The evening world., 1911-07-01

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Mrs. Faith Gambler. the "kissless
bride" 10 suing for separation from
her husband because she thinks he
ins ufi ciently kissed. petted and adored
her. She asserts that his limit was
two kisses per diem and that ne cut
this down to a zero OF the return
from their honeymoon tour. She Is
young and pretty. he IL middle aged
and wealthy. They have been living
apart since last August.
Apparently the rock upon which
this household split was q kiss.
Yesterday six representative women.
all Of them married, were asked for
their views on marital osculation.
Here are the replies.
NINE. LILLIAN NoRDiCA Mrs.
George W. Youns):
"Cyrano de Bergerac named tho kiss.
among other beautiful things. the rose
dot on the ! In loving That Is how /
have always thought Of 1t.
Between W people who really
cars for zach other. It IL quite the
UWGObOwb O8PxSUH0h Ok
s6sction. I don't So Why IL should
be restricted to he period Of court
. ship. The Kiss after marriage 10
frequently not . kiss at 81 only n
mechanical psSk. I think that hus-
bands ana wives need TO learn how
70 kiss each other.
Every one of course 10 familiar with
the smous Gibson picture, Love Can
Die Between the sombre young man
n woman the little lead Love lies
stretched In his comm. | have often
thought that the cold. formal kisses
given and taken by many married peo-
pie are so many stones nung on Loves
coffin.
There can be no exac. enumeration OF
the kisses that should pass between
husband and wife. and az rye tried 70
show, it's quality and not quantity tina,
counts most. But I think the good
night n the good morning kiss shout
never be forgotten. II n husband
works In an office he would naturally
kiss his wife before ~.eaving for work
and Immediately after he gets home
When she appears cha-m.ngiy dressed
for dinner another kiss would seem e
pt u OrutTs nat hahtS ' tiVhi
scarcely think any happy couple would
want TO get on with less, and there II
certainly no law against more"
MRS. WILLIAM GRANT BROWN
President Of the New York City Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs:
Somebody ought to get out a matri
monfal manual for the benefit OF sucl
silly people as that Mrs. Gambler. Sh,
should have d all set down In blacl
and white. How. When and wher'
10 Kiss and then perhaps she'd h
satisfied.
Fancy counting a husbands kisse
and r~eproachfuliy reading the sum 10
tai In open court! I should think
woman would have more personal pride
more self respect. As for trying seri
ouslv TO make n general Rule for kiss
ing n Is perfect nonsense. ! cal
imagine myself permitting any boo
on Manners After Marriage TO dictat
tire number Of times my husband ough
to kiss mo. It's 40 purely a persona
matter. ana no good at all unless spon
~taneous.
II do hin though, that there II
great deal Of silly feminine hysteri
wasted on this very subject. We a
know the woman who becomes a maj
tyr every time her tremendously bus
husband PUSHES on downtown w'tho,
kissing her. He may be hurrying
keep an appointment that means tno'
sands OF dollars to hlm-doliars he CIV,
to his wife-but she walls that ne doesn
love her any more makeS both hi
and herself supremely uncomfortable.
"a maA and woman may care .
very gysat deal for each other,
quite without any physical demon
STATIONS. There are 20 many more
important things In life than
Kisses.
Our hysterical. erotic, self obsesr'
women should wake up to the nee'
Of the world around Them"
MRS. CLARENCE BURNS, Pre-,
dent Of the Little Mothers Aid A
sociation:
In the Gambler case n young wom'
married a man Who, II not old. was
least many yeA1 older than herse
He was also wealthy, which may ha'
been a mere coincidence. But l ha'
noticed that young women never mar
old men who are poor. There Is new
any question OF failing In love wi
these men.
"Whsn Q oms msrriss q man
for money or place. b must not
expect to nave . thrown In.
Love 10 something more than .
trading stamp handed out with
! any matrimonial bargain.
The woman who makes q pure
commercial de- OF her marriage. O
! fering so much OF youth and go
looks In return for 80 many dollar
q ought not TO expect a bonus OF kiss'