Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-30

~ persons, that means the break
ing up Of that many happy homes,
have iourneyed across the broad Unit
ed States In the past year, and after
maintaining the prescribed residence
OF six months, have travelled east free
from married obligations and ready
to take chances again in the great
lottery OF love.
All winter this Mecca" OF the d.
vorce seekers has been snowbound
and crowded. II Is estimated that
ut least IL disconnected souls made
their advent weekly into the town
until Just before cold weather set
in, and not desirable cottage in the
place was for rent after the middle
OF December. The town is actually
flooded with strange faces from all
sections OF America, and even Eu-
rope, most Of them feminine.
Live ON Canned Goods.
During the first week OF the new
year weather conditions were at the
worst. Then, no trains could reach
the little village in the valley, and
food supplies consequently jumped In
price maryelously. Things reached
such stage that canned goods, beans
and tomatoes with salt pork as a
variation. became staple articles Of
diet.
Persons with unlimited means at
their disposal were In just as bad a
fix as the moderately well on.
Fuel became scarce, and many ac-
customed to steam heated fats and
cosy apartments or the best OF hotel
service, shivered In costly furs and
tried yalnly to keep warm.
To one in the ordinary walk of life
the "hardships" endured by the
wealthy divorce seekers would be OF
little moment. A month OF such salts
flying, wholesome. nutritious food
stables as pork and beans would be a
small matter. The average working
man would declare that things might
BIO much worse and sit down to his
daily meal with enjoyment, good ma
turedly varying the menu with fried
PORK and bean soup.
But to those used all their lives to
having their appetites pampered and
tempted. pork and beans very soon
grew extremely monotonous, and be-
fore the month of January was over
the bill Of fare afforded by the chefs
of Reno was regarded as little short
Of downright prlvation.
Some Of those who self-imposed
the discomfort they underwent have
written cheerful letters home in which
they declare that the freedom they
hope TO obtain and which they trust
win follow the long six months In
convenience will more than eompen-
safe.
A very fair illustration of the hard
ships that residents OF Reno have had
10 endure Is the experience during
the past winter OF Mrs. Henry Spies
Kip Little. former wife of Henry
Spies Kip, a well-to-do New Yorh
society man.
Tried Life of Romance.
A day or so after Mrs. Kip wai
handed a decree separating her from
her husband, she married the veal
thy son of Weather mining opera
tor. Filled with the new love and
thoroughly on with the old, she de-
clded that n romantic life with Little
In the picturesque mining town
would be ideal.
Recently Mrs. Kip Little wrote tc
a friend In New York. She told hel
friend that she was very happy and
that the tiny snow-eovered cottage Of
1.-THE mine superintendent was the love
lest place In the world. she admitted
however. that the grub" was Jaw
lful," and indicated that she wal
getting rather tired OF pork and
beans
| According to her friends in the so
elal world, the satisfaction OF the for
mer society woman and one time pro
ST ective operate singer Of New York
3ill be short lived, and they freely
prophecy that one more hard wintel
will send her scarrylng back 10 New
York and comfort.
Mrs. Kip Little's experience viii
winter weather In Nevada. 1t Is said
Is only an example OF what man!
others Of our Fociety women wen
through prior to their successful ap
plications to the courts for a sever
anee OF their marital relations. Re
cent Divorces are said to have haI
quite 3 tough time OF II.
Only q week or 50 ago Mrs. Eldhu
B. Frost, wife OF the New York law