A New Orleans woman with money of her own sets her terms: position, polish, and eventually marriage.
Transcribed from original newspaper scans. Published by AseeksB.
A YOUNG LADY OF MEANS WILL BE pleased to correspond with a young gentleman of position and polished habits. Ultimate object, matrimony. Address E. A. S., Democrat office.
| Newspaper | New Orleans Daily Democrat, New Orleans, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Date | August 12, 1877, page 5 |
| Written by | A young woman of means |
| Addressed to | Young men of position |
| Where | Replies to the Democrat office |
Ultimate object is a small but telling variation on the usual object matrimony: marriage is the destination, not the first step.
Public domain in the United States: published before 1931.
Transcribed from the page image and checked against the original; spelling and punctuation are as printed, and words broken across lines are rejoined. The trailing printer's code at the end of the ad is omitted. Capital letters are also as printed: papers set the first line of each ad in capitals, so the capitals stop wherever that line ended, sometimes in the middle of a word.
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