The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
WOMAN AND Her BX.HUCDGNO
QUEER, AMICABLE RELATIONS
AFTER SOME DIVORCES.

Many a woman retains even after che
gets q divorce q soft spot In her heart for
the man who was onoe dear 10 her, Thls
IL shown by the amity existing between
divorced couples In New York.
The word divorce might DO expected
10 suggest harsh words, cold stares, frossn
faces, but not 90 In New York. For In
stance, take the case Of one beautiful
woman, suave, gracious. charming, who
divorced her husband.
She retained the custody q the child, .
boy. On her mantel stands large photo
graph Of her former husband. She eK-
hiblts II with pride.
isn't he handsomei' she asks.
Then you have no animosityS' visitor
onos asked.
None whatever she replied instantly
We are very good friends. He often
comes and takes me out to dinner. You
forget that he is Charles father
This with an infection Of surprise.
According TO the decision Of the court,
Charles father has no right to his society,
but the mother permits the boy to spend
part Of his time with him.
lie mustn't be allowed 10 forget HE
father, you know che says.
The wonder TO her many friends is that
a man could treat such q woman In such
a way as to drive her to seek divorce.
Matters have grown more and more COM
plicated Of late IN this particular family.
The woman is engaged now to man whose
wife has divorced him.
These two have little daughter, Of whom
both are exceedingly fond, In his apart.
ments side by eide are handsome portraits
Of his intended wife, his former wife and
his little daughter. And his former wife
and his child frequently spend the day
with him.
Not long ago some friends gave q little
party and left the engaged couple out,
They wondered why. They were told that
the former wife was expected at this enter
talnment.
i can't understand said the intended
wife plaintively why they should have
left us out. have met his former wife.
He introduced VA. admire her very much
| indeed
Another New York man obtained a d..
vorce from his wife. The wife refused alb
solutely TO give up her children.
After q time her former husband went
10 the Far East. Before he departed he
called upon bis divorced wife and babe
her good-by. Not only that, but he took
her 10 an influential woman, the friend
Of both, and asked her with tears In his eyes
to look after his e1-wife, to befriend her
In his absence.
Now he writes long loving letters TO her
from this far OF country which she carries
next her heart.
He Is the father Of my children, you
know she says In explanation.
Another exceedingly pretty woman gave
popular Friday evening entertainments.
At first her husband was very much in
evidence. Then he disappeared.
People wondered q little inwardly. but
outwardly they smiled and were calm.
Also, they said nothing; for unless one sees
the husband or the wife before ones eyes
In New York one 10 discrestly silent,
The Friday evening entertainments con-
tinued. The wife, who Ia very popular,
appeared at first With eyes that showed
some traces Of tears. Then they frightened,
and she was gay as formerly. II not gayer.
Her friends surrounded her. They de-
termined to console her, and console her
they did
By and by one Of these friends asked her
to an entertainment he was giving.
What night was II you said2' she re-
turned, blushing prettily.
| Wednesday night, said he.
! "Wednesday night, she repeated. well
you must let me bring my husband II
come that night. It Il the night he comes
TO see me, she finished.
Still another woman separated from her
husband because Of his extreme cruelty,
! She applied for support. The Magistrate
| decided that unless 6be returned 10 him she
was not entitled 10 support from him.
She went 10 work and succeeded. Her
| friends, too, gathered around her and made
her life pleasant. At the end Of year she
had dismissed the nightmare OF her life
with him and was happy again.
She was upon the eve Of going out on a
big rubbeTneok wagon with some thirty
Of these friends and was thinking incident.
ally, % she looked In the glass 70 see II her
face was on straight, how she would like
TO meet her husband and thank him for
treating her 90 badly that she was forced
to leavs him, since II had been after all
for her good, when a knock came At her
door.
The janitor stood outside the door smiling
at her. That is one reason her life IL 90
pleasant, the janitor Is kind TO her.
There's a mon downstairs,' he said,
that never see before. He's got on a
long overcoat and he wears gasses. He
AN right, joe she smiled back, 'Im
be down In minute
She ran outside 70 find her husband.
At first she didn't quite recognize him,
then abe shook hands with him quite COR
daily and they walked along the street
together.
IN fact. he walked about ten blocks With
her. He told her how he had seen her on
the street two weeks before and abe had
looked 50 tired and sad that he thought he
really must come ba ok and conaole her
4 wasn't az all sad, she told him hastily.
Not the least little bit. ! am never sad
now that am no longer married. had
been & Brooklyn and was tired. II always
makes me tired 10 60 90 Brooklyn. Tint
was all, am happy now, she reasserted,
very, very happy
He refused 10 believe that, since she no
longer lived with him, bit that was his ma
ture. He persisted In declaring that she
qrieved for him, but she knew the real truth
Of the matter.
She had succeeded with her work and he
had failed. She had become, therefore,
a rood investment. He ended by begging
her 10 forgive him and take him back
She was a year older than she had been
the year before. and had conss auently
lea med few things, 10 she refused. but she
did Il very politely.
sHe was my husband for a year, you
know she eNpla med to some friends on
the r1ibberneck wa Ron who saw her shake