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Show Marriage In France. Madamo Belloc-Lowndes says that tho averago Frenchman has a totally different Ideal from tho British bachelor bach-elor as to what should lead to marriage. mar-riage. Ho knows, or believes ho knows, that the violent attraction dignified In that country by tho namo of "love" is often a very passing feeling, feel-ing, and therefore, ho looks for moro lasting qualities above all for suitability suit-ability of ago, good temper, health and many other minor qualifications which there play scarcely any part In determining tho preliminaries to a marriage. Ho expects that tho woman chosen by him v. Ill be able to bear her part of t'ir'r future household expenses, ex-penses, but it i.y bo truly said that tho averago sensible. Frenchman would far rather havo a small dowry with a pretty, .lrlfty wife, than a very largo fortune with a plain, ex- travagant damsel. |