LOVE IN LONELINESS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 221, 11 June 1908, Page 5

LOVE IN LONELINESS.

• A Xondon clergyman has interested; himv self in the lonely peoplo of London, and, has formed a Social Circle to promote friendship bdween them. A London.paper gives an ac- .. ■. count, of.Jour ' cases dealt with by him. • . (1).. A, lonely , manufacturer^. a widower, meets a r friendless, lady, teacher. They arc mutually. attracted,'and. marry within afew months. ' , (2) A builder; alone in f London, meets at a y Circle outing a lonely business woman. They : are.happily married as a result. - (3) , A missioner who works among the ••••.' fishing folk.>is 'brought into touch with a governess who has no friends'in London. It is a case of " love at first sight," and marriage,speedily follows. (4) A well-to-do man'in the shipping world is introduced to an'attractive" girl who is ■ o " home'bird," prevented by/circumstances •from social enjoymcats. Here' again it. is a caso. of " mutual attraction," atid an-- ■ other marriage ensues. " All. sorts 'of, interesting ; .and • sociable people,", .' said Mr. ' Gomersall ".are dumped' in London Iwithout friends 1 or home . ties, ilt is'to them my Circle appeals. 1 ' The fifty men' and women gathered; together •at ' Saturday night's first spring meeting of the w Circle might be classcd into: the following types:— \ >. "Men. —Two manufacturers, 4. city men, ' 7 London clerks, 10 students living alone-in London. ' - - ■ " Women.—Four t-eachors, -6. lady secretaries, 7 telegraphists, 10 girl typists." In Juno another 1 Social Circle wedding is to come off, and another love match is in progress of evolution; "The latter," Mr. Gomersall explains, "has been, achioved ' by the ' correspondence circle.' The man is ' ■ in New Zealand and the woman in London. ' Neither has met . the other, but the letters which have, passed between them'have re : wealed so many ideas and .tastes in common • 'that I believe, before many weeks go by, the lady will sail for New Zealand'and wed : t her unseen lover." . ,