New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-31

bring herself either 20 love him or TO hate him;
so, according to the Trench custom. the mar
rage is arranged.
Simcne chats confdentially with her friend
Saga, and says: well, my dear. it's all settled
am to marry Stephane de Sanlis What sort
Of man is he? Do you happen to know him.
Saga. bristling with all her American indie
pendence. exclains: why. it is monstrous! 1t
is terrible to marry man-you don't love. 1t is
a sacrilege, and. worse than that. it is i'm
modest Simone's curiosity Is excited. She
wants to learn something of Stephane's past life
Her parents tell her that is highly unbecoming
for well bred young girls to inquire into the
bachelor existence OF their future husbands
Simone then purchases a complete collection Of
the novels written by her fance. but is told, oh
you must not read such books until after you
married.
In the second act we have the last night of a
young girl" Simone has read in secret the
books written by her future husband. She be-
gins to open her eyes. She finds that Stephane
is a blase, wornout sensualist, apparently in
quest of new adventures. Simone becomes dis
heartened and breads the approaching marriage
To add to her apprehensions, her precocious
brother Of eighteen begins desperate Irritation
with Saga, and the spirited Boston girl brings
the young man to his proper senses by boxing
his ears. In the next scene Simone's father
lectures his daughter about the great social ad-
vantages that must result from the marriage,
and dwells upon the scandal that must ensue II
the match were broken off at the eleventh
hour. simone's mother also brings her maternal
influence to bear in favor of concluding the
wedding. All this so disgusts Simone that she
decides to run away. She takes Saga into her
confidence. The two girls are packing their
trunks and making ready to start off secretly to-
gether for New-York. Simone's little sister runs
into the chamber in her nightdress and i'm
plores her to remain. The two girls finally
abandon their plans for running away and the
wedding takes place.
In the third act we find the American girl
happily married TO NJ de Beaufort the man OF
her choice. We also introduced to the din
ing room of Simone and her husband 1t is six
months after the wedding. Everything has gone
wrong. Simone cannot love Stephane. More
over, she confesses that she loves some one else
although there is no intrigue between her and
the object of her affection. This scene of ex-
PLANTATION with her husband ensues:
so you love some one. and the man you love
is not me-" says St6phane.
Yes, that is perfectly true" replies Simone.
There are only three solutions TO our prob
lem"
Very well, what are they?"
zone is divorce"
THAT l don't want"
'"Then there IS a double life Do you accept
that?'
mo"
Then there only remains for US TO live out our
lives on parallel lines that never meet"
| Il won't accept that. either"
| But there is no other solution"
| Yes, there is still another alternative that you
| have forgotten. 1 am going to seek it."
| Simone trips into the next room and comes
back brandishing a revolver She tries TO shoot
herself Her husband knocks the weapon from
| her hand. Simone at last consents to live the
| life parallel lines that never meet" She &C
| cepts the misery and anguish that such a course
| implies, and the curtain falls.
| Such is the object lesson OF French conven-
tional marriages set forth by NJ Paul Hya-
| clnthe-Loyson. and which causes lively discus
sion over fashionable o'clock tea cups.
| Q