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ae i WHO HAVE : : | ILLUSTRATED WITH ARMORIAL BEARINGS. , —_—a_ ae - STDRHE'T & SMIULH’'s HAND-BOOK LIBRARY.—NO. 38. a pe tna a = - bw rice oO Cents. SOME OPINIONS OF THE PRESS: The title page of this volume is not sufficiently long, for besides all it promises it peerects to announes tuat there is also alist of available noblemen who have have not y entered the state of matrimony, and to whom, presumably, American beauty backed ‘by Aimerican gold may successfully appeal.—\. Y. Herald, darch 16. _ The book is remarkably complete and is valuable as a reference, in addition to be- ing decidedly interesting.—V. Y. World, March 18. The book gives all the attainable facts and fienres concerning rich American girls who have married foreigners of more or less distinction.—\V. YY. Sun, Alurch 14. In fact ‘ Titled Americans” is a book that should be in the hands of each unmarried female in this country, and from it she should learn the glorious destiny that she may achievye.—Alunsey's Weekly. It furnishes a vreat deal of information, which will be valuable for reference, con- serning American ladies who have married titled foreigners.—Bos on Saturday Eventig Gazeite. w __. Of course American “gentlemen” cannot “come in” when such a book is produced. ae They will have to wait until some century when wou'en rule Europe and carry all the - purchasable titles in their own right.-- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Embraced in this carefully compiled book, which is vastly entertaining in its way, - are personal sketches of all the bachelor peers of Britain, We take it that the morai of the work for our American maidens is, **Go thou and do likewise,” and that its mission is to show them where and how.—Boston Times. Here is a volume for which young American women will be truly grateful. It con- tains the names of two hundred and five American virls who have married foreigners. . This is of course very exciting reading, and will probanhy Beep many girls awake at night, planning to #o and do likewise.—Pittshurch Buile in, Marcel Vb. ; “Titled Americans” is a valuable and uniqne work of considerable labor and ex- fr ense, and something every person in sociefy will be interested in.—.\. 1. AHvening Pelegrain, Mareh 13. * — Street & Sinith have issued a rather uniqne book, but one that, in these days when Mm > titled foreigners are gobbling up and carrying off so many Ainerican belles and rich girls, will not be without use for reference.—Detroit Tribune. The only book of the kind ever published This is an interesting and unique work of considerable labor and expense, and something many society people will be interested in. as it vives a complete record to date of all American ladies y\ ho have married titled foreigners, illustrated with their armorial bearings. Young ladies traveling abroad ~ should not fail to secure a copy as it will be of great assistance in regulating their heart strings.—Kbinera Telegram. Tf anything were needed to crystallize the craze of some American women for titled aushands it has been provided in this yeritatle haud-book for marriaveable maidens and anibitions widows. It will doubtless be hidden away in some secret corner of the boudoir, or carried off in the traveling trunk across the ocean, to be consulted, ‘cherished and studied ; while the names of more than two hundred American women who have successfully hunted down the titled wane will arouse the envy and hasten the palpitation of many a husband-hunting asp-rant to weaded privileyes.—\. FL Suturduy ee, March 8. 4, GEomichbooks (Ee) 3