The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-27
Breach of Promise Suits
Non a Topic of Discussion
Outcome of the Northampton Case Leads Many in England
to Favor Abolition of Such Actions, but Others
Vigorously Maintain Present Law
STATUS OF CHORUS GIRLS is VASTLY IMPROVED

SIS The abolition OF such actions
"o"'o nave direct bearing on tho o,,es.
ton OF divorce" vac fueS'
woman should suffer IN silence"
MIS- harold Gorst. the well known
'''cr and author OF The Soul of MIly
''ce' All actions ror breach q,
p'''hise should be abolished. But FIJI.
IS no, tho view OF all women many .,
"hom argue that IL a man breaks ~.
promise he Should pay because ,ha
woman has lost a chance OF bei,,
ported TO me the idea is rcpuIsive ,,d
cannot understand how any woman
can cheaper her feelings nv hr,ng,,
Such an action. 1t is Il great confession
OF weakness 1t is much better IL a
e!rl has been Tilted that she should laugh
as II she did not caro- at all-yes, though
she suffer IN secret"
STAGE NEEDS NO MEDICATION.
| That the social status of tho stage need,
no vind!cat!on nowadays is the opinion OF
MI Frank Boyd. editor OF the Pelican. a
weekly paper which is devoted mainly To
tho profession. Apart from those lad,ea
OF the stage who would adorn any circle
which they may enter" ne said. 1T is not
always sufficiently realized. perhaps that
the whole standard OF the profession Is
vastly different from oil ola <a,,,o,oa
conceptions OF It TO go no higher in ,he
ranks OF the profession than the chorus.
you may take It that the chorus girl OF tho
London stage Of to-day IS a nice we'll
spoken, wei! educated eir o. a very good
class OF society. one need only be present
at voice trial such as takes place any
day 20 -ealize this. She has usually re-
ce!ved an excellent musical education. and
can read music at sight, She receives
certainly n, the leading theatres. a very
good salary in proportion 10 the amount
81 work actually required o. ner. and she
( is a bright attractive. clever girl. Her
matrimonial opportunities arc POSSIBLY
brighter than those OF tho same class Of
sir. in any othe. occupation. and she has
tho feminine tact and ada7,ahil.,y 10 cir
cu'nsiances which enable her 10 co:npo,t
herself becom.ngly In any society IN
which she may find herself"
1t IS only one who has been placed tus.
I as Daisy Markham. however. and has
lived some years aiterward who can give
the answer to tho position OF woman IN
such circumstances.
SO said MISS Birdie Sutherland. who
accepted $4,000 damages aga.ns, the
/ Hon. Dudley Marjor!banks. Miss Suthe--
land retains all her beauty. and her
statuesque figure IS perhaps more com
mand!nG and more gracious now than
when Il was the wonder OF the London
stage.
Money Is plo compensation n a breach
Of promise ctse for what woman loses"
she said This is particularly true when
the woman IS an actress Let me warn
every woman. whatever her situation. No
damages ever invented are payment The
money IS no use. II seems 20 do you no
good II almost marks .;se!f as not your
own money. Let any woman who finds
herself n the position OF bringing breach
Of promise su!i consider many times before
She takes step she will always regret.
The young men and the old men of
society think they can so further with an
actress just because she IS an actress
Thcy talk TO her freely. they go about
with her freely. they make havoc OF her
affections with a feeling OF responsibility
which is in Itself an insult Then when
they grow tired. when they have com
promised her by leading her TO think she
IS engaged. when all the world has coupled
their names together. they throw her aside.
All this because she is an actress. Is she
not also a woman? Why should men
unscrupulousy DO to an actress what the
rules OF social honor do not permit them
to 90 10 their friends sisters. what in
fact they dare not do?
one day a man forgets. Only woman
knows what womans memory IS TO a
woman