Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-03-02
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Lessons for American Women.
The daily newspapers recently pre-
sented two impressive object lessons to
American women. The announcement
of the death of Algernon Sartoris, bet
ter known as the husband OF Nellie
Grant, daughter of the late President.
recalled the sickening story OF heart
broken wife and mother, who receives
without shock or sorrow the news of
the death of her brutal husband; and
the court reports told the equally sick
'ening story of the blighted life of Miss
VonSchaumberg. once the courted
queen of Philadelphia's most refined
social circles.
Mrs. Sartoris is now the more fortu-
nate of the two, as death relieves her
of a husband whom she has not known
or even seen for years; while Mrs.
Hughes-Hallettshas only the relief OF
defeating her English husband in an
attempt to rob her of her property af-
ter robbing her OF happiness. Sartoris
died in strange land, whittier he had
wandered in gratifying his love Of
beastly adventure; and the lovely yoang
bride he received in the White House
twenty years ago is now the quiet Lon
don mother devoting her life to the
care and education of her three chill
dren. Mrs. Hughes-Ha is saved q
remnant of her fortune, but her high
bred adventurer, whom she honored
with the title of husband, still lives to
reflect his shame upon her, pursue her
with Yexations suits and make her q
social recluse.
These marriages of Miss VonSchaum-
Der and Miss Grant to foreigners of
presumed distinction are not at all ex-
ceptional object lessons of the madness
that rules with many American women
in accepting foreign husbands. Most
of such marriages result in mutual grief
that erupts itself before the world, and
yet many more are more fortunate only
in hiding scandal and sorrow from the
public. There are exceptions to the
rule, of course, as there are exceptions
to all rules; but they are almost invar-
iab1y confined to Americans and fer.
eigners who marry on equal social or
financial footing, just as they would
marry among their own people.
The infatuation that has made many
American women of fortune sell them
selves with their fortunes for foreign
titles, had it's inspiration among the
American girls who suddenly rose from
the wash-tuh to American palaces by
the freaks of fortune. They were the
easy prey of dubious titles and measly
mobiles; but they have had many imita-.
tors in the more refined circles and
now almost rule in our
so-called best society. Our dudes imi-l
late the affectations OF English royalty
and nobility from their swagger In at
tempting to walk to their contortions
when they attempt to sneeze; and our
young women are taught that their
irst duty is to depart from the simpler
habits and methods of life which are
he fountains Of health and happiness.
Could they see the inner life of nine-
,enths of the American women who
lave gone with Miss Won Schaumberg
and Miss Grant to make homes among
strangers, where the American woman
s rarely appreciated even when most
they would need no admoni-
ion to protect them against such sui
,ides. Here every intelligent and true
American woman is q Queen among
nen, beloved and reverenced In her
1ome sanctuary and honored by all,
lid those who f1utter around foreign
are like the moth that
.ushes into the flame, and are usually |
ortunate If to hopeless sorrow is not
ldded to public shame. Rhiladel lpisa
Times.
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