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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
5
Paris in 1919 sees fivefold rise in matrimonial agencies since 1914 linked to the Great War. French periodicals note crowded waiting rooms as respectable daughters seek matches, with war blamed for the surge in hunting husbands.
Bourgeois families seek Prince Charming and large cash gifts as compatibility fades. Receptions shrink due to costs and few eligible men remain with a two million gender gap. Women 35 to 45, often war widows or divorcees, are most in demand for financial reasons as matrilineal ads proliferate.
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