The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-21

devoted to Marriages" and is composed
of offers of matrmony from correspondents
Of both sexes A gentleman, 81 years of
age, with a big heart, (homme de c9ur),
distinguished looking, dark hair, good
health divorced (but not his fault),
worth 500 year, wants a wife with dot
of $500 pounds, who appreciates a good
word Serious" The advertiser is an
Alsatian, tall, of good family, Protestant,
income 240 pounds, prospects about 5000
pounds. He would marry a good-looking
girl, intelligent, with good health, and
substantial income, and whose parents
would settle them in business Religion in
different He adds that he is honorable
and discreet, which in this case means that,
If the dot is big enough, he is willing to
marry lady with past. An officer in
search of wife and dot offers to wed
a lady who, in addition to the possession
OF material resources, must be dame du
children, and not older than 45 From
Bordeaux, widower, without children,
announces that he is on the lookout for
a widow. Crash individually She must
not be over 40, must be pretty and dis
tinguished looking. minus children,
femme du monde and fond of home. If,
in addition the lady is Catholic, and has
an income equal to his own450 pounds
a yeal--she may write to him at an address
in the city on the Gironde.
The practical manner in which the
French go about the marriage of their
daughters is shown by two advertisements
which are worth quoting. The first reads
as follows: Family without connections
desire to marry their daughter, young lady,
26, tall, elegant, good HOUSEWIFE would
mot nhipct 70 assist husband L., l,e;,on,
She is good-tempered and of good family.
Only letters bearing the signature of the
applicant will be taken notice Of When
it is added that the young lady with all
these accomplishments has dot of 1000
pounds, 1T strikes one as curious that her
parents should be obliged to put her up for
auction like painting or an eight day clock.
Another young lady whose people desire to
see her settled is evidently in search of
title. She is offered in the marriage market
in these terms parents desire to marry
looking, pretty, with dot of 10000 pounds.
and splendid prospects. Count or other
aristocrat eligible" Further down there is
an announcement which takes ID lines It
is inserted by young man who wants
wife. lie is very precise in stating his re.
quirements.
After describing himself as ''fair well
made, with good education, "a years of
age, five feet three inches, income 100
pounds annually, but with very good
heart he says he desires to meet a work
girl or a shopgirl he would not mind
foreigner. But she must live in Paris be
very amiable, serious in disposition, and
working for her living. She must also be
of the same height as himself, have very
pretty eyes and hair, and be not more
than % She should have simple tastes,
be not coquettsh, but distinguished look.
ing, and, above all, she must have very
tender heart, be devoted to her husband.
and be capable of assuring his happiness
Preference will be given to an orphan girl
Personal interview requested, but in the
event of photographs and letters being
sent, they will be returned Immediately
hope "Alphonse' will get what he wants
but if | only had hundred year. | don'f
think | could spend 24s in advertising for
lar.