The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-25
Rumors Of Other Causes Induce
Husband to Explain
Separation.
WIFE SAILS FOR PARIS
Can't Understand Why Weary
Husband Didn't Enjoy
Tango and Dinners.

van NinrlnBe, inc iaWycr' son Oh LIT. d.
Howard Van Amringe. for fifty years
dean OF Columbia. and his wife. Mrs
Martha Bowers Van Amringe. daughter
of John NJ. Bowers. the lawyer.
Mrs. Van Amrinse closed her home At
563 Park avenue three weeks ago and
sailed for Paris. She may establish a
residence there and sue her husband for
divorce.
NJ. and Mrs. Van Amringe agreed to
separate last October because OF incom-
patibiity. Mr.. Van Amrtngc went to live
at the Netherland Club at Gramercy
Park West. After that their failure to
appear together at the social gatherings
which they usually attended caused com
ment. This finally led TO rumors as 10
the cause o. their separation.
Denies Truth OF Rumors.
The many false stories in circulation
concerning the matrimonial troubles Of
the Van Amringes led Mr., Van Amringe
to discuss frankly :he separation yes
terday.
while would much prefer that this
matter be confined 80 a subject OF con-
versation. as It has Cor come months past,
instead OF becoming matter OF news"
ne said. the real cause of our separation
is 50 simple that should much prefer to
have It known than TO have the untrutn-
ful stories continue in circulation.
II have heard new IDEAS advanced
every day a. 10 the reason my wife ard
I separated. While haven't heard ye;
tina. | beat my wife. ! have heard that l
was a drunaard ana that my father-ln-
law had been buying all my clothes. AS
"A matter Of fact | have a very successful
law practice OF my own and Il has never
been necessary for me to ask Aid of Mr..
Bowers. My relations with Mr.. Bowers
have always been and are now most cor
dial.
The social uhri OF New York IS really
respons! bia. adAsss 20 the fact tina, the
society women OF TO-DAY have no respons!
b!iities. They have little to occupy them
selves with bu; dinners, bridge and tango
parties. and IL is very difficult for u busy
professional man. worn out with the eS-
er,ions of the day. TO approach these
things a. the evenings with the enthusiasm
fe;t for them by his wife. who counts on
her he.
Evening Hush 10 Dinner Party.
Why. have reached my home a:
twenty minutes to S o'clock on an evening
and at s o'clock have been sitting down
at Il dinner party IL another house.
THE crisis really began abou; - year
ago. when conditions were such that \
was compelled 10 work very hard. Just
az this time our social engagements FOR
each evening became more numerous.
soon began to realize that my wife was
rot happy with me. and although | loved
her AZ much as ever. and stu do. l did
not deslr" her to continue living with
me when she felt that she would lie hap
pier alone have always been devoted
to my wife, and although she was an in
valid when we were married nursod her
back to health. I would welcome her
back now II she would come. but know
her mind is made up.
II have no idea what Mrs. Van Amrlnge
intends to do. and do not know whether
she closed up the Park avenue house per-
manently when she went TO Europe.
shouldn't be surprised IL l were served
with papers In q divorce suit, and If SO l
would accept service and put myself
within the jurisdiction OF the court. on
the other hand | should not be surprised
II there were no legal action whatever.
Selection Of Home "Ftrst Mistake"
81 think tho first mistake We made
was in going to live in tho new house M,
Bowers built at 10 East SiXty-hfth street
Immediately after we were married. My
wlfe's mother had died in September.
1909 two months before we were en-
gagged. and Mrs. Van Amriugs berame the
mistress OF her fathers household We
were married March 81. 1910. and as Mr..
Bowers's new house was just finished We
went there TO live al his request Her
brother Billy also lived there am
convinced that no woman can please her
father, her husband and her brother. and
the trouble really began there
Mr., Bowers was married on July 90
1911, to Miss Katherine Elizabeth stark
weather, young woman OF Cooperstown
his native town, Miss Starkweather WAS
the chum OF Mr. Bowers's daughter Mary
who Is Mrs. Arthur Coppell
Mr.. Bowers's second marriage did not
aid In improving the domestic happiness
OF Mira Van Amringa This. added TO her
dissatisfaction over her husbands failure
to enter into her social life with the yes,
she believed no should show. finally de.
veloped the breach that led TO an agree
ment to separate.
MIR. Van Amringe Is member OF the
Metropolitan, University. Republican and
several other clubs and was graduates,
from Columbia In 1885. His law off,ce IL
at 81 Nassau street.