The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-12
Blaming it on the Woman


judge, passing on petition for $4,000 year ali
mony, scored numerically the suing wife, saying:
''These society women live too high. They go to
fashionable hotels and drink highballs and smoke
cigarets instead of staying at home and trying to
make their husbands happy. When they are mar
red to unfortunate enough to have a fortune
they into court and say their social position
requires exorbitant alimony. This woman had a
soft thing and she lost him. She has been working
him like gimlet. She'll never get any such anony
from me-"
This was the case:
Twenty thirty years ago, Joseph Williams
moved from San Francisco to Wellesley Hills, a
charming suburb of Boston. He had two daughters,
who grew to be beautiful women One day Papa
Williams only moderately well-to-do, took home to
dinner New York millionaire. The millionaire fell
in love with one of the daughters and wedding soon
followed
Blanche Williams had lived simply in home
where she was kept busy by useful work. But as1
Mrs. George Heye she was installed in great home,
surrounded by luxury servants and high life; and
in less than nine years separation followed. He,
it is alleged pursued other attractions and she is
seeking divorce
She is living in a hotel apartment which costs
$4,000 year. Tips and extract eat up So 400 more
$4,000 year. Tips and extras eat up So 400 more
a year; for pin money she thinks she needs $1S,OO0l
of country place takes $4,000; her garage and
six automobiles call for $20000 her clothing is est
mated at $18O0O and incdentals, OF course come I'M
proportion.
Was the Judge just? Is the blame entirely on the
woman?
Nothing is said about what the husband spent.
But it's safe guess that ii he had been trying like
man to live simply and wholesomely the wife would
never have been encouraged allowed to form these
ridiculousy wasteful and extravagant habits. Hel
took her when she was young and poor and he must
have had much to do with her transformation She
is young woman yet. The judges tongue-lashingl
may do her good, especially it he trims her amony
to reasonable proportions.
But we wish that he would say something fitting
about the rich men of New York who make it prac-
tice to spoil the women with whom they associate.
They are the real profligates
Police Superintendent Hyland of indianapolis, is
blinking from blow between the eyes and there's
small hope of his recovery. The decent women OF
the city have arisen one man and demanded that
Hyand stop the wearing of split skirts without I'M
dergarments, and they hope he III ''take is seriously
they add. Take it seriously? The whole Indianapo-
lis police force is doing that for they re asking how
in thunder they re going to tell whether not those
undergarments are on.
Death has taken Homer Morrison from this vale of
tears and trouble. Homer husband to two Chi
cago women and engaged to third Death knows
his business.
Blenheim Castle which Consueo vanderbilt's
millions made right comfortable, is closed Some
suffragettes have been shopping about IN the
bushes on the front lawn.
Imperial Valley, Cal, has crop of So million can
taloupe melons.
One of Canada's statutory provisions for barring
out Japs is s'deemed unsuited to the climate" But
California never will fall back anything like
that.
Ohoans have formed state alfalfa association.
Wonder if those Buckeyes are going to like stewed
alfalfa.
Guess Nelson Bennett can come back all right
He certainly has shown the youngsters in the con-
tracing business how to bore tunnels.
The strawberry man is doing pretty well by us
now and if the milkman would only respond with
more cream, life would be all bliss.
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