Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-16

Divorce existed In all ages at Rome, and was
always private act. For a long time 1T was
not abused by the Romans, but towards the
!atter part OF the republic and under the empire
divorces became very common. Seneca notices
this laxity of manners and Juvenal gives a
remarkaoe Instance OF Roman matron who
Dands In five years. POmpey divorced his wife
Mucia. Cicero speaks of Paula valeria as being
ready to serve her husband with notice of d.
SGaee on a MS return from his province Cicero
with her thirty years. The husband generally
took the keys from his wife, put her out of his
house, gave her back her dowry, and so
In the wife's absence cicero divorced his wife
Ierent1a by letter. The laws In the several Gre
clan states regarding divorce were different, and
IN II, some OF them men were allowed to put away
Their wives on slight occasions. Among the
Athen1anS, either husband or wife might take
the first step. The Wife might leave the husband
or Ine husoand might dismiss their wives. The
Ephor1 fined Lysander for repudiatfng his wife.
An Arab may divorce his wife on the slightest oc
caslon: so easy and so common is the practice,
tnaI Burckhardt assures us that he has seen
Araos not more than 45 years Of age who were
known to have had 80 wives, yet they rarely
nave more than one at q time By the Moham-
medan law man may divorce his wife orally
ton, generally one-third of her dOwry. He may
divorce her twice and take her again without
her consent, but if he puts her away by a triple
n
not receive her again until she has been mar
[led ana divorced by another husband BY the
Jewish law 1t appears that wife could not d.
vorce her husband, but under the Mohammedan
c00e, Tor cruelty and some other causes.
she may divorce him. Among the Hin
DOCS and also among the Chinese, husband
may divorce his wife upon the slightest ground.
under the absolute control OF her husband. The
law OF France, before the resolution following
rne Judgment Of the Catholic church, held mar
raage TO De 1ndlssouble but during the early
the pleasure OF the parties when INCOMPATIBLE
10y or temper was alleged. The Code NAPOLEON
restr1cted this liberty. On the restoration of
May, 1916, declaring divorce to be abolished:
that all suits then pending for divorce, for de-
nn1Ie causes, should be for separation only, and
onat an Steps tnen taken for divorce by mutual
consent should be void; and such is now the law
OF france. The power OF the courts to grant
united divorces Is we'll settled In this country.
cruelty and inhuman treatment and abando-
menu 10 are frequent grounds OF action. Austerity
OF temper, sallleS OF passion, abusive language
ana mere indgnities to the moral character Or
reputation Of his wife, vulgar or harsh Ian
ggua ,sg; VIII such epithets as deeply wound the
Ieel1ngs and excite the passions without any
menace indicating violence to the person do not
aHord SUFFICIENT grounds Of divorce. II wife
Ienqers her husbands condition intolerable and
MS NE DurdensOme," or II her conduct Is 20
violent and outrageous as to render the proper
discharge of the duties Of married life fmpos
SIDE, IL Is good ground of separation from
ner: Such abuse or 1ndign1ties offered by the
WiIe 10 tne husband would not justify him In
turning her out OF doors; he must show SUCH
cruel or 0arbarous treatment or danger to
ms. LIE as would entitle him to q divorce.
Desertion or abandonment by either hus-
pand or wife is one ground for divorce
puG me assertion or abandonment must
be intentional or wilfui and malicious, with an
lntent 10 renounce and disregard the marriage
Ieiatlon the refusal OF a wife to move with
her husband to foreign Country ia mt u;,fuI
desertion within the meaning of the statutes OF
New Jersey. The failure to supply the Wife
with such necessaries and comforts as are
by cruelty compelling her to quit him. amounts
20 actual abandonment and desertion.- [Albany
Lac ReUit,o.