The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-10
WIVES WHILE YOU WAIT.
A Lovers Agency That Supplies
Needed Assistance to Cupid.


From the Washington Star
81 presume, sir, that your intentions are
perfectly honorable" said the red-nosed
man behind the big desk. "This bureau
regards it as part Of its business to protect
its innocent and trustful female customers
from falling prey to the wiles of con-
scienceless deceivers whose pretensions to
real manhood are exclusively expressed by
pair of pantaloons apiece"
The red-nosed man scowled virtuously as
he uttered these words and the reporter no.
ticed that the same formula precisely was
reproduced at the bottom of the printed
circular that had just been handed to him.
81 am tired of being bachelor he re-
piled, simdly, land have understood from
your advertisement that your lovers
agency is prepared to furnish wives to
order"
"You are talking business We have
many beautiful and accomplished young
tall, plump and thin, blonde aud brunette
all blessings waiting to be appropriated by
the lucky fellows"
"And you will introduce me to some of
themg"
mo, sir. That is not our way. The
first thing necessary for you to do is to be-
come a member of the Order of the Golden
Circlet, of which l am president and tr cas-
urer. The entrance fee, payable in advance,
is IS. BY the payment of that sum you
are admitted to the order, without initia-
ton or further formality. At the same
time, however, you are required to fill out
one of these blanks. giving a full descrip-
ton of yourself, including age, hight,
weight, color of hair, eyes ard complexion,
nationality, education, disposition, habits
as to liquor and tobacco, and financial
or oiUa ma rahn
l give you a number, for correspondence
between male and female members of the
order is effected entirely through the me-
dunn of numbers, and this is the gener al
postoffice."
PHOTOGRAPHS NOT EXHIBITED.
"And presume you will let me see some
of the young women's photographs"
by no means. We take as few chances
as possible of revealing their identity; for
their negotiations with us are conducted in
the strictest confidence"
blind, then, and select his bride after the
oriental fashion, without seeing her before
handg
Certainly not, and, if you will give me
an opportunity, l will make it clear to you.
When you have had your name entered in
my private membership books, which are
open TO no one but myself, I will show you
criptions in full of as many young ladies.
Here is one, for an example:
Miss -, No. 20.
Age. ...............2O.
Hight ......... IS feet inches.
Weight. 100 pounds.
Complexion Blonde with blue eyes
Education. .........H High School.
Disposition. ........ Amiable.
N. B.-Plump and saucy, clear skin and
good figure; says she knows how to cook
and keep house; father wholesale grocery
clerk.
1.-THE IN. B. is added by myself ex-
planned the red-noSed man. "Of course, the
name and address of the young lady are in
scribed in my secret books. opposite the
number 26, 80 that | alone know who she is.
may show you twenty such descriptive
blanks, each representing female member
of the order, and, if you select from among
them No. 70, say, as the one appearing to
satisfy your notions of loneliness best, 1
place you in communication with her at
once. You write apretty little note to the
fair unknown and leave it with me; place
it in pigeonhole No. &c, and when she comes
she gets it. A reply, penned by her, goes
into your box, and so the correspondence
progresses until photographs are exchanged
and very likely, an appointment made for
a meeting somewhere"