Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02

never to marry millionaire have right
to give that advice because l married
two Of EN-.
Here is the philosophy Of 1t all. If you
marry poor man you are the whole
thing in his life-when the days work is
over he comes home to you; he has moth
ing else to share his time, his affections
and his amusements with. But If you
marry millionaire you are only one toy
among his many playhings-you are In
competition with his yacht his automobile
his club, his horses his hunting and his
gay friends.
They say lightning doesn't strike twice
in the Same place, but this millionaire
lightning struck me twice. I thought that
my first unhappy experience as the wife
OIL rich man was only an accident, but
when my second experience proved equally
unhappy, began to analyze things.
Cupid hates millionaire | know that
isn't original But there isn't much that Is
original these days. l am sure that nine
tenths OF the girls who have married for
money are unhappy. Whoever said that
Cupid hated a millionaire didn't go far
enough Cupid seems to hate the wife of
millionaire more than anything else!
Because J am young will not be
twenty-five until next month"; suppose
some will think | don't know what I am
talking about, and can almost hear others
say, oh. Peggy Hopkins is talking non
sense But if the girls who say these un.
KIND things will only stop a minute and
thlnk am sure they will realize my situa-
lion better. Do you think young woman
would give up high social position and her
I ifntt
nome, and all the gowns and jewels money
can buy to work for living unless she was
really and truly unhappy as the wife of
millionaire?
That is exactly what have done
have left a handsome hushand-he has
gone down into Central America now. to
avoid heartbreaking scenes--I have left a
very high social position in Washington
lett my motor cars, my beautiful pedigreed
dogs, my wonderful riding horses, my en-
quisite gowns and jewels and come here,
stranger to New York simply because.
as the wife of millionaire, my heart was
breaking and determined 10 be indie
pendent.
Perhaps girls will go on marrying rich
men Just because they are rich but IL
seems TO ME they will become wiser in the
next generation and realize, before il is
TOO late, that they want, a husband an
honest. faithful. loving man, for a mate
not money-spoiled clubman. whose wealth
ana early environment has given him an
entirely wrong idea Of women Don't say,
why shouldn't I marry rich man? He
can give me everything want That isn't
true
Let me tell you, little girl whoever you
may be- II You are thinking OF marrying n
millionaire--if you have one tagging at
your heels (and how they can hang on!)-
don't marry him Mllionaires are not cut
out for husbands in the true sense of the
word. They think they fall in love with
you, but 1t isn't long before they get back
to their old habits. These habits are too
strong for them 10 break, even for the sake
Of trusting girl. They go back to their
clubs and their theatre friends and their
sports and neglect their wives.
10 millionaire a woman Is, as Kip
ing said only woman. She is a small
incident in his life. After they have mar.
RED you and the honeymoon has waned.
they neglect you. They expect you to re.
main tied down, to look neither to the
right nor the left, while their liberties