Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-14

husband they say to themselves that they
are buying their way into a great French
Manipulating a firm place in an elegant
and ieisurely society. They expect to pay
cash. And they do it,
Have you known such cases in your
business" l asked.
How She Works It.
Never you mind" she answered Let
me continue. You are not a count or
duke You have no family. 1 understand
you are alone and do not go into society.
What you have is money. 1 am not sure
/ can get you substantial cash dot. But
1 can surely get you presented TO num-
Der of nice and pretty American girls whose
parents have money"
How will you do it?
''You will pay me another fee. q had al
ready given her $50 and had promised her
the heiress from Nantes-in case L wished
to continue"
4 shan't care to pay $40 per week"
said.
Don't worry" she told me. You pay
for the American category and Will get
you presented to at least two nice Ameri-
can girls whose mothers have al least
enough income to live here in Paris with
them They may have lot more. You
can never know with the Americans!
land 1 pay another $40 when am pre-
sented?' ~.
yes. If you propose to continue the at
tack My dear monsieur, dent you see II -
for nothing? The fees scarcely cover tle
l.
ciaI advantages / will not conceal from
YOU that it, after meeting girl ana being
pleased with her, she shows herselt pleased
with YOU and the thing drags while II prom,
ises well. / may have to ask you for sun
what will get for it?"
You will find things made easy TOT
YOU. Good will be spoken of you oehlnu
YOUR back. Your rivals will be depreci-
ated"
by whom?"
why, by my agent who brings me the
girl. in the first place. She viii have
big interest in getting you married TO her
promptly That is our real profit Never
forget that Our interest is yours.
For Her Money.
Is ii true? Do these things happen? Do
our girls, even. have such nets thrown
round them in Paris? Yes. The thing Is
difficult of proof but We who have llVea
in the colony for years have seen ana
heard so many things that we have a per-
fectly valid impression that almost every
American girl who comes TO Paris-
whether she be plain or pretty-gets ex-
amined and inquired OF from the money
point of view. IL this is satisfactory IL
is more than probable that her photo
graph will have certain very secret,
discreet circulation, as / have described
above The least thing that can happen
will be that the match makers will sim
ply use her bait to extort fees from
men who hope to marry money.
Indeed. there are quiet little agencies
not that of Madame X-who make a spe-
cialty of this fee detail. A handsome,
husky young Frenchman who is deter
mined to marry widow with money
even IL ripe in years, told me the foiiow-
ing experience.
He paid $50 in advance and was given
an appointment in the gardens OF the
Tuilleries. The marriage broker, COM
Portable matron rather of the style OF my
Madame ", accompanied him to make
the Introduction.
what shall say to herr" he asked the
marriage broker on the way.
Are you thirty years old ana don't
know what to say to a woman?" she In
quired, testify.
"At least, tell me if she has inspected
many before me?
BE quiet, don't paralyze yourself with
such thoughtsr
rs she really pretty?"
Yes"
A Clever Game.
"One word; what is her character of
mind? How shall fit my conversation to
her taste? Shall talk theater, politics,
travel. music. literature or the remem-
brances of my childhood? Does she de-
sire to be amused or to have her heart
touched?
rage matron.
They really met the lady in the TuiIler-
les gardens. She was really beautiful and
distinguished, dressed with quiet ele-
gance. with delicious manners. almost
timid and about thirty-two years old.
Madame stepped up to her." the young
man tells me, "and they spoke together
apart. Then was presented I could not
think of anything to say for an instant
and all at once the fair creature-whom
already looked on as my bride-looked at
her watch and exclaimed:
Mon Dieu! It is o'clock. and have
an engagement with the dressmaker at
8 80 Good afternoonw
And after that? asked
There was no after I never saw her
again The marriage broker said failed
to please But have always been won-
derirg IL the young lady was not In with
her to divide my $40. / have heard Of
such combinations since
This. too. is Partisan.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS.