New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
II. lola on MARRIAGE.


The Paris correspondent OF Tho Daily Telegraph
recently wrote 10 VI Emile Ioa TO aSi ior his views
lpou points IN Mrs.. Cards recent article upon mar
rage aud received the following rpN have no
opinion on this question oi marriage NAich you bring
rassiops have always interested more i.an social
ones. To study man is The part OF The Mitcr, ana
leave TO the legislator the duty of bohing after the
CODE Since thi, letter written the correspondent
has called upon H. lola al his retreat on me banks Oh
several topics The correspondent uus describes MS
visit ,.a., ,,,,, ,.o,,.oi
room which seemed TO have been arranged ana en-
bclished a'cr tho universal pattern SET ior'h IN tne
first chapter of Bazac's Pcau dc Chasr!h'' ii was
by turns cathedral, buddhist 'empc' museum ln
All old curiosity shop and blizzard room. NJ oic
end was a bishop pontin starting Out from the
wall In full canCncas, accompanied py aVo9 tcS d''
hanked by gigantic tapeIs. ~ iae other WeIc s.nl.
ming japanese ana ln1ldu d2is' aisIlC va 7,,S Va vac
pattern Oh those painted Dy runs oe Nnas "".a, %,
drums ruupcis, battle-aXeS swords, sieaIs anu
musical Instruments of the Far East Inder the
Aforesaid bishop was billiard able ana chess Du@,H
in a GLASS case. Under the IDOLS was a piano WIN
a music rack Around the room were suinps S1oai,
dvans, arm-chars and oiiomais, ana on sIdli
fable wero the Revue lllustrcc and copy OF sur
rEap The last idy OF GEy 2e dscpe WHO WHO have
written with him Les Sorecs dc Medan may DO
called. As l lost in contemplation OF me artistic
medley before me the ma!trc entered NJ Ioia Hdo
been greatly bellcd by photographers as wen as oy
csricaiursts lie is foryc.ght years od. niue
above middle height, sim, ana bears on ms wa
fed and saow face tis signs o. hald mental WOlh
IL Is not the face of of those whom MI Swinburne
has ungenerousy and contemptdoasiy iaDengu poimo
graphcrs and 'COplOOgsts, Dut ue ntcHectudi
of "a "a
The haI--which is now long thrown back from ne
forehead and not close CROPPED as IN some OF III,
are becoming grzzled under the ears At Is posi- i
bic TO 10 dhyIamDically enthusiastic ar0ul VI. lola
for he has a winning way about him whcA II 6oOd
humor, and talks freely. ia1Eariy' and without any
attempt AT atttudlnizing' .,, ~ ., .
fautelIt and throwing himself down on dival, ana
running his slender fingers through his hair; mat
mmas or Renan or even Daudci, might find 1t 10
their tastes Dumas particularly has treated the mar
M o1tnon on marriage from the French point Of
vicw II IS dis: know very ilitie ABOUT 5-nslanu'
having never been there in my HE, but ! can uhuer
stand the absorbing interest which the suDJcct must
have from "A glance at the columns OF me DdIlyy
Tclerraphs so far as France Is concerned, MINK
fhat marriage is like the Church, an GA ana laily
institution IL will have 10 80 on uhuI soHe'lihe
Lstter be found 10 replace it,
what do YOU think Nj. Zcla' said, Of the free
love principle advocated by Mrs. Cald ID oGlo,t
zion 10 the present mode OF marrying two people 10
gethcr for better for worse till death DO Us part
anu " We'll think replied the novelist, that the
collage system, wo call II in France may De every
biz as good matriInony, provided me parties sgicei
on collage for thirty years, and have been as united
az II In the bonds OF wcdlc'k III all dcpehds on Ine
people themselves VINO c pS . 'g way nf hers must
draw veil VI. Zoa's inquiries and remarks, as
in his usual analyticalS minute manner nc Wal..c9
70 get at human Documents with which regretted
i was unable 10 supply him. ......,oa .,.or
little mild merrimcnt, NJ lola went Oh 10 say mar
The divorce system. which 5 now IN wolh NJ oiueF
IN France, being greatly patlonNcu ny ,hOso NHv
did not find the yoze OF maiimony agreeable. but
In any case. marriage, as at present coisutuleu III
Thing In our modern society. We are al going 10
universal rottenncss. i have already toIch,d upon
The subject of French marriages IN my DOoK, Got
nnuillc: but. as ! said III my letter, II is not
my province 10 ppyide remedies ana my n,etus
%banvcr term ycSi Ike, and we paint things as We
sec Them IN all tsfiT hidcous uGiincss ana MN. we
S-nely describe The social ulcers. fungi and oidurs
I'D We leave to The legislator the task of sweeping
them away. That is ali have 10 say on the gueS-
tiOD'