The Washington herald., 1907-09-03

New York. Sept Ferdinand Earle.
jr.. son of the late Gen. Ferdinand Earle,
during his lifetime one of the owners
OF the Hotel Netherlands and prominent
in financial circles, will come down from
his country place. outside of Monroe.
Orange County, n Y, Wednesday to bid
Godspeed for all time to his wife and
son. who are to sail on the Holland
America Line steamer Ryndam.
With Mr. Earle viii come to say good
by also the woman who has been staying
with her brother and mother as a guest
in the Earle home for the past ten days,
and whom Mr. Earle will we'd as soon as
his wife shall have been granted divorce
in France
Acting on Conviction.
Mr.. Earle says that he is acting on his
convictions in this instance Conditions
over which he and his wife have lost all
cOatrol make them happier apart. This
has been agreed between them. The wo-
man who he intends to wed has been
living in his home for some days past.
entirely by his wife's consent, and all
viii part the best of friends.
The artist maintains that his scheme
of life is one designed 10 secure happi-
ness. He also says he is a Socialist but
that his determination to part with his
wife and wed another woman under con-
ditions of mutual agreement all around.
was not evolved from the teachings of
Socialism, but from his own conception of
mans duty to himself
He Is not a believer in free love, says
the artist. but in the freedom of love
when the dictates OF that passion run
counter TO the formal precepts laid down
by society.
Earle sets Forth Views.
\ reporter saw Mr.. Earle and his wife
al their home on the Earle estate, mile
outside of Monroe, tonight, and both of
them told the story of how they had
egreed to separate. The woman who is
TO be the second Mrs Earle after the art
lists present wife has secured the divorce
both have arranged fer. sat upstairs and
took no part in the conversation. Mr..
Earle said
LESS than ten years ago. when 1 was
studying art In Paris, 1 married a French
woman. She was very dear to me; she
is yet. but I'm another way 1 had all
that I seemed 10 need, my art, a wife,
and plenty to live on. We were very
happy. We came over here to live sew
eral years ago out here in the country
where we could be alone and undistuTbed.
We were still happy, and more so yet
when a son was born to US
But soon something began to arise be-
tween us. 1 cannot explain Call it in
compatibility of temper, conflict Of ideals,
what YOU may. This state OF affairs
grew continuously. I was an enthusiastic
student Of human nature and the causes
OF living and how best 10 live.
Heaven Directs AfinitieS.
I believe that we are married before
we are born. through Heaven-directed af-
fnities. and that marriage continues after
our death Believing this, ] came to see
that my wife was not my affinity.
"A few months ago went to Europe to
attend the deathbed Of brother On the
steamer I met a young woman who lives
in Bethlehem, Pa. She was a socialist
like myself Like me, she believed not
IN free love. but the freedom of love when
it opposes the dictates Of social proprie-
ties. We talked over these matters.
This young woman and I saw much
of each other in France. We became at
tached. We realized that our marriage
had been foreordained before our births
and Was 10 continue forever.
when this knowledge came to us
went to my wife's father in France and
told him the whole situation. I said that
4~r.d - l. T- J.
him. for both OF Us realized that we wer,
not suited TO each other ] told him thai
] did so in all kindness both to her anf
myself. He saw my point of view We
consulted a lawyer he recommended. anC
the divorce vas arranged. When I left
France he gave me an almost fatherly
farewell
Informs Wife Later.
I did this thing without the knowl
edge Of my wife When I returned 7 tolt
her OF the step I had taken. and after Z
while she was persuaded that it was fo1
the best. Then the woman who was m,
real affinity came up here to meet m1
l2ife.
She came, not as an inter!oper. bu
as a friend. She came perfectly ready T,
renOunce me if my wife insisted upon if
Her mother came with her, and later her
brother who has stayed with US since tht
mothers return TO Bethlehem We hav,
all lived urder the same roof together II
harmony. / am still my wife's husband
and l have but one wife
My wife has bought her tickets on tn,
Holland-American line and we will Q,
down TO New York tomorrow. m,
wife, and our friend, whose name I d,
not care to drag into this thing. ",
will all go down to the boat and ther,
say good-oy on Wednesday just like tn
best Of friends, the very best OF friends
Mrs. Earle nodded her head Looked a
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