The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-09
SIDE LIGHTS ON
A LOVE TRIANGLE
ONE STANDARD OF MORALS FOR
MEN AND ANOTHER FOR
WOMEN.
WIFE FINDS NO FAULT
With Spouse In Whose Room Mrs.
RardeIben Ended Life-Does
Not Approve of a Double
Menane.

New YORK, April S.-Of all the side
light. thrown on the modern love tri
angles which have found their way
into the newspapers, the philosophy
Of Mrs. Ba"delben stands alone.
Young, cultured ANA attractive
Mrs. Bardelban, whose husband regis
tered al the Palmer youse. in Chicago
with Mrs. Walter Rawson, the young
woman who committed suicide in his
room. comes forth and declares thai
her husband was not to blame for his
part in the affair
She ass art: that the double standard
Of morality for men ana women Is the
one to which the wife, placed in such
circumstances as herself. must bow.
In her parlor al the Fulda apart,
ment house today Mrs Pardelben bade
her handsome young son an affection
are goodbye as she sent him out to
walk With his aunt On the piano was
the picture of handsome man of Is
The young wife took it down with all
tho fcndne of an adoring and de,
voted Wife
How could censure him?" she
asked He is a noble man. He is all
honor. He Tas done no wrong. It is
The woman who was wrong.
And do YOU always blame the wom-
an instinctiyeiy?" was asked of this
unsuual young woman,
No, net always" replied Mrs Ba~
delben In this case the woman knew
my husband to be married man. She
surely could not have been free from
guilt in accepting her position. | do
not blame my husband in the least
for his relation with this woman He
is away from home ten months out Of
the year and | know that it is cnly
natural for him to seek the society
OF women.
do | approve of a double mcnage?'
Not at all. If my husband We're living
at home the year round | would never
forgive him. There is no cxcuee for |
man with wife AMI home becoming |
cniangled with ether women. MY hue
banls life is different When | mar
ried him | understood exactly how |
things would be. and ! am not dis |
pleased With him | am woman enough |
and broadmindol enough to recognize |
certain facts hat other women know !
but try TO deny to themselves"
Would your husband approve Of |
your forming gentlemen acquaintances
during his ten months absence?"
Never, That Is an entirely differ |
ent matter. We women must learn 20
appreciate the fact that there is one |
standard OF morality for men and an
other for women NV hu. band has the
strictest ideas about women. My life
at home conform. to the most rigal |
lines when married him knew his
ideas AMI | accepted them. know thai
they are right for all good wimen.
You see. have my son and my home;
! need no diver ions"
As she spoke The deep affection this
young FrenchwOman feels for her
chilli showed how much hor l,fe Is
wrapped mp in the quiet tranquility of !
her neither love. My husband must
live his own life. ana. because he T. |
always travelling. he cannot enjoy
nome comforts" she said Because he
5 fond Of the society of women doee
Qot alter his affections for me. nor his
1csire to keep our home life all that It
.hould be My husband. as I have said,
/. The soul of honor. He has been de-
vo.cd 10 my boy and 10 me. The two
months we spend together are all that
could ash
And Is there no thread of jealousy
no res eminent that your hu band
should let the thoughts Of another
woman creep into his hea,t?"
Love has nothing TO do with his
feelings for other women" declared
Mrs Bardelben. He is an attractive
man he spends his money freely. I
know he like 10 enjoy himself( and
imagine this woman found hi m ad-
Love and affection? The =
resard a man has for bis home + not :
altered by his relations with woman =
Df this kind"
And do forgive him? Certainly ]
have nothing to forgive o
And will YOU greet your husband
as though nothing had happened to
mar your domestic happiness" II
Il will greet him with even more 4,
love and consideration. she said. =,
looking fondiy at the phot lgrs ph on i.
he piano. He needs sympathy He :,
la- been brought into notOrieTy which 8
will be most humiliating to him. He !.
Is not man of loose habits. and 70 .
have this affair brought into his life ],
is terrible Ny heart aches for him
The words falling from the lips OF
The refined. innOcent-loOking woman.
with her waving black hair. her deli p
ate features and her brown eyes j
were full Of psthos. A twinge Of re- a
sentiment for the unfortunate woman a
4esking her husbands room in which D.
A kin herself could almost he read u