The evening world., 1911-01-07


capable of self-support.
Certainly IT'S true. There can be no
question about IT," replied Mrs. cav III
the wonderful contralto tones "n'e"
have sent the woman's gospel arouno
the world. "Forty-two years ago az
cording to John Stuart Mill. but three
women had ever applied for divorce III
England. That was because the WHO
property belonged absolutely TO the nus
band after marriage. and II she et'
him for no matter what cause OF h'-
treatment or infidelity she cou'd 'ANe
nothing with her. She could NOS taNe
her children. She did not even W her
clothes. Naturally. under such cohu'-
,ions. women endured everything.
The Conditions To-Day.
"ro-day," Mrs. Gait continued
I grcat majority Of divorces are
rrantsd to women, and the ma
iority u Of divorce II inhdsl'ty.
women have urged their greater
financial independence to insist upon
HIGHER standard Of family LIE.
That 10 why divorce II an optiniis-
tic symptom Of our times. It ragnts
wrong done 20 an individual wo-
man and sets . higher OF
d for other husbands ana
vtyss in the community. It insists
mon the husbands Adsuty."
..But there are men who do not con-
slider fidelity practicable SAID
..There is, you know, the sort OF per-
son who says, Good women don't uaher'
stand these things, because OF course'
MEN can't discuss them with them,
But that type OF man Is excep''oha
when We consider .hc United states az
n whole" Mrs. Gait answered. III
may be rather frequent and evident III
= ,rea, city like New York, where no
one knows what his neighbor Is doihs'
but I am a great believer IN tne 'n.u'
tho essential decency OF men, '"i
there are a great many men who ~
serve their marriage VOWS as faithfuny
a. women. I should say that IN the
.u.,, communities of this country more
49, 90 per cent. OF tho people, men
- ,,omen alike. lead absolutely clean
lives.
Respects the Wife More.
THE greater financial independence o,
women has not only raised the genera
standard o. marriage, but 1t has IN
crea sed the individual mans respect io'
h,s wife. We all know that a man ma
much more real respect for the woman
u,bo Is CAPABLE OF s~elf-support or whc
Ia. a little money OF her own than NJ
feels for the helpless dependent crea'
,u-e. There Is much more comradeshii
hetween a man and a eii-sustainin
n,oman. He has the same feeling Of
o,r.N,y. OF respect for her that he hal
,or hi. brother or any other man capa
vi, n, going off on an independent tan
gent.
MAN cares more for h new
woman than he ever cared ior Tn"
old, Hero and there perhaps tnsre
Ia nome one who clings to the old
IDEAL OF an adorable doll, but the
Ideal 10 PASSING
and the adorable dolls themselves
vho 81, around our hotels and get fat
,ar and more useless every day, are no
tscy BEGINNING to feel misgivinss as Il
their u~sefulness?" | asked.
..They are" agreed Mrs. Gait. 81
, know several of them, and they are
very unhappy. They have TO improviss
duties and a~musements every day.
Too Much Idle Time.
You see, their lives are so much more
emnty. more useless than they were
generation ago. when fine embroider,
was an art witch every lady OF leisure
cultivated. when weaving was done ir
the home AID the mothers and daugh'
-ers OF the rich mad their own I'm,
underwear. Sow little II any embroid
srv ~ hne sowing Is done by .womer
az ielsure--and they have Just SO much
more !dicness to employ"
what do you think OF Judge Neff'l
declaration that nigh prices and {
struggle 10 keep up appearances Ar
responsible f1r he wrecking OF a lsrg'
number OF homes
My own experience and observation
CO not bear II out, answered Mrs. Gait
II have never known OF IA single cas-
where a home was wrecked by extrava
gance o. social ambition. AS / said ba
fore, the great majority OF divorces ar
granted to women for inndelity. An,
this means that the homes OF the fu
ture will have a frmer foundation
though they are built upon the wreck
age Of the past"