Wichita eagle., 1889-02-06
MARRIAGE BROKERAGE.
A Business That Pays It's Man
ager Handsome Profits.
Herr Moses Success in Joining German
Titles with American DoIlars-How tho
Enterprising Beriiner Conducts
His Prosperous Bureau.

Enterprising Beriincr Conducts
His Prosperous Bureau.
II Lieutenant Carl Won Jurgensen, Eighth
Regiment Body Dragons of his Majesty
the Gar of Russia, had ever lived in Ber-
lin he would never have sent his order for
a rich American wife all the way across the
Atlantic to the New York Matrimonial
Bureau" some months ago. Lieutenant
Won Jurgensen wishes, according TO his
letter, pretty American girl, about
twenty-five years old, with one hundred
and fifty thousand roubles, spot cash, and
refined manners. In exchange for her
money and good looks he offers TO make
her Mrs. Won Jurgensen and a member OF
st. Petersburg's four hundred.
Now this is just the kind of trade that
fourishes under the care of Herr Mosse,
matrimonial agent, in the great city of the
HohenZollerns, writes correspondent
from Berlin to the New York Sun. Herr
Mosse is, probably, the most successful
negotiator of international marriages on
the continent He started business about
fifteen years ago as matrimonial go-oe-
tween for small tradesmen and shop girls
Now he negotiates marriages Tor Counts,
Barons and Lieutenants. Three times he
has had German noblemen up in court be-
cause they failed to pay him his five per
cent. of the dowry which he got for them
with their rich wives.
Four years ago he tried o make match
! between the Grecian Ambassador in Ber-
lin and German Countess. The Countess
made out that she had any amount OF
money The Greclan Ambassador got the
whole story of her wealth and loneliness
from Herr Mosse. he at once set about
making furious love to her at her boardin G.
house in the Dorotheen strasse, for In Ger
| many rich Countesses not infrequentiy 1--we
/ in boarding houses. The Countess wanted
! to marry him right of, but the Ambassador
wouldn't do it until he could learn some
| thing definite about her bank account She
-ould not let him see her bank book.
( Herr Mosse refused to guarantee her TO be
worth 100, 600 marks. The Ambassador
thereupon ceased to love her. and the match
fell through.
Usually, however, Herr Mosse's negotia-
tons are more successful than this. His
best speculations, he has SAID. have con-
cerned American girls stopping at Berlin
boarding-houses This is how he does 1t:
From the registers Of the banks and ex-
changes which Americans frequent be
learns at what houses the unmarried
American women are living. He then calls
upon each landlady to inquire how many of
the American women in her house are
eligible Eligible he understands 10
mean wealthy enough to support hus-
band with s'von' III the middle of his
name or "Baron'' before 1t. He notes
down just how much each eligible gin Is
worth; whether in her own right or as
prospective heir; what her fathers bust
ness is, and what she looks like. If posi-
bic, be gets pictures of the hkeiiest girls
The landlady can generally tell him all
about the young women in question. be
cause German landladies always ask their
/ boarders all the questions they can think OF
on principle. If the landlady is reticent
/ however, about giving these details, Herr
Mosse has means, which he occasionally
uses, TO force such condolences. Many
German landladies are thoroughbred match
makers, who see little or no harm in Herr
Mosse's methods. They also think they are
giving a rattle-braiued American girl a
tremendous social boost when they help to
marry her TO a German with pedigree, a
sword and an iron cross.
The landlady, therefore, agrees TO give q
! little tea party, at which she viii introduce
Herr Noses yoxng man TO her American
girl She agrees, too, TO have an interest
in Herr Mosse's profits, should the match be
made. Herr Mosse tells his young man
how much money the American girl has,
and when the landlady VIII give him a
| chance TO show how hard he loves her.
Herr Moses young man Is very often an
irnpecunious Lieutenant German Lieu
tenants are proverbiallY the most dead
brokes Of all German gentlemen. when
[ 7 &a-<x ia
with the English saw, "Wheu the moon
turns into green cheese" Lieutenznts in
the German army get Only few hundred
dollars year, while they spend all they
can lay hands on. Al thirty years they
usually fad themselves IN just the FIX which
Lieutenant Carl Won Jurgensen Is trying 70
squ,rm out Of, and they frequently try 70
squirrn out of IL in Just the same way.
At the landlady's tea party Herr Nose 8
LieatenSn. is the most spick-and span Great
ure the American girl ever saw. His urs-
form is al scarlet and black. His trousers
IL Ike an eefs skin His blouse Is strapped
in a. tia waist Til be can hardly breathe
His mEstacne 10 so Thoroughly Esxed TIA:
il looks Ike one big Irregular haiE- His
hair Is piastered down tight 70 his bead
! with oil save the little Wigs above Dc
ears. which have been CURED over 10: irons.
he bows, Whenever be gets CHANCE, .
short, hard little bow, with his heels tgns
together and his toes wei out Every tine
be opens his lips. compliments, apologies,
COZ gratulasions and thanks drop oct By
the mouthfGL He is extrzyagantl7
offcicIs and elaborate II his nzn-
ners, always making greas ado
about showing every oEe izsi hoss
polite he knows how 10 be. Re Is, Ia sho-t,
the flower CT young German social life a.
tne capital II the Anerzcsn gTs appears
70 fancy tbs botanical curiosity the tea
rzr-ies are repeated III she wzshes 20 b.
cine ~rrzz vonS CT 'fFrs1 Baronin-" Then
after the marriage settiersni Or dSgry has
been arranged for, wssh al the csrtzints
, ths. German AID American law caa gsse
Herr Noses interest ia the affair ceases
unta after the marriage. ard tie tine
comes for him 20 collect his fees OF q go o:
1900 BE gives the lzndlady about twenty
Eve per cent CT his proats-
Although . pretty successful match
rzaier, Herr Nose Is. os course. bozsd "a
see Ezny Of bis pla1s rzlsczrry, especially
when fore ign women are isvo.ved
AboE, two years ago Western giri lir.
inT Ia Berlin thozxht sAe waited 70 NARY .