| Show matrimonial advertisements NEW YORK april 28 1875 jn one of my letters I 1 made the promise romise that I 1 would insert a matrimonial iii lii ID one of the p papers with a view of enlighten enlightening nig hig your readers as to the character of the class who want acquaintances with the tho view of matrimony accordingly the following was prepared dispatched with so by a messenger boy and it appt appeared ared two or three sundays ago ugo A young gentleman of wealth and leisure fond of or female society wishes to open a confident confidential confide utai al 1 correspondence pon dence with any lady who may have matrimony as one of her desires she must be of or undoubted respectability like the advertiser abild have an an income of her own ho ito objection to one as old as forty address only thirty two city P 0 this cleverly worded card naturally brought me several answers by ilk mail and alyd at the end of the week I 1 had received no less than seventeen responses from th elegantly embroidered em brol broi dered and scented note of the fashionable flirt to the jagged 1 chirography of the illiterate house housse maid or cook A few I 1 propose to give you rr RESPONSE NO 1 no nio oxford street brooklyn april 1 1875 J sir if you will drop a note to delia city post office staling when you will be disengaged and c can ean n nil upon me I 1 will arrange to give 3 im u an audience in my own house I 1 am a widow of thirty nine without children if we mutually please each other you can take a nice suite of rooms I 1 have havo vacant and enjoy all al the comforts and pleasures of a benedict at rea rena a rent dont on any account direct the letter to the house as sister might get it RESPONSE NO 2 this was written upon fashionable note scented with new mown hay and bore a peculiar monogram in purple and gold it read deab DEAR SIR if you be really what you profess to be a wealthy and honorable gentleman who cau can appreciate an affectionate womans comans love and can give references and maintain mai mal confidence you may address a note with description of yours yourself elfand and your prospects to henrietta delancy delaney prote post office no west twelfth street if it I 1 then think it prudent I 1 will ar iane lane range ifor for an interview at an early day daj daya J I 1 am moving in the best beat society have property in my own right am a blonde and am but thil thir ty years of age ff RESPONSE NO 3 D Ds eau ear ArBiR hin sin I 1 have observed your you r card in the sunday and believing that you are really au sincere 1 for the first time in my life deviate from the conventional rules of society and write you to say that I 1 am disposed to entertain an acquaintance I 1 lam iam am a student at al vassar college in the graduating class am respectably connected in ii the west where my parents reside my father is a member of congress if that is a recommendation land and he did not disgrace himself with credit Mo bilier bliler either I 1 am among my companions called good looking and although but eighteen I 1 would not object to a gentleman of thirty two if ir he prove to be handsome entertaining witty and accomplished mentally igou if you can entertain acquaintance the of a warm hearted school girl please drop a line litie toi tol to daisy poughkeepsie P 0 new york RESPONSE tio iio 0 4 the writer a middle aged lady I 1 whose married life has not been one of complete and never ending sunshine has noticed your advertisement ti and would like to make your be acquaintance not however with the view to matrimony matrimony bu but for confidential friendship there thera is ali an impediment to matrimony in the person of a colds cold unco uncongenial husband who neglects mo me for tho the society of more note fascinating female acquaintances I 1 am n no 0 adventuress who seeks pecuniary assistance bul but but a neglected wife who feels tha that it is no harm to have a gentleman friend call cali when hei hub d spends his eTen eyen evenings ings away I 1 am socially well weli situated as I 1 shall convince you on meeting isyou if you are disposed to see me meet me in the reception room of 0 f the hudson river biver railroad Bail rall road grand central depot thursday afternoon at 2 I 1 will sit in t lib southwest corner will be lifa dres dressed ed in ili black silk with sealskin and have havea haven a tea roe loe lo ro e in the u upper ifer I 1 button hole nole of rny ray you ou can approach me and address me cousin carrie etl all antl anil escort carrie me from the depot depo if you ou cannot be there write ivorite me ine as mrs densmore station F city 1 l RESPONSE NO 5 sim SIR I 1 have seen patrimonial Ir in the and am pleased with its tenor 1 I too have advertised U sed but have not met with re spouses that please me A YOUNG sou rh ERN LADY stranger stra riger in the city desires de sires siret to ctr correspond respond with an elderly gentleman manof of means view matrimony addres address cecelia cecella herald uptown branch office 1 I received in answer to the above twenty five replies but they were from gentlemen who wanted to cook laundry and act as their drudges that does not suit me I 1 desire to be a companion on nud and not a servant to any man please write me cecelia ccecelia care of or mrs airs harrington no west vest forty fourth street she isa is a lady friend of mine LADY RESPONSE NO 6 if you are not liko like tho the elder mr air weller weiler afraid of widows will you permit a little blacko widow brimming over with life and vitality I 1 will not say affection al to announce henele here herr elf eif a suppliant bup aup pliant for tor your gracious attention I 1 have an establishment of my own in west Thirty fourth street an income of per year a cottage at saratoga and enough money for both of na us I 1 dont dout care how poor you may be I 1 would prefer if it you had little so boughs long iong as you are socially well weil connected the possessor of a manly presence and not addicted to bad habits baban gambling drinking or smoking isyou if you can guarante guarantee ean an absence of these and otherwise meet my expectations I 1 might be tempted to pei per deimit mit you to be my lord and master to the tho end of life I 1 shall ishall not now my name nor any hint that will establish my identity y hut but you may write a note to fidelity at B as stationery store no union square and I 1 will send a trusty servant forit for it if you e can an trust me with your photo graph please it and I 1 will return it at once I 1 can judge better of your character by a photograph but men meri are so tricky like horses you know that tb they e y cannot always be trusted hence Henc eldo J do not no f intend to compromise masef by giving gi ving you the advantage of ino ing me in so delicate and perhaps unwomanly a correspondence if you are j eally eaily sincer sincere eyou you should not hesitate ate aie tn to trust me with your picture you can faith de depend ferid feild upon me jno acting in good the above are a few of the letters fetters received the others I 1 propose propos to reserve for a future letter as I 1 have haven nathad not had time to meet more than those whose responses aro are given above on receiving the note from delia response no 1 1 I politely replied stating that I 1 should be disengaged enga onga any evening af after atter ter seven in reply I 1 received an n invitation to call at no garden place Brook brooklyn lyn lyD and ask for hirs mrs airs graham the writer stating that on the evening named she abe would be vJ visiting there with friends and I 1 could escort her home tome without suspicion I 1 kept the appointment and at the he hour namedy named with misgivings that thail ja might be made the victim of pt a joke I 1 mang rang ng the bell of a four story brown stone upon the door of which was a silver plate proclaiming thenamae the name of the occupant the door iwa iva was s opened by a very pretty brunette when ahen I 1 asked ismus Is mrs graham guam in she is replied the lady oil egi 1 I suppose this thid is mr wagstaff Wag who was to call yes yea miss please inform her I 1 await awalt her ber pleasure 2 1 I please step in sir and be seat ed was the invitation as aas I 1 was ushered inton a magnificent parlor furnished in antique style and the walls of which were covered with some excellent works of or american amer hcan ican and foreign artists T was vas ill at ease and when I 1 hear gjuul r lom lum aund annd an adjacent room separated b by y folding douts doors from the parlor a merry laugh I 1 expect expected that thit I 1 had been inveigled to the house by some fun full loving girls for the purpose of thirty two I 1 was to beat a retreat when a it tall hud aud pleasant plea piea aalt faced lady entered the parlor au and d reaching her hei hand band smiled graciously with th the e salutation cel lel L am pleased to see you mr i wagstaff but so sorry rry to keep you jou you waiting so long for me we to to dress I 1 arose and stepping into the ball hat bat and cane in hand watched her kiss three pretty young ladle ladles goodbye good bye and envied berthe herthe her the li lesure pleasure of the vie baresi caresi caress we left the residence and giving her my arm dral at the door she led me to a street car which we eilt elit entered ered little was said sald en route to the cr cai bit b it arter after we had entered she turned her face to me and I 1 discovered her to be a rather rather pretty woman of about thirty whose black eyes eye peering out from under a widow widows a cap and vail val 1 were well calculated to attract any one to her after some common place remarks the widow said I TIlls this sir iq Is very imprudent for dor me but I 1 am not sorry horry now tha that ti I 1 have been seen you I 1 am agreeably alls alis disappointed appointed I 1 thong thought lit you were thirty tw two aud and sou you do not appear over twenty nive five 13 you are no more gratified than I 1 am I 1 replied gallantly for I 1 too am agreeably disappointed 11 AC at this point we arrived at eur our getting betting get ting off place and deft left the car ashert A short sherl distance brought us to a quiet part of oxford street and 11 mrs graham halted in front of v pretty three thrpo story red jed brick la in front by leafless creeping creeping vines there I 1 reside bhe she remarked as a she pushed the door with wilh a latch key hey and then as ts sho she threw open the parlor door and invited me in she lighted the gas and continued excuse me a moment until I 1 divest myself of my things thing I 1 was left alone andrad and had time to scan he the surroundings everything in the cozy parlor betokened refinement refi reni Dement and comfort lupori upon one of f the walls walla oyer over a grand piano ivus was a well executed painting pa in ting of my and on the opposite wait walla 9 of A gentleman apparently thirty five while I 1 was tand landing lnig luig in front of this latter per por trait she entered and detecting my scrutiny of the picture remarked 0 you admire paintings I 1 ee that was my husband he wasul wasa was a nine fine libking man budwith but with baab a a gh no matter now that pointing to the other Is mine it was tak taken en nive five fiVey yeats eats eais ago I 1 have had bad much trouble since and look much more haggard I 1 we sat down and chatted for hall hail an tta hour she informed me that she owned the residence andaas and was supporting herself and two children on the income from two gentlesk gent gentle gentie leuh leuK luen tuen n and their wives who boarded with her finally she smiled plea piea pleasant sahi sahl ly and said elcus p me for not telling rou you on ill lii I 1 am not dot a widow although I 1 lass as such aly bly husband was a of tho the lif fir nirm firm M ef f 8 co wholesale produce dealers in washington ah ington street new kew york hu he became infatuated eted with a married lady ady and three years ugo ago they eloped and went to san sau francisco I 1 am lonely and want si ome some nice gentleman acquaintance to help me dispel the ennui that settles over oven me mb I 1 have a nice rear parlor and extension on the second noor floor I 1 can cann lelyou let iet you tou have wong wonc you go up and see it she led the way to ther they the rooms in question sn and lighted the gas and continued 1 or I will let you have this suite for 75 per month without board boards here is a nice parlor and there la Is as nice nibe a bed room as you could desire and here he re she continued throwing open the folding door ah is my domicile I 1 occupy thia ail all alone here we will be entirely free from intrusion and no one in the house need ever know that you bear any aby other relation to tome tame me than chah a lodger hig big connes coones and goes gods when he pleases if you nind find the temperature e tod warm inthe in the summer these fb abiding idin 9 doors dooks between our apartments can be left open I 1 think I 1 can cati trust your honor that far tar this last was sald said with a bewitching smile that was almost A irresistible after expressing pleasure at the arrangement I 1 took my departure prom ising fo to write her the following day of myde my decision cislo elslo n according Accordi accordingly ig I 1 y the th sa same rne ine night r enclosed her letters with the note as follows ASTO ASTOR R HOUSE aliouse new york i april near DEAK MADAM I 1 have concluded tD toe decline cline eline your tempting offer and enclose your letters my reasons are thata pretty little wife would decidedly object to me occupying rooms ly divided from so c charms charmi aim alm ing a lady bayou are by a pair of 0 convenient felding folding doors and that thai sho bho i he fhe i we the SToper 75 fo month ifon ifor pin mouei mguey I 1 however you may way be able f to wie kletthe let iet if the 06 rooms rooms to a more cascill fascinating adivi benanc tenant than yours very truly I 1 henily pauli paulb this is all ail of advent adventure lire number one in search pf af a wife wine th ose rooms are still va vacant cant unless member of the plymouth coterie ils avs has housed kimseu har sel sei therein ADVENTURE NO evo yvo TWO it juc required q a api afi dal of diplomacy 31 ploma pioma pV to get an interview with wilh henri enri etta delancy delaney De lancy iancy who wanted wilted refer escel but efte after the abe the each exchange ange of severo several letters a photograph sour N your ag r p correspondent or cespon d int an I 1 in n appearance I 1 waling cited 10 11 11 at barta ear ta uptown store and make maue myself knolyn lo 10 0 11 1 who how henrietta 2 described qi low she abe would be dressed dresse dand all ail aisom pany her to io a drive in central braf drat I 1 park one day two weeks a ago ofas is ahe she stepped steppe dou aup bof of 4 IT eted my hat hadj cavalierly her hen car rage door aboor for her herand and wasi invited to take a seat geat the coachman coach man turn bis his horses into fifth avenue and we were bowling away to abo the park L censure myself sir said rhe she fon for foe this proceeding f nery very but aut as you do not k know u ow my ray name I 1 do not care BO so much I 1 could not lot receive you at home until I 1 knew more of you and had evidence of your thorough respectability I 1 quieted her fears with protestations that she should neter be becom com eom promised by me we and we wd drove on 7 this lady it is i proper for nie rne t to nay say ay is an old maid mald about thirty five years of age ago anything but prepossessing yos aos in appearance tuta buti but I had the he advantage orlef of her ils its as the moment I 1 saw her I 1 recognized nihed henns herns hen her as fe daughter of one f the tha leading murray hill fa milles families who is alady directress 0 of f a prominent charity once ancel I 1 llad lind mether at 11 lt is only necessary to say any that turing luring the dailve our teto tete a tete was w a of I 1 found that 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