Terrific article in NYT on Victorian personal ads. Including this gem:
"A young lady of 18, wealthy, pretty and agreeable, wants a husband. Not finding any one of her acquaintance who suits her, she has concluded to take this method of discovering one. The happy gentleman must be wealthy, stylish, handsome and fascinating. None other need apply. "
I think I should tweak it and use it for my profile....
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