The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-19
What Was Poor, Beautiful Jobyna
Rowland to Think When Husband
Arthur Stringer Told Her That He
Adored Her, and Then Wrote That
Women Weren't Necessary to Poets
COULD Any Wife Stand For It?

In that gorgeous gown" But that aid not pre-
vent her finding among the notes. when she
placed his desk in order that afternoon, the note
unmstakaby in his handwriting:
Woman finding herself with no resource
except to appeal 10 her possessor's magma
ton. was coerced into a display OF those at.
tributes which would most effectively and
permanently placate a somewhat capricious
master. She acquired the dazzle habit. And
as mating became more petltive she real
lied the advantage OF ornamentation. OF add
Ing fictitious value to her person by the
things with which she adorned It. Out OF this
was born the parade instinct in woman"
She gasped when she discovered the title under
which he gathered this and other selfiluminat-
Ing remarks. II The Woman Barbarous"
What could woman believe? He said this
he wrote that. and he refused 10 explain the
incongruity. Broodng. she decided that he could
not. The differences we're irreconcilable. She
had married a monster. monster of inconsist-
ency! Verify the Inconsistencies OF men are great
and many. while those Of women small and
few,
and you are the greatest OF all women" her noet
spouse might rhapsodize, but OF what avail
that when there struck her blow from a
page surmounted by his name:
The unequivocay great women Of re-
corded time could be inscribed a sheet OF
paper no bigger than this printed page"
And there appeared neither her name nor any
hint OF her in the list that followed.
Man the irresponsible. Every woman loves
to hear the man of her heart say: Angel Of
goodness. I worship you" But why should Mr.
Stringer waste valuable breath in such assertions
when in his Irish poems he finishes his on
"Wimmin Folk" with this:
For when gerrls love We we'll my lad
They're thrue TO nayther Law letter.
Ills when they're most disheartenin' bad
Yen learn TO love such angels betther"
Mr. Stringer grew quite accustomed to hearing
haltsobbing exclamation, oh Arthur" after
his wife had cut the leaves OF his latest hook
or had dipped into his latest magazine article
And having nothing 10 say. he said II. But NEXT
day he wrote: who can restrain poet? Him.
self least OF all"
1T is because Jobyna persists in stayine m
the stage" the conjecture OF a few friends
when they heard OF the packing OF many de;or.
mined trunks in the Strnger household But long
ago the poet withdrew his objection 10 his beau
tful vife's Eracing the boards True he pre.
ferred his quiet pipe by the fire. six months a
year on the home farm az Cedar Springs Canada
a permanent roof growing family but this IL
an age OF indiyiduallsm. and he recognized his
Vifes RICH TO develop her individuality.
II was that pom Of his. that runaway pen. hat
always outstripped his tongue. that made his
life and works rial balance sheet. crisscrossed
With errors. they agree caused the parting OF
the ways
She heard him love undylnE. eternal and
Natched him write rollickins verse inspired by
stone ~ hs vito. watch in impatient hand
He Landed her beauty. He told her n was A
Eift OF the gods lie said he was proud 70 be
ne Husband ~ one of the most beautiful women
IN America. But he wrote this
The beautiful woman begins he wrong
~ she has intellect u atrophies through mac
lion. for TO succeed she has only 10 smile
Tor a time. a very little time. as compared
With The long stretch OF woman's No
Who can blame Mrs StrinEer ~ she uDutfersd
wretch through hcr - teeth az vicousv "a
did the villain In the theatre where she was
playing
lie might vow eternal fidelity but of aha,
aVai y non no wrote for this newspaper:
uFiT woman keeps him"
Mrs strinser had healthy ambition for con.
tined success on the stage
Yet her husband wrote:
The ugly women are the
prize winners Of the world
Who 30 great as Bernhardt.
~ and who ugly and ~ 50
~ compelling fagcnation?"
~ And since Mrs Sfrinrer
NJ didn't know which state.
NJ menta no rspat oral or
Nh written. and since Mr. Strln.
M ger didn't seem % know or
M wouldn't admit he do Mr.
NJ SfrinFcr has zone 20 Detroit
" and Mrs Strlngtr romans in
VI View York After year
II probably divorce With Mr.