The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
Old World Gossip
BY LA mAnauIsE DE FoNrENoY.
. oUNrEss pI cAsrELM aNAKDo.

- OUN'rEsS DI cAsTELM t;NARDo.
daughter of the lats General
Thomas B. Van Barren, and
grancnlece of President Martin Van
Buren,. deserves II fuller mcntion than
she has received In her brief obituaries
on Tuesday last. II for no other reason
than that of all the American women
unhaIuily married to foreigners. OF
more or less authentic titl., she was
the only one bold enough To take ad-
Vantugc OF the laws of Continental
Europe. to have her husband arrested
convicted and sentenced to q term of
inI,riAonnetit when she discovered
that lie had betrayed her.
ON the Continent of Europe. marital
fniil;irssrcss hgurcp on tho statute
books as Il criminal oncnse Not only
can the deceived husband secure the
ar;.5,i OF his unfaithful wife. and of
nor 3'hnity, but h" can likewise obtain
thcl' being sent TO Jail for term OF
t!% months or more. In France. or
fIihcG. | should say, in Paris ladies
VIII" have thus erred have the add
tional humiliation of having TO serve
thcir time in that awful prison of ST
lazarc. more particularly devoted 10
tho Incarceration of fallen women ana
the very name of which Is sufficient to
GAUGE shudder. by reaso, OF the
stigma of infamy mich & sut;c=sts
But II Is not only the betrayed hug
band "ho has this meana OF retribu-
ton End of revenge ut his disposal 1t
is likewise within the reach OF the
WIG whom her husband rors;tkcs for
some ether fair one If she can secure
evidence against them. she can have
thcni both consigned to prison for SOW
eral rcnths.
Cur,nryi,. ..l
rareIy take advantage of this law &c
get even with their errant husband. or
Win the object Of his infatuntion. and
The former Edith Van Buren, who was
VcES nasterful woman, and In her
younger days extremely handsome. Is
INC only American married TO n for
clghcf VINO has ever gone to The length
or having him condemned to infpriso,.
inent Tor betrayal. before iivorcinp
MN. We're there more women like the
Erahdniece OF Martin Van Buren,. Prcsi
uen- or the United States. and were
iorciEu husba nds to feel that II :hcv
were guilty OF maVtaI misconduct. Of
Ten spending the money OF their rIc,,
Hm"r'can wives upon other fair one,
'heF would be sent To Jail. by way of
penalty. less would he heard of Tho
l'''tN or the so-called international
marriages..
In Germany there Is very ac,,v.
a VIZ" 70 the abolition OF prison sou.
tcncc' ana lines TO the state for mari
,'i i"iFb"havior. which. IL IL argued
~ AT the worst a breach OF contract
az Nuch' 1t is claimed. IL should he
"calt with by the civil courts With
VIII be tree to assess tho darlapeq NO,
:lhie by the defendant 10 th4 nc,i,,n,a,
In the case
In England. on the other n,pd ,horo
~ Popular agitation in progress Il,
i1N"F or tho treatment of infrnc,,or.
OIL Tie seventh commandment ms ,
crime, punisha bic by jail ana 0uc 70
inc state AZ present they escape the
ar''''ha, law: on the plea that thes
are e"ci"siastical onenscs In this
sense. that II was formerly .!eaI, win
am punished by the ecclesiastical
court OF the land. The ccciesiasticnl
Tihunhls, however, have long since for
,eneh their right to impose ian SEN
'ch'ea; consequently matrimonial nil.
cohutct IS now dealt with az a mere
orc"ch OF civil contract. tn. divorce
court In London dctcrrnining ubc,be-
or MOI there Is ground for dissolution
ot me marriage. and also the amount
OF d9maEes payable by the corcspon
tioncr.
This legal immunity from pun,s,,.
inent does not. however, extend TO
Scotland. For, although can!taI nun
ishmeit has not been impose, there -or
more than 100 years past uDon those
round guilty OF violation Of ;ho seventh
commandment, Yet the law Of 1858
enac,'u by Parliament AT Edinburgh.
ana bearing the sign manual OF Mary
Vuetn or Scots. providing the death
penalty for matrimonial misconduc,
remains unrcpealed to this .iay. on tho
code OF the northern Kingdom or
George v. %
Memories OF its existence are how
cV'r. recalled from time to time bv inc
'ac', little known south OF the Tweed
mat as far az property FIGHTS are
concerned. divorce IL eouiva,ont IN ~.
death OF the one OF the couple who 10
In default. For the successful nett
TONER. on the decree OF the dissolu,Ior
ot the union being pronounced. at once
succeeds to all legal rights thar would
nave come to him. or to her. on tho
demise OF the guilty party. Let me ndd
that In Scotland the decree nisi OF
English divorce law Is unknown
There Is n single and final Judgment.
which becomes effective on the spot.
or all Edward Wis friends ana as
sociatcs. there WAS none who stood 40
clcse to him throughout the last forty
SIX years OF his life, or WHO vas TO
such a degree In his intimacy. "a the
late Lord Sufiield. who has Jus: Dnsseo
away In London, at an advanced age
fossessed OF n peerage by Inheritance.
and OF ancestral wealth, he had Moth
Ing to gain by tn, favor OF his royn,
friend. He was absolutely independent,
ami his devotion to the late king was
prompted wholly ana entirely by :he
most disinterestei affection.
II / refer to him, 1t is to Law stress
upon what he says in his memoirs
about the relations of the iate King
with Emperor William ,,uriouS,v
enough, 1t has been overlooked In all
the reviews that have seen OF the
DOCK. Yet II Is most interesting and
deserving Of attention. Writing Of the
Emperor. he says:
"lle has always worked with n yItw