The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
seclnsfbn 81 the Womcn-Divorces
Easily Outlined.

EnAlly ObtNIneO.
With the Persian one cannot discuss
his womenfolk. To ask Persian
about his wife is grave breach OF
etiquette. The most you can do Is e
ask about the .motI,sro M ms son SON III
mention them; they are misfortune
to be suffered in silence.
While the sexes remain separated as
at present, there can pc !ittle l real az,
vance. The man does not see 3lis VIE
until after. the marriage ceremony; the
woman still lives the secluded. stupefy-
Ing life Of the farenl. She grows up
ro OPP S' gen aG Keep out Of their
chlldren's sight Is concealed from her;
she Is left TO the dictates of her In
stincts. which, as she. sees very little
Slaves, are u not . very eleyatlns. Her rs-
liglon is drowned In the lowest super.
stltions, and as she. Is seldom taught
to read and write. the only means she
would hardly have any meaning for us
because they are SO stupid"
She Is kept secluded that she may
| remain faithful, and the inevitable re-
sYlt = thet intrigue ~ ferns rd haf the
adventure that he had with a we'll
guarded lady OF high fank in a jewel
er's shop. He, attracted her attention;
dropped her jasmine; he picked 1T up.
Tho next day they met again in the
same shop. We gould hays r, Wis she. t f6r
author tantalizes US by breaking of In
the middle. II 1t had no conclusion
4 the sad state of too many love affairs
had he done what . Persian assuredly
!. would have dona and invented the rest.
4 1t viii como as q surprise to many
that divorce is as easy in the unchang-
j 1T depends entirely on the VIII Of the
husband, who under the. pretext that
his wife Is bad tempered. barren. ex-
travagant. excessively lean. invalid or
does. not enter this category, because
death settles that The only drawback
for the husband Is that he must pay
the dowry IL the action Is his. For
who in a order to avoid this nuisance iii
F treat and beat their wives till they
themselves move for divorce-since In
that case there Is no necessity to pay
anything.
In another way Persia reminds one n,
things as difficulties. with servants,
even in Teheran. The author dis.
had been tailor was incompetent tc
do anything but sew on buttons. The
man protested: what will become Of
/ me now. that have been eating your
j
driven out into the streets?" He wa.
. reminded that he had only been EN-
i ployed for a fortnight; he answered
!. that he felt It had been for years. IS
: was told that he was no good; but hi.
volubility only increased. low can,
, be no good after having stayed. witt
tyou? Can You forget what Sa,di said
IA piece Of clay having fallen into thu
Hammam from my beloyed,s hand int
Q mine. said to It, Art thou musk o.
: ambergris that am drunk with TIL!
perfume, which catches at the heart?
1t answered: I was but a WORTHLESS
piece of clay, but was in the compan!
!, OF the rose for moment. This com
: panionship transformed me, or else
e should still be the same piece Of cla
q that vas"
> One can pity the state of an Englis
mistress confronted with such an argu
ment. The author kept his servant an
other week, and he remarks disconso
= lately that in that time he discovered
n that If the tailor was poet he wa
r also thief.