The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-01
INDIAN IDEAL
HUSBAND, SAYS
DENVER WOMAN
sRed Man 0utranks Even Amer
lean As Perfect Mate, Says
Woman Who Married One
:orTDOOR LIFE DEVELOPS
HIGHER SENSIBILITIES
|. HasSense of Poetry, Beauty and
Of Consideration for Others,
She Declares

DENVER, May 1.-The American
husband prides himself upon the
reputation which he has gained Tor
being the worthiest of the husband
species to be found in the land.
Mrs. Cora Arnold ChivarTia, the
Denver woman VINO married Pueblo
Indian, believes that the American is
outrivalled by the red man as a train
ed domestic animal She has come
10 that conclusion after seven years
OF married life which have been un-
married by the chickering's and frictions
which too often lead from. domestic
happiness to the divorce court, which
is thronged In increasing numbers
with American men and women,
young, old and middle-aged.
The interest aroused by the mar
rage In 1907 OF Cora Arnold and Chi
varria spread literally from coast TO
coast OF this country and even crossed
the waters. With democratic freedom.
people expressed their opinions of the
proposed union without regard for the
feelings of either OF the parties con-
cerned. They loudly predicted that
the woman's 'infatuation" would wear
of In a short time, and that the In
dian would return to his people.
In spite of the most bitter opposi'
ton the two were married. Today
they are living in an artistic home IN
= this citv In dufet way they have
Sanerefi about them sr eEssA,r.,,l -,
derstanding" friends. The husband
has adapted himself to the ways OF
life of the white people. She, on the
other hand, has devoted all her time,
TO making a real home for him; with
the result, she says, that they have
known rare happiness.
Consideration for others and high
ideals of life, characteristics possess
ed by her husband, are essentials in
domestic felicity, is the opinion OF
Mrs Chivarria.
Centuries OF outdoor life develop in
the Indian strains of poetry and a
love of the ideal, and these prove
magnet to the woman brought up In
the combining walls OF civilization.
That is Mrs. Chivarria's explana-
ton OF the happiness which she has
known with her Indian husband, and
which, she declares, has been expert
enced by the few other American wo.
men who have married out of their
race into the race of red men.
the Indians" she said. "The habit
of considering the feelings of others
= is a prime trait with them. ] can IL
lustrate that by a personal instance.
Before | was married. Mr.. Chivarrla
was asked by friend to give his gen.
eral impressions OF Denver and of the
ways of. life of the people. He shook
his head, saying that he wouldn't like
10 do that. because something that he
said might hurt some ones feelings.
yet the Denver people had said the
Interest things about him. They ap-
parently uttered any opinion that
came TO their lips and would SOUND
sensational in the papers. Their say
ings were printed the papers went
down to the pueblo from which my
husband came. and we're read by his
people and repeated You can not
imagine how he suffered and his fam
civ as well. And still We send gov
eminent teachers among the Indians
TO teach them to be like us. isn't IL
rather a Joke in one way
Divorce among the Southern In
dams. with whom Mrs Chivarria is
hest acquainted is unknown because
practically all OF them are Catholics.
Catholic teaching that divorce is not
10 be thought of, is right She says
that Il seems to her a truly immoral
thing that people who are unhappy
should remain together, and Win
their own unhappiness make life mis-
cradle for every one who enters their
circle with its atmosphere of friction
and despair.
"Of course I do not believe in di-
yorce for trivial reasons, such as the
reason that a husband can not Duy
for his wife a hat with all the featn-
ers in the millinery shop on 1t. Inc
remedy lies in training the children
with the right ideas about life. Ihey
must be made to appreciate the fact
that money counts for very llttle tnaI
they must always be considerable OF
others. and that the man and woman
together must create an atmosphere
of homeliness' which will make tner
life in the home delight
Especially should they be taught
the real. spiritual religion. There is
too much of man made religion IN tne
world learned that at the time oil
nv marriage. Many ministers refused
20 read the service for us because
they we're -alTdlu| sndt lhOJ ms v
fend certain parishioners or inJure
their standing in the community.
was some time before We tound the
minister who considered himself rec
10 do that which, in his eyes, was the
right thing
After their marriage Mrs Chlvarrla
and her husband lived for while III
New Mexico, then returned 10 Denver,
because the wife was homesick. Iney
= have lived here ever since. The In
dian was restless until finally he
found employment where ne coulu
work In the open, caring for the flow
ers and shrubs. He is an expert at
irrigating and has splendid success
in raising plants of all kinds. His
wife saws that he Is very adaptable
and has adjusted himself with ease to
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