The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-08

divorce and alimony. publicity is avoided
and the husband never knows-at least,
not at the time-that he has played the
part of the dUpe.
y score of men and women have
awaited themselves of this woman SerV-
ices and have paid her literally. Now she
has five cases pending on her books In
some of these cases, as well as in most
OF the cases that have gone before, the
revelation of her name means much TO
the party who does not want the d.
vorce. In some cases it will save ali
mony. In all of them it would create
talk. and the woman'S work is of a ma
ture that is not helped by indiscriminate
She is a professional "other woman"
She stakes nothing and always stands to
win much. She has scruples, but never
lets them interfere with her business
This woman is the highest artificial de-
velopment of the divorce laws The recent
decision that many OF the DAKOTA Oh
vOrces have been invalid on account of
non-residence has been a good thing Tor
her business. While working on "A case
she i willing To live anywhere although
she always demands the best accOmmO-
datiOns that money can buy. The stranS-
est part of IL all is that she IS not. i
meddleSome detective, no matter what
she does she never INDUCES a word be-
mysterious. and some of the divorces
granted lately without apparent cause
can be ascribed TO the quietness and skill
with which this ''Other woman works.
The name by which she is known to
some of her clients is Margaret HObSOn.
Miss IIobsou has often found it necessary
TO change her name with her tactics. But
no matter what she does she never
crosses swords with the law. She knows
better than that
The way she works can best be told by
describing the circumstances of a divorce
obtained a few weeks ago by the wife of
married TO the Spectator before she knew
much of poetry, opera or twin souls, and
when she wanted carriages and a home
more than anything else. Her husband
was good to her with his handbook and
they cared for each other, and she for
the handbook. in a good-fellow sort of
way. but with no undying love in the
proposition The wife decided a while
ago that she would like to be free. The
husband had never broken over the
traces and lawyer could find no
ground upon which the wife could get
Then some woman spoke to the wife
about Miss HObson-
who is Miss Hobson?' she asked
III bring her around to call and you
! shall see" her friend said. and the next
{ day the three women went TO a matinee
/ big downtown hotel, where the plan re-
/ sulting in a divorce with alimony was
decided upon.
/ who would not have her name known for
| worlds, wore a stunning princesse gown,
/ a love of "A hat. and limited supply of
/ exceedingly expensive jewelry- She
/ talked of her schoOldays in an aristocrat-
| ic eastern boarding school and of her
| friends in New York and Washington.
! The friends were of the first water OF
| social prominence. With delicacy the
friend introduced inc SNDJEGl u NIAt wiz ;
dissatisfaction with her husband and OF
[ her ina bility to find anything upon which
a separation could be obtained ned r,,,,..,-,
/ eft is nv business. said Miss HoDSOn
| svveetIv Ito find that something for you
, Your husband shall fail in love with me
and then your divorce will be easy -,
The wife revolted for an instant AT tne
idea of the husband daring to think any
woman EXCEPT herself worthy of his NOR
or less lukewarm love, but when she
thought il all over she put the entire cas-
in Miss Hobson's hands. The latter Wen
TO work with an authority that made th'
wife wonder how many divorces she HAD
I been instrumental in procuring before
she came into the board OF trade tangle
! The subject OF money was never men
s SSoNsS MSss SoSsN0 SSSS0 XXX SaSS &
presented 10 the husband, ana fhis va
! done THE next night. she wore Devil
Z dering evening gown and her FRESHNESS
! Of lace and figure. her Wit and her ami
= ( ability won the big husband at once HI
asked that she accompany him driving
/ the next day and in a week they weTi
. deeply in love.
word about the mans wife and appeare'
u be upon pleasant terms with her 500
there came couple o. i tIe it an
corresponding but innocent absence upo
Z the part of Miss Hobson- The wife say
/. a awver the lawyer saw the man, IN
I man saw Miss Hobson- She told hlr
S that although she was not ready to II
= down and die for him, she thought he wa
. a magnificent fellow, and he did no OF
G posing when his wife asked Tor a Separa
z ton Since that time Miss Hobson la
: s.ra5rsIiv loosened her hold on the nus
band. but even now he does not kno,
: that II was all what sporting ma
j. would Informally call a ''frame-up."
4 Miss Hobson was given 500 by the wifi
L The name she signed at the bottom of tn
+ receipt certified that the 800 was fo
y value received and the name was nc
e Miss Hobson." Ii was another that Iii
Y Just as we'll
! The mysterious "other woman" is nj
p employed entirely by designing wonaei
l. 4 husband can hire her If he pay
le enough. and her friends say that she ca
make any woman jealous. The woma