The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-03
ARTIST EARLE QUITS WIFE
8 FOR HIS new AFFINITY"

New York. Sept. 3.-Ferdinand p. Eearle,
Dr.. a wellknown artist, who is the son
OF tho late Gen Ferdinand B. Earle, n
hotel man. came from his country
pdaoe outside Monroe. Orange county
New York, yesterday TO bid good-by for
I'll time TO his wife and son. who are to
GAN on the Hoiland-American line steamer
ayndam With Mr.. Earle will come TO
pay good-by also the woman who. with
Der brother and mother. has been stay
lng az a guest In the Earle home for the
vast 10 days and whom Mr.. Barle will
we'd an soon as his wife shall have got
b divorce In France.
. Mr.. Eearle says that ne is acting on
his convictions. Conditions over which
be and his wife have lost all control
make them happier apart This has been
hgreed between them. The woman whom
pc intends 70 wed has been living In his
f9me for some days past, entirely by
pfs wife's consent and all will part the
pest OF friends. says Mr.. Eearle. The
hrtist maintains that his scheme OF hfe
y one designed to bring happiness. He
also says he Is a Socialist, but that his
determination to part with his wife and
wed another woman under conditions OF
mutual agreement was not evolved from
khe teachings OF Socialism, but from his
own conception OF a mans duty TO HIM
self. He is not a believer in free love,
but In the freedom OF love when It's die
hates run counter TO the formal pre-
pepts laid down by society.
A reporter saw Mr.. Earle and HIS wife
~ their home on the Barie estate a mile
outside OF Monroe, and both OF them told
the story OF how they had agreed 10 sep
erate. The woman who Is 20 be the sec
bnd Mrs. Earle after the divorce sat up
lStairs and took no part In the conversa-
fion.
Mr.. Eearle did not seem surprised when
- roA - -. a..
gossip that has been filing the village
eince last Friday.
LESS than 10 years ago when I was
studying art in Paris, / married q French
woman. he said. She was very dear 20 me
Che is yet. but IN another way. I had all
that seemed 10 need--my art, a wife and
'olenty TO live on. We were very happy.
I'VE came over here TO live several
rSears ago. out here In the country where
we could be alone and undisturbed We
were still happy and more so yet when n
Don was born 10 us. But soon something
began to arise between US. / cannot ex-
Diafn. Call II incompatibility OF temper,
conflict OF ideals. what you may. Those
xhings cannot be explained. Maybe i was
uruel. who knows? This state OF affairs
grew continuously. We both felt IL and
said nothing. Because we said nothing
things got worse. OF course. The manlier
way would have been TO come right out
and talk Il over. You see. I an an artist
and have an artistic temperament. see
things differently from other folks. may
be; differently from my wife. was an
enthusiastic student OF human nature and
The causes OF living and how best 20 live.
Tor two years / have been working on
q poem OF seven connected sonnets ex-
planning my views on marriage believe
that we are married before we are born
through heaven-directed affinities and
that marriage continues after our death.
Believing this, came to see that my
wife was not my affinity.
But the coming OF tho child that was
part OF each OF us made II doubly hard 10
take the logical step" The artist paused
and checked back a sob. Whatever inter-
ests husband and wife may have that are
Tar apart. they are centred In one great.
absorbing thing-the child.
But, constantly I beiisved more and
more THAI @ man and a woman are I'm
eorment when they are not aninitiss
found that the laws OF convontfoa that
make a man and his wife 1--we esgcther
Tor tho sake Of apeparancse when they
are doing 70 In absolute violation ofevery
dictate OF their own hearts vsss not TO be
hbidcd.
"A few months ago I vsns - Europe