The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05
MRS. AsTOR DENIES
SHE WILL AGAIN WED
Former Wife of American
Millionaire Refuses Suit of
Lord CurZon.
INDIAN WOMEN CLEVER
Apparently Slaves, They Rule
Their Husbands Through
Feminine Wiles.
INDIAN WOMEN CLEVER
BY LADY MARY MANwARING.

Special Cable TO The Tribune
LONDON, Nov. THE report that
/ Lord Curzon and Mrs. Ava Astor. for
mer wife OF John Jacob Astor were to
I be married has been more or less cur
rent since bo-h were free 10 marry. and
while II never has been confirmed. II has
been more or less credited among the
4 friends of the famous statesman and the
/ beautiful American.
! Recently the report has been more in
sistent than ever. Some Of the wise
/ ones 90 so far as 10 predict conhdently
ment would he made before Christmas
and that the wedding would ne solemn
! lied before the winter season was over.
Now however the semi official an
/ nounccinent is made that there is 10 hs
no such wedding. either In the near fu-
ture or at any other time.
t ] understand that II IS through no fault
OF Lord Curzon that the marriage is not
/ 20 take place, The former vlceroy ot
( India has been q devoted worshtper, at
the shrine Of Mrs. Astor bur she has
another venture on the sea ot matri-
mony.
King George. Queen Mary and the roval
party FOR India next Thursday. II had
/ been decided 10 make one or two stops
at Italian ports on the voyage out. but
because OF the war with Turkey no stop
at all Will be made In European waters.
Indian Wives Rule Household.
The wiles OF women In India were dis
cussed ct the Lyceum club. .Piccsdilly. by
Miss Cornelia Sorabji Of Calcutta, lately
| studying at oxford. who gave her snf-
fraglst audience to understand that
while her womenfolk bowed 10 the In
/ evi,able in the matter OF sequestratins.
round their husbands. Referring TO the
lie led by the women behind the pur-
dab. Miss Sorabj said the Europeans
could hardly understand the strictness
OF its scclusion. Not only must woul-
an remain unseen by any man but her
husband; but many woman thought she
! heard by another man. Yet the power
possessed by these women vas eXtraor-
binary. Women WHO appeared mere
slaves. deormats FOR their lords 10 walk
over. very often ruled the households.
The women are helped by the
! priests" continued Miss Sorabji. The
with them. and priest Will know n Sc
! crct kept even from a husband-that is.
| the name OF the god his wife worshlps.
! The priests tell the superstitious men,
when the women are pleased the gods
are pleased. still. II a woman cannot
get her own way easily Il is astonish-
ing. how unpleasant, she can make her
self. Fer instance. If she is denied any
thing she may say. '1f ! do not get II
will dlshgure myself and she is sure
10 keep her word. know OF one woman
under me until you give me what | ask
for The husband was obstinate and
for long time would not give way He
did finally. but by that time keeping
in the one position had made his wife u
permanent cripple.
Has ''sulking Room
"Apar, from these methods wife can
suk, and she does some times for days.
In every old Indian house there Is
room called the sulkinc room. and II a
disobliglng husband came home 20 food
10 find nothing cooked and his wife shut
UP in this room. he frequently came 10
terms
For the mos, part" said the lectur-
er. the women get their own way by
subtle means Their methods may per
haps be best illustrated by the way they
seek 10 propltiate the god Oostacle-he
is. OF course a male. They do not ap-
proach him directly. but they take
lamp TO ans crossroads You may see
the yelled women running between mo-
tor cars and tram cars in the big cities
with their little lamps. They plant them
down I'm the midst OF the traffic. run
back 70 the paving and watch. II the
lamp lasts long time before Il Is
knocked down or blown out they think
that the god Obstacle has noticed II and
Is appeased. Perhaps better educated
them ls-fattery.
A notable army resignation OF interest,"
Lord Rocksavage. elder son OF the mar
uu!s OF Chomondeley. who reured from
the Ninth Lancers and now Lord SOM
crs is resigninr his commission IN INC
concerning Lord Somers has come rather
as a surprise. as he was known 10 be
keen on his profession. He has been
good at sport well as soldering, ana
TWO or three years ago Won the douoles
with Mr. Astor in the Military cham
pionshlp racquets. Lord Somers. tall.
coed looking fellow not yet -. Is fine
horseman but he has bad one or two
nasty accidents while riding. from the
latest OF which he has only just recov-
cred 4 bachelor. his heir is his uncle.
~. Vicar OF Edsnbridge, who married
an American lady with the remarkable
Christian names OF Deas Thusnelda-
Lord Somers is going on tr1p 10
Canada.