The age-herald., 1897-09-30
BY MRS. GEORGE C. BALL
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The question of whether woman has a right to bear her former husbands name, or to resume that of her own family, after securing a divorce, is al- ways of interest. It is especially so now, In that Judge Leslie W. Russell, the distinguished jurist. has recently decided that a woman who insists upon clingirg to her divorced husbands s name is liable to punishment for contempt when the husband has procured an an- nulment of the marriage tie. Judge Russell declares that when the wife's misconduct has brought about the sey- erance of the marriage relation she is deprived of the privilege of retaining her husbands name. MT. Bishop, an- other legal light. takes an entirely diff ferent view of this matter, and contends that a wife has the right to continue to use her former husbands name, if ths cause for divorce occurred subsequent to the marriage. With the disagree ment of such eminent authorities, the matter of name will necessarily be settled according to the circumstances connected with individual cases Tine new divorce law, which Is intended to be made universal, and to be operative alike ill every state in the Union, makes no provision In regard to names. But, the question presents itself of necessity, and the late decision of Judge Leslie Russell gives 1t vital interest to all per- sons who feel any concern about the trend of public sentiment in regard to the rapidly increasing number of di- vorces in every section of the country.
 
 The Lyceum course of lectures will be compelled ito limit It's membership. in order to comfortably seat the subscrib- CTS, in Seals hali which has been en- gagged for tine entertainments to be given during the autumn and winter. Seals hall has seating capacity of 512 and the admission for each of the 250 ticket holders will fill the hall entire ly. The contract for the hall has been closed and the.e are now 200 subscribers to the Lyceum- It is essential that fifty more shall take tickets in order to make the course a complete success. It is the desire of the committee having the mat ter In change to begin the lectures on Friday evening, Oct. '. with Robert Burdette, and the tickets should be taken as early as possible.
 Very general public interest has been aroused in the story which has come from Germany regarding the suicide of the young soldier, Lieutenant Von Hahnlxe, and the black eye of the Ger man emperor which were suspiciously near together. Various explanations have been offered, all to the detriment of William IT., but the latest foreign cablegrams bring Q new version of the somewhat old story. It is stated that the emperor, who is exceedingly cratic, Irritable and bad-mannered at times, has very poor opinion of women in general. and is very offensive in ex- pressing his views on this and every other subject On the day of the unfor- tun'ate difficulty, the emperor was par ticularly disagreeable and superciltous, and, in the presence of several officers among whom was Lieutenant Von HahnlSe, he made a cruel remark about the mother and grandmother of the young officer. Von Hahnke promptly resented the insult and knocked the en- peror down immediately. There was no effort made to punish the lieutenant at the time, as publicity would naturally exhibit the emperor in very brutal and ugly light before the civilized world. But Von Haihnke, who was the son of Gen. Won Hahnke, one of the bravest officers in the German army, at once realized that the future held nothing further for him; that he was ruined; so in moment of despair he committed suicide. The emperor of Germany Is rapidly making himself of- fenslve and disgusting to the entire world. tf
 The cid fashioned flexible bracelet is once more the height of style, and one who is the fortunate possessor of this obsolete piece of jewelry can wea.r ii with the delightful satisfaction of know