DANCE TO MATRIMONY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 208, 15 June 1933, Page 8

DANCE TO MATRIMONY

BUSY CLUB IN PARIS. "NO MORE OLD MAIDS." There will, soon be no motje old maids in Paris, says Mr N. R. Boding-, ton, in the "Sunday Chronicle." At least there ought not to be, for the Club des Liseres Verts recently held its third ball this year and introduced another batch of young—and elderly—people to each other to the sound of certain wedding bells.

The Club des Liseres Verts is the official Marriage Mart of Paris, under the high, patronage of Monsieur Edouard Hemot, ex-Premier of France. Every year it arranges the marriages of a number of happy couples. A large afternoon dance tea is held by the club once a month usually in one of the large hotels. Any "eligible" person may go, join the club for a small fee, and wear the badge which denotes that he or she desires to marry;

"Anyone may ask for a dance and if the two partners please each other they go to the secretary of the club, who usually presides, and ask for forms," said an official in explaining the procedure. "The forms demand all necessary information about health, family, heredity and commercial prospects. The couple peruse each other's cards and if all is well continue the acquaintance until they decide marriage would be suitable. . ■ "Any member may forward a detailed description of the partner he or she desires, and the club Avill do its best to meet the demand. A printed bulletin issued monthly gives a list of the men and women available for matrimony." Everything is carried on in tlie most business-like manner.

The "Liseres Verts" means literally, "Greeni Borders," and the members wear a riband of white and green.