The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-18
"ICAN'TALTOCETHER
BELIEVE IT." SHE SAYS.
MY Daughter Has Never
Been Taught Socialism,
or Eugsnics or Free
LoUe-She Has Been
Taught Ideals of Purity
She knsW Not What
She Did If She Signed
That AUful Pact"
MWgueyite MO0ers Mayshali.

Especial TO rbs Evening wosld.I
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. D.-If Mr..
Charieton w. washburne. nee Miss
Heiuis Chandler Of this city. had any
hand In dra wing UP the remarkable
pre-nuptid contract which she recently
signed In Pasadena. Cal. II 10 . case
OF reversion TO the primitive almost
without parallel For. contrary to all
rsportA, Mrs. Washburnes bringing up
has been Of the most conservative
variety. and her acquaintance with the
tsnsts OF Socialism. eugenics and
French noveiists has been absolutely
nil.
Among the startling terms Of the
agreement between young Mr.. and Mrs
Washburne IL the provision that neither
shall restrain tho other II he or she
shall see At to incur other parental re-
sponrbility." The publication broad
cast OF this most radical vow taken by
her daughter has resulted In the COM
plste prostration OF Mrs. Julia Davis
Chandler OF No. 1877 North Forty-iirst
street. She IL confined TO her bed.
closely guarded by q trained nurse. She
Ia unable to sleep or eat. and between
her sobs murmurs brokenly: The dis
grace. The disgracev"
II is absolutely impossible for any
one to see her. but to counterfeit vari.
Gus false and faxed ''interviews" she
gives out the following statement OK.
clusively to The Evening World:
SAYS SHE CANNOT ALTOGETHER
BELIEVE THE NEWS.
Never In my life have gone
through such suffering as this terrible
news about lelu!z has brought upon
me, Even now cannot altogether be-
Ileve II. have had a telegram simply
assuring me Of tho marriage. with the
promise that letters are on the way.
The waiting for these letters 10 nearly
driving ME crazy. / have autographed
repeatedly for complete explanation,
and to all our relatives In this part OF
the country begging them to come 10
my support.
II cannot believe that my daugh-
tor know what she was doing
WHOM she signed that awful pact,
II she did sign 1t. I know abso-
lutsly that NO such idsa had ever
entered her head whom she left me
last spring to pay q visit to hor
California relatives. Those ex-
travagant ana wicked vows sound
to me more like the foolish vaga-
riss Of . very young man But OF
course don't know how the
dreadful thing was drawn up.
MY daughter has never been laugh,
the smallest thing about socialism OF
feminism or eugenics or free love OF
any OF the radical and revolutio nary
| doctrines OF the present day. She Ia,
been brought up in a quiet Christian
home. and inculcated with the highes,
ideals OF purity and the deepest recog.
milton OF the responsibilities OF chastt
womanhood. In my teaching I have al,
ways emphasized for her the old-fash'
Toned. conservative views Of married
life and its duties.
1T Is quite untrue that we evei
Joined an Order OF Fifteen or ar
| Order OF the Star OF the East
never even heard OF the former. I hay,
read few books on theosophy. but
as every one knows. this system Of
philosophy contains nothing that Is no
pure and holy. And my daughter nevei
showed any interest In It: she was TO,
YOUNG for deep philosophy. she had Z
very sweet and simple faith. and wa,
q regular attendant OF the Episcopa
church. She always declared that sh,
would never be married except by IN,
forms OF this church. and the strictnes,