Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
What Makes
APr0p0Sa| OF
Marriage?

- UR1NG the Victorian proposal Of marriage
l y always preceded by the of William to
- Marys father and after the parental consent had
been obtained William sought Mary in the privacy of her
parlor
Il you" said William spreading his handkerchief
the plush sinking gracefully knee
VIII you marry me ,"
Then. II Mary had occasion o William for breach
Of promise Williams declaration testified TO by Mary
corroborated by would convince any
that executoy contract of marriage had been created
and broken and the only remaining question would be
What damages ought William pay to Mary?
But nowadays the perfidous makes his
proposition Of marriage unequivoca words Indeed
he often words at all and when Mary becomes
the and William the sued the court usually has
great difficulty deciding whether not Williams
tons sufficient constitute declaration Of
Nevertheless it that Mary always gets the
best of
example the of Dorothy Kennedy Of
Milwaukee who letters from Richard Nolan of
the city written vein not altogether patonic
However, they were lead inevitably
conclusion that the intended marriage In
ar il-starred moment Richard sent Dorothy article
clipped a newspaper entitled Love the Conqueror
the subject of which the court expressed it afterHad
suen would be suggested by the title
Acrpss the of the article Richard wrote Read
this"
She did and found it Of such surprising
she filed it away for future reference
Subsequently Nolan's passion cooled Miss Kennedy
brought suit against Nolan in the Circuit Court and a.
the trial her introduced evidence dozen
which she had cherished all in the handwriting Of the
defendant
that while they ndscreet the standpoint a
confirmed bachelor yet they could Of themselves be
offer of marriage straightway counsel
backed them up with Love the Conqueror" and the
conceded that when Nolan had penned the words
Read this" he had involved himself sufficiently to lay
the matter the jury Miss Kennedy smiled
ingly the twelve good and women. who retired
for five minutes and returned with $500 verdict
Albert Palmer got in bad in New York state. by
sending locket to Helene Macdonald Even then, he
would have escaped had he not committed the faux pas
ef>sutting portrait inside the gadget@A 2 TO Il NJ
12-25-39' might well be deemed expression Of matri
monal intent then again they might not. but jury
In City Court could meaning that portrait
They appreciated how Heenes heart fttered when she
gazed the miniature in its circet Of gold and
awarded her q sedative of 1000
Out in Kansas the courts decided that if
young man girl and at. about, the time of
OSCILLATION says You all the world to me-" he may
as we'll go right and buy marriage license.
Paul Davis of Wichita, thought that he didn't need
to do so under the circumstances when Dixie Stewart
sued him year later jury frowned upon Paurs
tention and Miss Stewart profited by even $40
If young man presents girl of manageable
with solitaire diamond ring there but construc
placed the matter andt behooves the young
couples friends pick out bargains in cut glass or sterling
against the impending wedding day But when the
ring gold plated brass and the stone only looks like
ruby the of Robert vs. Fedman it be
comes a question of what Mr. Feldman intended by the
gift
a moment that Harry Fedmans only object matr-
mony only bought her wedding trousseau but also
drew 5000 savings account and lent it to Harry
invest in his jewey business Later, Fedman suffered
change heart and the usual breach Of promise suit
followed
the trial Alma triumphanty produced the ring, but
e. Harry gazed it unmoyed. and shook his head.
I've never 1t before in all my life" he said
Then Miss Roberts offered in evidence
a receipt for 5000 and that clinched the matter
while the presentation of ring from man to
woman might Justly regarded strong evidence of
marriage said the advocate the difficulty in
this case is the plaintiff the de-
PENDANT with this ring Nevertheless the
ceptance defendant of plaintiffs 5000 without security
interest strongly corroborates her story and think
the question proper to be left TO the jury"
the girls point OF view it proper, for the
kindly jury brought her a verdict of $500.