The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
FROM WOMAN'S
POINT OF VIEW

Perhaps the reading public win be glad
when the woman who bought titled
husband, paid dearly for the luxury, grew
tired Of It. and asked the assistance Of
the law In riding herself of an ineur-
brance, commits the crowning folly of her
life and marries another man with past
which will not bear inspection. a member
of the very family which brought her
several years OF humiliation and sorrow.
She will deserve all that comes to her
in the way of punishment. for her eyes
are wide open now
Whatever may be said OF the foolishness
Of young American heiresses who marry
titles, It must be admitted that the veil
of inexperience and the glamour of ro-
nance blinds them 10 danger. They have
TO pay terrible prices for experience, and
usually secure some benefit from it. The
exception. Ike the present case, needs
another and a harder lesson to bring her
10 her senses. and 1 fancy that about
everybody. save the members of her own
family. hopes that she will set It. Ii
report Is true. family solicitude is made
up largely of a fear for her millions,
Idtllet tAdh HapplHtsS
A great deal OF domestic unhappiness
might be avoided If q small quantity Of
common sense figured in the matter.
Every woman ought TO know more than
something OF the man TO whom she In
trusts her future. II a wife grows up
with the man she marries. she will still
find enough surprises to keep her from
being bored, and that is about the COM
Portable quantity. A vast number CT wo-
men know absolutely nothing Of tbs char
acter of their wooers. and very Ettle OF
their habits and tastes. Sometimes they
start with a fair knowledge Of the In
come upon which they are to live. and
its source: sometimes they are totally
ignorant Of money affairs.
So we find badly tangled matrimonial
matters. Men with claims Of which the
wife must know nothing and families
living beyond their means because men
keep silent when they should initiate a
wife into the secrets Of business. II is
downright wicked to allow a woman 10
believe that she can spend money without
thought and later plunge her into an
abyss of debts and difficulties, some OF
which she could have averted Women,
as a rule. have such an abundance of
pride on which 20 draw IN emergencies
that disagreeabie discoveries In money
matters or personal conduct have no out
ward effect upon them. They shut their
eyes and pursue the even tenor Of their
ways, bearing merited or unmerited pun
ishment with dignity. The exceptions do
all sorts Of indiscreet things, and make
US ashamed Of our sex. for a while.
There Is no reason why a woman should
not exercise quite as much care in choos-
ing a husband as IN selecting her ward
robe. She studies materials with view
to wearing qualities and permanency OF
coiors-why not put the same tests TO
prospective life partner? The best thing
I have heard about the young woman
whom a sprig OF royalty Is wooing Is her
determination TO be untrammeled In reli
gion as well as money matters. It Is said
that she really loves the man, but she
has good sense. inherited from a long line
OF level-headed American ancestors. and
she is not going 10 accept the position of
a left-handed wife on any terms which
the American husband would scorn to
dictate Her independence will carry her
70 a reasonable amount OF happiness-rest
assured Of that-snd whatever omissions
she may fall into through excess OK affec-
ton viii be put straight by the father
who adores her and in whom she trusts.
BETTY BRADEEN.