Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-22

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~ r Is often SID. truly o.
ZEI not. that every woman has.
In the course Of her hts, re-
csaysa ~ least ono oder
of marriage. and hike .
Good many other Questionable state
msnu this one h often accepted -
truth because If IN frsqu-ns assertion
But IL IL true, and how 90 ve to do
krnains whether it u true or no<s Sup
p1se ws pssilson the Legislature for law
compelling every woman 70 versclooeiy
sns,Ser some suen catschism ~ tins:
I. Did you ever have al ohsg q mar
FiagsS
4 What was shs fnrm and mode IN
winch IL was mAdes
q Dad your refuse % secepss
L Whys
Really IL does noe seem 10 mo more i'm
pwtinent to ask such questions than
GhOse which men with books and pencils
nnd al abrupt manner are legally en-
pcwered % AK al tho time from house
- house.
IN the time Of the war they asked every
1ousekeeper how many spoons and forks
ohs had. and how much they weighed.
j have myself been obliged ~ declare
ths valne OF my personal jewelry and
oEuaulsnts, not 20 mention impertinent
questions Of custom house officers
30 really 1t would Do nothing more
personal 10 ask the four little questions
j have suggested. and only think what
= fund OF useful and entertaining his
10y would thus Do opened up; also
Wha1 valuable hints ~ men, maids and
widows upon the best and most effsctual
mode Of conducting their little opera
ti0ns-
n these reports could be printed and
puS into general circulation. do but fancy
the revolution thas would take place
1Onded upon poaitiye data instead Of
vague theory. A man about To propose
goss u the city or town library and
aaks for the last edition OF "Oders OF
Marriage" for New York state or Maine
or California or wisconsin. - the case
may be. There it stands. alongside OF
the directory. the census report. tho
~Soiid Men Of Gotham" and the other
works for which people pay 80 much
money In order that they may gain .
6stls knowledge OF their neighbors AZ
fairs. aud our lover or sutton sits down
~ his mornings labor. After reading
come three or four hundred caseA. with
especial reference 10 queries two and
fozr, be turns To the tabulated totals at
thu end Of ths book and deeply medi-
tates over the style Of proposal most often
successful. and the reasons why certain
other styles did not succeed
Two hundred and sixty four thousand
men were refused between the months
Of January and December, 1891. OF
these seventy-eisht used an identical
form Ia making their offer; IN fact, so
identical . form "a TO suggest that it
vas taken out Of Some manual like
Occurring Made Easy"
"How 70 Woo Widow"
"Forty Methods Of Popping the Quss-
fin."
ssNothing Venture, Nothing Have, or
1.-The Handbook OF Couxtship."
OF course tho student makes q memo
Yxnllain. mental or in his notebook, that
he will on no account go about his err
rand In that style. Then he studies tho
successful cases. bot here finds . most
bswildering variety. and selecting few
specimens be turns to the cases referred
to. ~. for instance. when among tho
successful- offers he reads;
Put 10 on II You want 1t, and turn
ing TO the case reads:
ssMary Jones. born Mary Smith, states
that she has only received ono offer Of
marriage. This wa from Samuel Jones,
who calling upon her one evening. took
. ring-gold band set with three imits-
ton psaris-out Of his waistcoat pocket
snd showing 10 to her said: Sec here.
1his Is An engagement nng.' Deponent
replied: Well. what Of II?
"Whcrsupon Jones' handed it to her,
saying. Put 1t on IL you want it, which
vns. "A she considers, his offer. She &C
espted bsoauss she wanted to marry
somebody. and liked him a. well - any
body alse.'
Finding this form little crude our
seudent r-sds the next report, which
runs thas;
ssBirfie Bowers. born Birdie Lowering,
sesfes that she has received forty -leven'
oilers. and would rspest ~ many Of
them "a the auditor cared 10 hear. but
chat Toffy. a. she calls her husband,
only said:
ss'ftty Birdie want 10 be Toys ownie
Birdis7 DIV him swsety sweety tiss,
dem
ssShe accepted him because he Wa the
sunningest old darling che ever saw. and
che loves him dearly
That's little too soft for me-" com
ments the student. and tries another.
kate M<rvh. born Kate Burr. says
she viii 90 10 prtson for contempt Of
court on pay fne or anything else the
auaisor has power 10 infiict. bat a. Tor
going back on thu mon abe has refused.
shs won't do it. The cnsy offer she ever
accepted was Tom Narchs. and the way
he made il was in driving. when he ssid;
s'Doat ron think. Kate, you and
might drive pleasantly IN double bar
ne~~r 10 which che replied;
81 dare say. il you diint undertake
~ r,ake Il q tandem sesrn. with your
own horss on ths lead. And they ware
snzseed. she sccepeed him because shs
hkesi him
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