The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-21
WIVES FOR NEEDY MOBILES.
How Matrimonial Matters Are Ar
ranged in Germany,

Berlin Correspondence, London Mail.
1t is notorious that marriages are
made in heaven, but-to judge from
facts brought to light by several law
suits which have lately occupied Berlin
courts-considerable assistance is rem
dered by earthly Intermediates of both
sexes.
1t transplred in one case Just settled
that a considerable business is done in
Berlin by promoting marriages between
officers in the army and rich Jewesses.
The German nobility and upper classes
(the Junkers) are, In general, poor;
they are, however, very cliquey, and
very careful whom they admit into the
favored circle of their society.
The bulk Of the capital in Germany
is in the hands of Jews; indeed, IL the
truth were known, it would probably
show that the present prosperous state
of trade and commerce in Germany is
attributable rather to Jewish than to
purely German enterprise. This ap-
plies, at any rate, to the capital.
The Germans themselves almost ac-
knowledge their fear of the superiority
of their fellow w-citizens of Jewish eX-
traction by carefully excluding them
from almost every position of political
influence. There is. too, hardly one
Jew among the officers of the German
army. Not that there is anything IN
German law or in that of any Of the
German states to prevent a Jew be-
coming an offlcer-the circumstance IS
entirely due to the officers themselves
and to the system Of appointment 10
vacancies in the officers corps.
1t will be easily understood from this
that Jews and Jewesses are not looked
on favorably in the "best society,""
When there are officers wanting
money, which they can easily obtain by
marrying Jewish ladies who wish 20
get into Society" Intermediates will
be found who will aid in bringing about
the necessary introductions. When,
however, these Intermediates do not
receive sufficiently high "brokera ge, "
or they are forgotten in the subsequent
happiness, the public learns interesting
details.
The most recent case has been OF
peculiar interest, as one of the mar
ried parties, besides being an aristocrat
| and a prominent political parsonage, is
the proprietor of an extensively read
Berlin newspaper. Some time ago the
following advertisement, which is d
! sample of what are published every
day in the leading German newspapers,
appeared in a Berlin paper:
IAN aristocrat of the old nobility,
forty years old, of agreeable, distln-
| guished appearance, of scanty means
though absolutely free from debts
wishes to marry a lady possessing a
large fortune.
A marriage agent answered this ad.
I vertisement and a contract was drawn
up, by virtue of which the agent was &c
receive 5 per cent. of the fortune
brought by the lady if the advertiser, g
count, found a wife through his in
| strumentality. The count was put into
| communication with several wealthy
| ladies, but after a time he Informed
the agent that he had reconsidered and
| intended to remain single. The agent
| accepted a small fee for out-of- pocket
expenses, and considered the matter
closed.
Shortly afterward, however, he heard
that the count had married one of the
ladies he had introduced, and forthwith
claimed his percentage.
| Again the count tried to evade ex.
pense by giving the lady's dowry as
less than it really was The agent dis
covered the truth, and, as the count re-
fused to pay, the matter was brought
before the court. After passing the
lower instances the case has now beer
thrown out by the supreme court oi
| judicature, on the ground that pay
ment of fees for promoting a marriage
cannot be enforced by Prussian law.
That this mode of obtaining a part
ner for life is largely practiced is also
proved by the fact that a newspaper
devoted entirely to the interests Of thC
business has for a long time been is
sued weekly in Berlin.
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