south
erner who has been warden OF nearly
| o,.orv ,enitontiarY in the South, was Ire