The evening world., 1912-11-05
SCOLDS AMERICA
ABOUT MARRIAGE,
4. LOVE, DIVORCE
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Cosmo Hamilton Declares
American Women Never
/ Marry. for Love.
AN APOSTLE NEEDED.
So Is a Thunderbolt and the
Dramatist Hopes 1t
Will Come.

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The American woman never
@arr1sS for love.
The sslf-supporting American
woman never marr1ss at all.
And II she ices marry she never
has any children.
All OF which are the CHEEKY conclu-
sions of Cosmo Hamilton. the young
English dramdtist who wins further
claim to consideration through his new
and hotly discussed novel. The Out
post of Eternity" Mr.. Hamilton's tale
Is a vigorous protest against the disuse
and disenchantment into which the good
old fashion OF marriage has lapsed. And
Mr.. Hamilton himself Is walking.
talking protest against this particular
laxity. He wears the Socialistic blue
shirt and unstarched collar. his hair IL
Socialistically long. he has the Fabian
trick of taking himself seriously-and
yet he roundly denounces II. q. Wells
ct al. as talking through their hats
and worse than foolish-mad"'
I'D jolly well like to start a crusade
for MARRIAGE he exclaimed, when the
interviewer asked him how he would
improve the decadence he deplored.
Something's got to be done. Some
oou! eo' " ""Ne ~" 1922 w a,
HOT reahy eouh'is 9e'' ~.
A"erN", anu W" "e'e' W."
oon call "ai' anu 'e""e ''"
shrinking your Jobs.
WE NEED AN APOSTLE OF MAR.
RAGE.
"Really some great apostle ought 10
rise among YOU. some apostle OF mar
riage as 1t used to be. marriage az II
ought to be, simple and sane ana an
evitable. You ought to have the IDEA
oft hammered into you. In your DOCKS
and plays and political speeches IL
should be taught In your schools. a.
little children you should realze the
dignity and beauty OF the estate !
would get hold Of your great bodies OF
women. Of your suffrasists"-
'.But don't you know" be was inter-
rupted, that one OF the rejoicing paeans
OF che sufYra sssts is that woman has
discovered that there's a great deal In
the world for her besides marriager"
"Isn't that rot" he excl Timed frankly.
'fhe glorification OF the old maid!
That's what we're coming to. that's
alreadY
IN work which can be done by women
WIN are not wives and mothers. But
LAT the superfuous women do It, They'll
a,vavs exist. the women who are not
attractive not desired. Give them their
,s.noa AZ tho business posits,ns,' DOM
&C.,. ,beso on Tho women who might be
a~,nr .or,stbing hotter. don't let these
-,.,.,.~ ,homseIvss mistake their real
-, :. .,a S,ate,
IN. ,,,.,,,a ,ou haya woman marry.
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80. .,..o 81. hrt NTH . natural
.,,.,,,, ava ,n-hr,ng,np why
$1,000. -. cnu.o VIII VIM tell me
uX.t On earth Is to prevent IL?
~Women are not marrying for love
nsv. When they take husbands II Is
~ get away from home, to get their
Anrers into a deepr pocketbook. to be
ahie 10 give bigger dinners and dances
The obvious proof that this Is true lies
IL in the fact that the self supporting
woman who has already won her way
out of the home to independence rarely
marr,es at all.
~sbe sees nothing in II for her. And
4, hv anv chance she does associate hen
era,,v that. nothing more. There 10 M
true marriage, no true home, for she
wall not have children. She and hel
equally buslness-like partner come L
the conclusion that II they pool tnei
salaries and their efforts they will 'ge
on faster. But children would hinde
rather than help the getting on A
a mother the woman would have to Civ
I'D her position and her good salary
while the money that might be spent II
dining influential people and PAYING th'
rent Of the expensive but fashionahy
located fiat would 80 IN baby cio'"e
and perambMators.
LESS MOTOR CARS AND MORE
CHILDREN.
CAN this talk about not being able 4
afford children Is such absolute hypoc
risy!" Mr.. Hamilton broke of vehem
entity, What does It actually mean
] that the father and mother must g
10 the theatre less frequently, buy fewe